The Scarlet Car

The Scarlet Car

NR 1917 · 50 min · ★ 4.6 · Drama

Paul Revere Forbes, an descendant of Paul Revere, is a teller at Cyrus Peabody's bank. He learns that Cyrus and his son, Ernest, have speculated with $35,000 of the bank's money, and the entire sum has been lost.

Directed by Joseph De Grasse · Written by William Parker

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