The Code of the Scarlet is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Ken Maynard, Gladys McConnell and Ed Brady. The title is also sometimes written as just Code of the Scarlet. A northern, it was distributed by First National Pictures.
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Synopsis
Mountie Bruce Kenton is on the trial of a fugitive, who unknown to him is the brother of the woman he loves.
Cast
Ken Maynard as Bruce Kenton
Gladys McConnell as Helen Morgan
Ed Brady as Paddy Halloran
J.P. McGowan as Blake
Dot Farley as Widow Malone
Sheldon Lewis as Bartender
Hal Salter as Comic
Joe Rickson as Pete
Robert Walker as Frank Morgan
Joseph W. Girard as RCMP Inspector
Nelson McDowell as Fur Trapper
Lafe McKee as Fur Trapper
Slim Whitaker as Henchman
Preservation
The Code Of The Scarlet is currently presumed lost. In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.