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Statutory US Public Domain
1917 Feature
The Scarlet Car
Directed by Joe De Grasse → • Production: Universal Pictures
The Scarlet Car is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Edith Johnson, and Franklyn Farnum. The film was written by William Parker, based upon the novel The Scarlet Car by Richard Harding Davis, which also served as the basis of a 1923 Universal film of the same name. A print of the 1917 film exists at the Library of Congress, and the movie is available on DVD. Clips from the film were used in the 1995 documentary Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask. A still exists showing Lon Chaney in his own make-up as the protagonist "Paul Revere Forbes".
Runtime
51 minutes
Aspect Ratio
2792:2151
Archival Copies
1 Vault Holding(s)
Classification
Pre-1929 Statutory
🎬 Official Vault Presentation
Stream Full Motion Picture
Official Release on
The Video Boneyard →
⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance
First published in 1917 (prior to January 1, 1929). Under United States copyright statute (17 U.S.C. § 304(b)), copyright protection has conclusively expired by operation of law. This motion picture has permanently entered the US Public Domain and is free from copyright restriction.