The Scarlet Car (1917)

The Scarlet Car (1917). 1h

“Paul Revere Forbes, a cashier in the bank run by Ernest Peabody and his father Cyrus, discovers one day that the two men are laundering money in the establishment. They decide to get rid of the troublemaker.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA curiosity. Despite being dull on the whole and although Lon Chaney hardly has the opportunity to shine in the role of an old accountant, Joseph DeGrasseu0026#39;s film surprises on occasion. Note the night sequence in the rain (a feat for a cinematographer of the time), the early use of flash-backs, one of which is even false (i.e. distorted by the lies of Peabodyu0026#39;s son) and, on the dramatic level, the intervention in the action of the War of Independence patriot Paul Revere!”