The Widow in Scarlet (also known as Lady Raffles) is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Dorothy Revier, Kenneth Harlan and Lloyd Whitlock . It was distributed by the independent Mayfair Pictures.
Synopsis
Baroness Orsani makes a bet that she can steal a friend's valuable diamond necklace jus to prove that she can, intending to return it afterwards. Before she can accomplish this, a gang of international jewel thieves led by a man posing as a police inspector, steal it first.
Cast
Dorothy Revier as Baroness Orsani
Kenneth Harlan as Peter Lawton-Bond
Lloyd Whitlock as Mandel
Glenn Tryon as Spuffy
Myrtle Stedman as Alice Lawton-Bond
Lloyd Ingraham as Bradley
Harry Strang as Hymie
Hal Price as Eddie
Arthur Millett as Hanson
Phillips Smalley as Peter's pal
Wilfrid North as Peter's pal
References
Bibliography
Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.