The Red Sword

The Red Sword is a 1929 American silent adventure film directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring William Collier Jr., Marian Nixon and Carmel Myers.^[1] The film was produced and distributed by FBO Pictures, shortly before it was taken over by RKO Pictures. It was released in Britain by Ideal Films under the alternative title Three Days to Live.

The Red Sword
Directed by	Robert G. Vignola
Written by	Randolph Bartlett Wyndham Gittens Stanner E.V. Taylor
Starring	William Collier Jr. Marian Nixon Carmel Myers
Cinematography	Nicholas Musuraca
Edited by	Ann McKnight
Production company	Film Booking Offices of America
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America
Release date	February 17, 1929 (1929-02-17)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Synopsis

In Tsarist Russia, a Cossack general Litovski rapes the wife of an innkeeper leading to her death. Years later the innkeeper's daughter Vera seeks revenge on the general, even though she is in love with his nephew.

Cast

• William Collier Jr. as Paul
• Marian Nixon as Vera
• Carmel Myers as Katherine
• Demetrius Alexis as Veronoff
• Alan Roscoe as Litovski
• Charles Darvas as Fideleff
• Barbara Bozoky as Cook

Preservation

The film is now lost.^[2]