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Red Dye
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Dell Henderson
Cast: Pat Whelan [George], Madge Kirby [Myrtle, George’s sweetheart], Clarence Barr [the father], Mrs. LaVarnie (Laura La Varnie) [the actress]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 17 December 1014; in a split-reel with A Natural Mistake (1914). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Crooks upstairs, and above the crooks an actress who spills a tub of scarlet dye, help to enliven George’s call on his best girl. The dye seeps through the floors, staining everything it touches. “Blood,” exclaim the crooks, with guilty consciences, and flee. “Blood,” cries Myrtle, and swoons. Enter the police, complications, explanations, laughter.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 12 October 2023.
References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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