A Scarlet Angel

1922 CrimeRomance 78 minutes Directed by John W. Brunius

About A Scarlet Angel

The criminal pair Louise Kent and Charles Zukor pull a job in the luxury restaurant Oriental. In the middle of a dance number the lights go out. In the confusion an elegant guest loses her jewelry.

Cast & crew

More about A Scarlet Angel

John W. Brunius directed and, with Sam Ask, wrote it. The Swedish title is Kärlekens ögon. English titles are The Eyes of Love and A Scarlet Angel. Gösta Ekman, Pauline Brunius, and Vilhelm Bryde star. Hugo Edlund and Ragnar Westfelt photographed it. It was shot at Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. Wikidata dates are 2 October 1922 and 13 May 1923, and the duration is 78 minutes. A Commons file is labeled an excerpt, so it is not listed here as a full copy.

Themes

  • a blackout in a luxury restaurant
  • a jewel theft
  • Louise Kent
  • Charles Zukor
  • Oriental restaurant
  • jewelry
  • Stockholm

Look

Hugo Edlund and Ragnar Westfelt photographed it at Råsunda.

Notes

  • Karen Winther, Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson, Carl Browallius, Justus Hagman, and Nils Lundell are on the Wikidata cast.
  • The theft is staged as a blackout during a dance number.
  • Pauline Brunius, the director's wife, is in the cast.

Scenes

  • The lights die in the middle of a dance number at the Oriental, and a guest's jewels are taken.