Scarlet River (1933): Cast & Plot
Scarlet River is a 1933 comedy western directed by Otto Brower, starring Tom Keene as Tom Baxter, Dorothy Wilson and Billy Butts. It runs 54 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 54 min
- Director
- Otto Brower
- Original language
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English - Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Scarlet River About?
The premise of Scarlet River without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
It’s a canyon, not a river! Unable to find open range near Hollywood, western actor Tom Baxter and his troop head to Judy Blake’s ranch to shoot their film.
Scarlet River Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- pre code film
- double feature film
- b movie
- actor shares last name with character
- actor shares first and last name with character
- acting troupe on location
- damsel in distress
- studio commisary
- henchman
- arson
- feed crop burning
- poisoned cattle
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- cigarette smoking
- female cattle rancher
- modern west
- poisoned water hole
- stock footage
- gang leader
- gang member
- cattle rustler
- kidnapping
- kidnapper
- reprisal
- retribution
- treachery
- disguise
- outlaw hideout
- ruse
- trap
- cigar smoking
- grindhouse film
- betrayal
- mute
- actress shares first and last name with character
- actress shares first name with character
- actress shares last name with character
- movie star
- stuntman doubling stuntman
- crooked banker
- crooked foreman
- covered wagon
- cabin
- film within a film
- title appears in writing
- place name in title
- western filmmaking as subject
- ranch
- actor
- studio lot
- movie studio
Scarlet River Cast & Characters
Tom Keene leads the cast as Tom Baxter, with Dorothy Wilson as Judy Blake and Billy Butts as Buck Blake. Directed by Otto Brower; 21 actors are credited in all.
- Director Otto Brower
- Tom Keene as Tom Baxter
- Dorothy Wilson as Judy Blake
- Billy Butts as Buck Blake
- Roscoe Ates as Ulysses
Also Starring in Scarlet River
· 17 more- Lon Chaney Jr. Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)
- Jack Raymond Benny
- Hooper Atchley Clink McPherson
- James Pier Mason Dummy
- Edgar Kennedy Sam Gilroy
- Myrna Loy Themselves
- Joel McCrea Themselves
- Bruce Cabot Themselves
- Betty Furness Babe Jewel
- Jack Mower Sheriff (uncredited)
- Rochelle Hudson Themselves
- Yakima Canutt Yak, a Wrangler
- Perry Ivins Ted, Studio Executive (uncredited)
- Buck Bucko Henchman in Shack (uncredited)
- Hugh Sinclair Themselves
- Julie Haydon Themselves
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- Paddy O'Flynn Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
More from Otto Brower
More films directed by Otto Brower: Behind Green Lights, Men with Steel Faces, Stanley and Livingstone and Postal Inspector.
Scarlet River Plot Summary
What happens in Scarlet River from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The West opens with a dusty, horizon-wide moment where a covered wagon comes to a stop and the couple inside discovers there is no water to speak of. A flashy limousine cuts through the scene, its arrival followed by a crowd eager to sell oil leases, turning a remote landscape into a bustling, chaotic sales floor. No matter where they go, the next angle or location is smothered by the stubborn, comic reality of life on the road, and the Hollywood cross-country trek becomes the final, exasperating straw.
Full summary
The whole story of Scarlet River, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Scarlet River?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which actor portrays the lead character Tom Baxter?
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Scarlet Angel, Scarlet Days and Scarlet.
Scarlet River FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Scarlet River, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Scarlet River?
Scarlet River runs 54 minutes.
When was Scarlet River released?
Scarlet River was released on March 10, 1933.
Who directed Scarlet River?
Scarlet River was directed by Otto Brower.
More films by Otto Brower Who is in the cast of Scarlet River?
Scarlet River stars Tom Keene as Tom Baxter, Dorothy Wilson as Judy Blake and Billy Butts as Buck Blake, among 21 credited actors.
Does Scarlet River have a post-credit scene?
No. Scarlet River has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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