Redhead

Redhead — Plot

Rich Matthew Thurlow, spends nearly every night at cabarets, admires Dazie, a leading dancer whom he calls "Redhead." Dazie loves Matthew, but she is dismayed that he wastes his life in clubs. After Matthew, while intoxicated, marries Dazie to win a bet, Dazie insists that they remain married. When Matthew's uncle cuts off his allowance and ends his "soft" bank job, Dazie decides to make a man out of Matthew, but he scorns her. She rents a small apartment, while he gets work in an auto factory. Although Matthew is genial when Dazie's parents visit, he remains cold to her. When Matthew's uncle offers Dazie money for a divorce, she refuses, but says that she will agree to a divorce if Matthew really wants one. Matthew develops a new interest in life and realizes he loves Dazie when he becomes jealous through a misunderstanding. After his uncle, seeing Dazie's effect on Matthew, threatens to disinherit him for good if he does divorce her, Matthew confesses his love.

• Release date
• April 27, 1919
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Charles Maigne

Redhead — Cast

Alice Brady Dazil Mellows Conrad Nagel Matthew Thurlow Robert Schable Roland Gard Charles A. Stevenson Parker Thurlow Charles Eldridge Mr. Mellows

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May Brettone Mrs. Mellows