The Scarlet Lady (1928 film)

The Scarlet Lady
Directed byAlan Crosland
Produced byHarry Cohn
StarringLya de Putti
Don Alvarado
CinematographyJames Van Trees
Edited byFrank Atkinson
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 1, 1928 (1928-08-01)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
English Intertitles

The Scarlet Lady is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film, written by Bess Meredyth and directed by Alan Crosland. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film Western Electric Sound System process. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.[1][2] This film is important historically as it was the first sound feature released by Columbia Pictures.