The Scarlet Coat

The Scarlet Coat

1955 | 1h 40m | Drama, Action | TV-PG

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Brief Synopsis

In this lively costume drama based on the story of the most infamous traitor in United States history, Benedict Arnold, Major John Boulton attempts to foil Arnold's infamous plan.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

John Sturges

CAST

Cornel Wilde

Michael Wilding

George Sanders

Anne Francis

Robert Douglas

John McIntire

Rhys Williams

PRODUCERS

Nicholas Nayfack

WRITERS

Karl Tunberg

Host Intros

01:14
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Scarlet Coat (1955)
Intro Aired: Jul 2018
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Scarlet Coat, 1955.

Related Videos

Scarlet Coat, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) You Seem Very Desirous
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Revolutionary War spy Bolton (Cornel Wilde), with help from his innkeeper's son (Bobby Driscoll), searches the room of the apparently affluent new arrival Sally Cameron (Anne Francis), with much double-entendre, in John Sturges' The Scarlet Coat, 1955.
Scarlet Coat, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) You Have The Bearing Of A Soldier
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New York British spy master Major Andre (Michael Wilding) surprises Continental spy Bolton (Cornel Wilde) with a test of character, causing him to proceed, as planned, to reveal his name and offer himself as a turncoat, Tory doctor O'Dell (George Sanders) skeptical, in John Sturges' The Scarlet Coat, 1955.
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Scarlet Coat, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) A Very Highly Placed Person
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Continental Army espionage officer Bolton (Cornel Wilde) and his chief General Howe (John McIntire) meet with the popular new General Benedict Arnold (Robert Douglas) at West Point, with no notion yet that hes Gustavus, the highly effective spy theyre hunting, in The Scarlet Coat, 1955.
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Scarlet Coat, The - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
An American officer (Cornel Wilde) goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor in the adventure movie The Scarlet Coat (1955).

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