| The Red Kimona | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Lang Dorothy Davenport(uncredited) |
| Produced by | Dorothy Davenport(as Mrs. Wallace Reid) |
| Written by | Adela Rogers St. John(story) Dorothy Arzner(adaptation) Malcolm Stuart Boylan(intertitles) |
| Starring | Priscilla Bonner Carl Miller Virginia Pearson Tyrone Power, Sr. Mary Carr |
| Cinematography | James Diamond |
| Distributed by | Vital Exchanges Incorporated |
| Release date(s) | November 16, 1925 |
| Running time | 7 reels; at 1,937.00 meters |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film(English intertitles) |
The Red Kimona is a 1925 silent film drama about prostitution produced by Dorothy Davenport (as Mrs. Wallace Reid) and starring Priscilla Bonner. The film is notable today for being one of the few independent productions produced and written by women. The film is based on a real case of prostitution that took place in New Orleans in 1917. This film being very frank about the real case used the real name of the woman played by Priscilla Bonner who as a consequence sued producer Dorothy Davenport for a hefty sum in court and won.[1]
A copy of this film is preserved at the Library of Congress. A dvd edition was released in the early 2000s.