scarlet dawn cast douglas fairbanks and jr. a a russian baron rudely displace by the force of the russian revolution and now have to fend for himself in a world not terribly hospitable to former aristocrat . he also not terribly suit for any kind of real work . doug might have be catch by the red but for the fact that his former servant nancy carroll do not give him away . nancy get a big old crush on doug and they do marry once arrive in exile in istanbul which throughout the film be refer to by it former christian name of constantinople . they marry and settle down with doug now reduce to wash dish . but fairbanks former mistress lilyan tashman who always play bad girl of a sort on film spot him and offer to have him get back into somewhat the style he be once accustomed to a part of a swindle against father and daughter american tourist guy kibbee and sheila terry . good thing this film have the incredibly short run time of only 57 minute and usually those be give to b western because it both tedious and melodramatic . the end be rather unbelievable . doug know he be in a thanksgiving special and really overacts to cover up the defect of a unbelievable story . what i do not understand be that fairbanks be train in the military profession and why do not he just become a mercenary soldier after leave the new soviet union . that do not make sense to me at all . i would only see this if i be a dedicated fan of any the main player .