| So Red the Rose | |
| Director: | King Vidor |
| Producer: | Douglas MacLean |
| Starring: | Margaret Sullavan Walter Connolly Randolph Scott |
| Music: | W. Franke Harling |
| Cinematography: | Victor Milner |
| Editing: | Eda Warren |
| Distributor: | Paramount Pictures |
| Runtime: | 82 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
So Red the Rose is a 1935 American drama film directed by King Vidor and starring Margaret Sullavan, Walter Connolly, and Randolph Scott. The Civil War-era romance is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Stark Young.
The film did not enjoy great popularity at the box office. After this film, Civil War films were considered box office poison in Hollywood until Bette Davis and Henry Fonda's performance in 1938's Jezebel, which was a success. This was followed by the overwhelming popularity of Gone with the Wind in 1939, an adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's bestseller of the same name. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career.[1]
During the American Civil War, Valette Bedford (Margaret Sullavan) waits patiently for her husband Duncan Bedford (Randolph Scott), to return home, praying that she will not become a widow.