The Red Dice
Still with La Rocque and De La Motte
Directed by	William K. Howard
Written by	Douglas Z. Doty Jeanie MacPherson
Based on	The Iron Chalice by Octavus Roy Cohen
Produced by	DeMille Pictures Corporation
Starring	Rod La Rocque Marguerite De La Motte
Cinematography	Lucien Andriot
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation (PDC)
Release date	March 14, 1926 (1926-03-14)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Red Dice is a 1926 American silent crime drama film directed by William K. Howard and produced by Cecil B. DeMille. It stars Rod La Rocque and Marguerite De La Motte and was released through Producers Distributing Corporation.^[1][2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Alan Beckwith, who is broke, agrees to insure his life naming bootleg king Andrew North beneficiary, and agreeing to commit suicide later. Ala rolls a pair of red dice to determine the date he will die. He weds Beverly Vane, a woman of North's choosing whose brother Johnny is in North's power. Alan and Beverly fall in love. He and Johnny plot to seize one of North's rum cargoes. They are trapped by North and his men, but Beverly appears in time with revenue officers. The North gang is arrested. Beverly and Alan face a happy future together.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Red Dice located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film. A 48 seconds trailer of the film still exists.