The Scarlet Drop is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey.

For several decades, just over 30 minutes of footage of the film was thought to have survived in the Getty Images Archive.

[1] In January 2024, academic film historian Jaime Córdova Ortega [es] discovered a complete version in an abandoned warehouse in Providencia, Chile.

[2][3] As described in a film magazine,[4] "Kaintuck" Ridge (Carey), refused admission to the local militia to fight on the side of Union in the American Civil War, joins a gang of marauders and at the end of the conflict finds himself a fugitive with a price on his head.

His hatred for the Calverts is overcome by his admiration for Molly (Malone) and later, when her honor is attacked by a former suitor, he defends her and wins her love.