It takes a spy to catch a spy in this rousing Revolutionary War adventure directed by John Sturges and starring Cornel Wilde Michael Wilding Anne Francis and George Sanders. When top-secret military information is recovered from the body of a spy American counter-intelligence officer Major John Bolton (Wilde) realizes there's a highly placed turncoat in the ranks. Posing as a deserter Bolton plays a dangerous game as he pretends to work for the British while attempting to ferret out the traitor's name. Shot by Academy Award winning cinematographer Paul C. Vogel (Battleground 1949) on locations in Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown New York the Scarlet Coat is M-G-M at it's swashbuckling best an action-packed tale of duty betrayal and honor.