James M. Cain's scorchingly frank expose of the operators behind big-city graft
Plot Summary
Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison in custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" political candidate Frank Jansen...
Run Time
99 min
Aspect Ratio
2.00 : 1
Genre
Crime, Film-Noir, Drama
Language
English
Keyword
Beautiful Woman, Based On Novel
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Mono
Colour
Color
Genre
Mystery
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Film Noir
Themes
Love Triangles
Tones
Atmospheric, Gloomy, Moody, Menacing, Tense
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
Slightly Scarlet is a 1956 American film noir based on James M. Cain's novel Love's Lovely Counterfeit. The movie was directed by Allan Dwan, and the film's cinematography was shot in widescreen by noted cameraman John Alton. The picture tells the story of Ben Grace (John Payne), a man working for a powerful metropolitan crime boss—Solly Casper (Ted de Corsia).
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