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KrimenTaon1956Tagal1h 39mIMDb6.5

Slightly Scarlet

KrimenDramaFilm-Noir

An urban wheeler-dealer gets involved in organized crime, corrupt city politics and graft while falling in love with the fiancée of the newly elected mayor.

Panoorin Ngayon

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Cast

Allan Dwan

Director

John Payne

Ben Grace

Rhonda Fleming

June Lyons

Arlene Dahl

Dorothy Lyons

Kent Taylor

Frank Jansen

Ted de Corsia

Solly Caspar

Lance Fuller

Gauss

Buddy Baer

Lenhardt

Fred Aldrich

Policeman

Murray Alper

Hood

JA

Joanne Arnold

Gloria

Albert Cavens

Man at Campaign Headquarters

Ellen Corby

Martha

PC

Paul Cristo

Man at Campaign Headquarters

Sam Flint

Man at Campaign Headquarters

CF

Curt Furberg

Man at Campaign Headquarters

RG

Rudy Germane

Hood

Frank Gerstle

Dave Dietz

KG

Kenneth Gibson

Man at Campaign Headquarters

RB

Robert Blees

Writer

James M. Cain

Writer

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Nepal.FoodMay 29, 2023

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Brenda LoiceNov 16, 2022

Slightly Scarlet

ràchìd pòpNov 16, 2022

A real curio, this is a most likable technicolor, late noir. Well almost. Based upon one of James M Cain's lesser works, this is unsurprisingly more a mixture of noir and melodrama. From the opening scenes the lush and brilliant colours of John Alton's cinematography, dazzle. The scenes in the baddies' lair are darker and there are some of the familiar dark shadows we rather expect to see in a noir but overall this is a full on shiny bright full colour extravaganza with noir elements. Arlene Dahl plays the kleptomaniac nymphomaniac and plays the part with some style and much overdrive. Difficulties with the censors at the time ensure there is nothing too explicit but nothing can stop young Arlene playing this to the hilt and her scene, legs akimbo on the settee as she attempts to seduce a hood she's never met has to be seen to be believed. Not really a gangster movie or a noir or a romance but something of all these and well worth catching and much easier to enjoy than classify.

Anjali AdhikariNov 16, 2022

Any story by James M. Cain should automatically command one's attention. Though probably not as famous as his other stories, this one manages to hold the viewer's interest. A curious thing to me is that, once again, the male lead is playing a far from sympathetic character (Ben). John Payne does a good good job, though sometimes it is not easy to figure out what Ben is up to or why. The success of the film rests upon the performance of the two female leads, Rhonda Fleiming and Arlene Dahl, especially the latter, whose acting was way beyond what I expected and almost carries the film, the ending of which might be a bit surprising. A tad slow in spots, 'Slightly Scarlet' nevertheless is a pretty entertaining film.

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