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Scarlet Street (1945)

APPROVED 103 min  -  Drama | Film-Noir  -   28 December 1945 (USA)
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When a man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, her venal fiancé persuades her to con him out of some of the fortune she thinks he has.

Director:

Fritz Lang
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Scarlet Street -- When a man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, her venal fiancé persuades her to con him out of some of the fortune she thinks he has.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Edward G. Robinson ...
Joan Bennett ...
Dan Duryea Dan Duryea ...
Margaret Lindsay ...
Rosalind Ivan Rosalind Ivan ...
Jess Barker Jess Barker ...
David Janeway
Charles Kemper Charles Kemper ...
Patch-eye Higgins
Anita Sharp-Bolster Anita Sharp-Bolster ...
Mrs. Michaels (as Anita Bolster)
Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds ...
Charles Pringle
Vladimir Sokoloff Vladimir Sokoloff ...
Pop LeJon
Arthur Loft Arthur Loft ...
Dellarowe
Russell Hicks Russell Hicks ...
J.J. Hogarth
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Storyline

Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. That rainy night, he rescues delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny. Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he's a wealthy artist. At Johnny's urging, she lets Chris establish her in an apartment (with his shrewish wife's money). There, Chris paints masterpieces; but Johnny sells them under Kitty's name, with disastrous and ironic results. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Painter | Gold Watch | Party | Man Wearing Apron | Art Exhibition  | See more »

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The GREAT STARS and DIRECTOR of "Woman in the Window"

Genres:

Drama | Film-Noir

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Almas Perversas See more »

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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Fritz Lang and the three of the stars (Edward G. Robinson Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea) also made the similarly themed 'The Woman in the Window (1944)' See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Adele first questions Chris about Katherine March, the position of the knife he is holding drastically changes between shots. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Bank Employees: [singing] For he's a jolly good fellow. For he's a jolly good fellow. For he's a jolly good fellow... which nobody can deny. Which nobody can deny. Which nobody can deny. Which nobody can deny.
[repeat chorus]
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Connections

Referenced in L.A. Noire (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Melancholy Baby"
by Ernie Burnett and George A. Norton See more »