Slightly Scarlet (1956)

Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison in custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" political candidate Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol Caspar, sees ... See full summary »

Director:

Allan Dwan

Writers:

James M. Cain (novel), Robert Blees (screenplay)

Stars:

John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl

Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Payne	...	Ben Grace
Rhonda Fleming	...	June Lyons, Jansen's Secretary / Girlfriend
Arlene Dahl	...	Dorothy Lyons
Kent Taylor	...	Frank Jansen, Mayoral Candidate / Mayor of Bay City
Ted de Corsia	...	Solly Caspar (syndicate boss)
Lance Fuller	...	Gauss
Buddy Baer	...	Lenhardt, Caspar Goon

Storyline

Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison in custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" political candidate Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol Caspar, sees this as a way to smear Jansen's campaign. But after falling out with Caspar, Ben tries to help June, who he begins to fall for. Sexy Dorothy also has a yen for Ben. June is reluctantly forced to go along with Ben's schemes, but there may be more to these than meets the eye...

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Plot Keywords:

neo noir | based on novel

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Taglines:

James M. Cain's scorchingly frank expose of the operators behind big-city graft

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 February 1956 (USA)

Also Known As:

Straße des Verbrechens

Company Credits

Production Co:

Benedict Bogeaus Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

User Reviews

Love the movies in the 50's w/ Rhonda Fleming

This movie showed Rhonda Fleming in a subdued part as a secretary to a town politico. She's one of my favorite actresses from the 50's, and was one of the most beautiful ever to grace the screen. John Payne was lucky enough to have a couple romantic scenes with her.

Back in the 50's, kissing scenes were far more romantic and tantalizing than today. Wish I could have bottled Rhonda Fleming!