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Slightly Scarlet (1956)

99 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   29 February 1956 (USA)
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Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison in custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" political candidate Frank Jansen... See full summary »

Director:

Allan Dwan

Writers:

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

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

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Plot Keywords:

Neo Noir | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel

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

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Straße des Verbrechens See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1
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