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Slightly Scarlet (1956)

 -  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. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol Caspar, sees ... See full summary »

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Cast

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Ben Grace
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June Lyons, Jansen's Secretary / Girlfriend
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Dorothy Lyons
Kent Taylor ...
Frank Jansen, Mayoral Candidate / Mayor of Bay City
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Solly Caspar (syndicate boss)
Lance Fuller ...
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Buddy Baer ...
Lenhardt, Caspar Goon
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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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neo noir | based on novel

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

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29 February 1956 (USA)  »

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Straße des Verbrechens  »

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Love the movies in the 50's w/ Rhonda Fleming
14 June 2001 | by (Rochester, NY) – See all my reviews

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!


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