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Wicked as They Come (Portrait in Smoke in the United States) is a 1956 British film noir directed by Ken Hughes and starring Arlene Dahl, Philip Carey and Herbert Marshall. It was based on a novel 1950 novel Portrait in Smoke by Bill S. Ballinger. The novel was also adapted for TV in 1950.
Wicked as They Come: Directed by Ken Hughes. With Arlene Dahl, Philip Carey, Herbert Marshall, Michael Goodliffe. A poor but beautiful woman sets her sights on rising to the top, and lets nothing stand in her way - including murder.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Ken Hughes
- 1957-02
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1h 34m 1957. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A ruthless woman takes advantage of gullible men to climb up the social ladder. Cast & Crew. Read More. Ken Hughes. Director. Arlene Dahl. Kathy Allen, previously known as Katherine Allenborg. Phil Carey. Tim O'Bannion.
- Ken Hughes, Philip Shipway
- Arlene Dahl
Summaries. A poor but beautiful woman sets her sights on rising to the top, and lets nothing stand in her way - including murder. On a trip to Europe, her prize in a "fixed" beauty contest, Kathy Allen ( Arlene Dahl) meet advertising man Tim O'Bannion ( Philip Carey ), who is attracted by her beauty but repelled by her ruthlessness towards men.
Wicked as They Come is directed by Ken Hughes who also co-writes the screenplay with Sigmund Miller and Robert Westerby. It stars Arlene Dahl, Philip Carey, Herbert Marshall, Michael Goodlife and Ralph Truman. Music is by Malcolm Arnold and cinematography by Basil Emmott.
Wicked as They Come stars Arlene Dahl as Kathy Allen, whose sour attitude on life has been formed by a sexual assault in her childhood. Rising out of the shabbiness of the Lower East Side, Kathy ruthlessly climbs the social and financial ladder by using and then abandoning a series of gullible older men.
