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Slightly Scarlet (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Slightly Scarlet: Directed by Allan Dwan. With John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl, Kent Taylor. An urban wheeler-dealer gets involved in organized crime, corrupt city politics and graft while falling in love with the fiancée of the newly elected mayor.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Allan Dwan
- 1956-02-15
Slightly Scarlet. (1956 film) Slightly Scarlet is a 1956 American crime film starring John Payne, Rhonda Fleming and Arlene Dahl. The film was directed by Allan Dwan, and its cinematographer was John Alton. The script was based on James M. Cain 's novel Love's Lovely Counterfeit .
Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" politician Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol "Solly" Caspar, sees this as a way to smear Jansen's campaign.
80 %. Written by John Chard on March 16, 2020. Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" politician Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol "Solly" Caspar, sees this as a way to smear Jansen's campaign.
Although a August 2, 1955 Hollywood Reporter news item adds Jack McClure to the cast, his appearance in the final film has not been confirmed. Many modern sources point to Slightly Scarlet as one of the few examples of a film noir shot in color instead of the genre's typical black-and-white photography.
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Out of the shadows of a vice-ridden city comes James M. Cain’s most explosive drama! Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to “reform” politician Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol “Solly” Caspar, sees this as a way to smear Jansen’s campaign.
