SLIGHTLY SCARLET [DVD-R] [1956]
$14.95
Trouble begins when two sisters move in together.
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Format: DVD-R
Based on James M. Cain’s novel LOVE’S LOVELY COUNTERFEIT and a brilliant follow up to his 1940s successes DOUBLE INDEMNITY and POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. Driven by blind ambition, fast-talking publicity man Ben Grace (John Payne) has found a way to smear the reputation of “reform” mayoral candidate Frank Jansen (Kent Taylor). He will do so by exposing Jansen’s red-haired girlfriend, June (Rhonda Fleming), with her man-hungry kleptomaniac sister, Dorothy (Arlene Dahl), who also happens to be a convict out on parole. In the process however, Ben finds himself falling for June and seduced by Dorothy, while crime boss Solly Caspar (Ted de Corsia) is breathing down his neck, expecting him to deliver on his promise. John Alton, the legendary noir director of photography, really shows his prowess here in blazing Technicolor.
Cast
John Payne |
Director Allan Dwan Producer Benedict Bogeaus Cinematography John Alton Writer Robert Blees James M. Cain Music Louis Forbes |
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Anamorphic Widescreen Enhanced for 16x9 monitors
- Commentary by Award Winning mystery writer and filmmaker Max Allan Collins
Format DVD-R
Language English
Region All Regions
Audio Dolby Digital Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.77:1
Rating Not Rated
Runtime 99
Year 1956
Color Color
UPC 089859829222
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