Scarlet Street
A man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, though her fiancé persuades her to con him out of the fortune they mistakenly assume he possesses.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Released
- 1945
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1945
Storyline
A man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, though her fiancé persuades her to con him out of the fortune they mistakenly assume he possesses.
Top credits
Edward G. Robinson — Christopher Cross
Joan Bennett — Katharine 'Kitty' March
Dan Duryea — Johnny Prince
Margaret Lindsay — Millie Ray
Did you know
• According to Ben Mankiewicz on TCM, when first released, local censor boards in New York, Milwaukee and Atlanta banned this film entirely for being "licentious, profane, obscure, and contrary to the good order of the community".
• Twelve paintings done for the film by John Decker were sent to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City for exhibition in March of 1946.
• Director Fritz Lang and three of the stars (Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea) also made the similarly-themed The Woman in the Window (1944).
User reviews
Excellent noir by a master
Late Expressionism, Early Noir--incredible plot, amazing movie
Another compelling masterpiece from Fritz Lang!
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Color, Black and White
