Slightly Scarlet

Slightly Scarlet is a 1956 American film noir based on James M. Cain's novel Love's Lovely Counterfeit. The movie was directed by Allan Dwan, and the film's cinematography was shot in widescreen by noted cameraman John Alton. The picture tells the story of Ben Grace (John Payne), a man working for a powerful metropolitan crime boss—Solly Casper (Ted de Corsia). Casper is fighting to retain control of the city's criminal activities when Frank Jans... More

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  • Feb 29, 1956

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  • 1 h 39 min

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  • Slightly Scarlet

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Allan Dwan

Allan Dwan (April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer and screenwriter. Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan moved with his family to the United States when he was 11 years old. At the University of Notre Dame...

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  • 1956
  • Feb 26, 2002
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  • 1 h 39 min

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Love's Lovely Counterfeit

Love's Lovely Counterfeit is a book written by James. M. Cain.

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