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Slightly Scarlet is a american film of genre Drama directed by Allan Dwan released in USA on 29 february 1956 with John Payne
Slightly Scarlet (1956)
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Add to a movie listSlightly 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 Caspar (Ted de Corsia) -- and their involvement with two sisters (Rhonda Fleming and Arlene Dahl).
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The ruthless Solly Caspar is fighting to retain control of Bay City's criminal activities when Frank Jansen (Kent Taylor), an honest man and mayoral hopeful, begins a strong anti-crime campaign. Caspar tasks his right-hand man Ben Grace to dig up some dirt on the candidate and ruin his chances of election.Actors
John Payne
(John Grace)
Rhonda Fleming
(June Lyons)
Arlene Dahl
(Dorothy Lyons)
Kent Taylor
(Frank Jansen)
Ted de Corsia
(Solly Caspar)
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