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Scarlet Street (1945)

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Masterfully directed by Fritz Lang, Scarlet Street is a bleak film in which an ordinary man succumbs first to vice and then to murder. Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson) is a lonely man married to a nagging wife. Painting is the only thing that brings him joy. Cross meets Kitty (Joan Bennett) who, believing him to be a famous painter, begins an affair with him. Encouraged by her lover, con man Johnny Prince (Dan Duryea) Kitty persuades Cross to embezzle money from his employer in order to

PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama

Georges de La Fouchardière, André Mouézy-Éon

Feb 19, 2002

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All Critics (16) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (0) | DVD (6)

Powerful film noir, of a poor clerk lured into a tragic love story.

July 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television | Comment
Classic Film and Television

An uncompromising subversive remake of Jean Renoir's La Chienne (1931).

February 12, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Interesting film noir.

October 14, 2002 Comment
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

They seldom get any darker than this.

February 28, 2002 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Scarlet Street

Never have I encountered a film that involves a painter, where I actually cared so much about what happened to him. I felt terrible every time he was lured into another trap. This film revolves around the life of a cashier as he paints for fun on the side. His dream is to eventually sell his paintings, but can never

November 11, 2011
KJ Proulx

Super Reviewer

Edward G. Robinson is cast against type as the timid and meek Chris Cross in this truly classic film noir that starts with a chuckle and ends with a wrecking ball straight to the gut.

January 21, 2009
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