In New York, after celebrating his twenty-fifth years as a cashier of a company and receiving a golden watch in a dinner party, the middle-aged amateurish painter Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson) protects a young woman, Katharine March (Joan Bennett), from an assault on the street by a young man, Johnny Prince (Dan Duryea), without knowing that he is her lover. Chris invites Kitty to drink a coffee in a bar, and presents himself as a successful and wealthy painter. The small time crook and caftan Johnny sees the chance to raise easy money and convinces the manipulative Kitty to take as much money as possible from Chris. He embezzles his company and steals his wife, and Kitty moves to a huge studio. Chris brings his paintings to the new address, and Johnny takes them for evaluation and they are considered masterpieces by an arts critic and by the owner of a gallery. Kitty pretends to be the painter, becomes famous, leading them to a tragic conclusion.
"Scarlett Street" is a masterpiece of film-noir: a magnificent sordid story, with sex and corruption, the femme fatale, and the losers, all the elements are presented in this movie. The direction of Fritz Lang is precise as usual, and Dan Duryea, Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett are simply fantastic. The conclusion, with Chris haunted by the ghosts, is excellent. My vote is ten.
Title (Brazil): "Almas Perversas" ("Wicked Souls")
Note: On 09 January 2017, I saw this film again.
"Scarlett Street" is a masterpiece of film-noir: a magnificent sordid story, with sex and corruption, the femme fatale, and the losers, all the elements are presented in this movie. The direction of Fritz Lang is precise as usual, and Dan Duryea, Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett are simply fantastic. The conclusion, with Chris haunted by the ghosts, is excellent. My vote is ten.
Title (Brazil): "Almas Perversas" ("Wicked Souls")
Note: On 09 January 2017, I saw this film again.