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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.

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Christopher Cross
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Katharine 'Kitty' March
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Johnny Prince
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Millie Ray
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Adele Cross
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Damon Janeway
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Homer Higgins
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Mrs. Michaels (as Anita Bolster)
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Charles Pringle
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Pop LeJon
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Dellarowe
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J.J. Hogarth
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Abbott ...
Critic at Gallery (uncredited)
John Barton ...
Hurdy-Gurdy Man (uncredited)
Rodney Bell ...
Barney (uncredited)
Ted Billings ...
Vendor (uncredited)
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Principal Keeper (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
Tom Daly ...
Penny - Bartender (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
Henri DeSoto ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Joe Williams, Morning World (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Priest (uncredited)
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First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
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Marchetti (uncredited)
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Jones - Apartment Manager (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Gus Glassmire ...
Employee (uncredited)
Arthur Gould-Porter ...
Critic at Gallery (uncredited)
Sherry Hall ...
Employee (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Chauffeur (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood ...
Bellboy (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin ...
Critic at Gallery (uncredited)
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Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Edward Keane ...
Detective (uncredited)
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Nick (uncredited)
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Employee (uncredited)
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Evangelist (uncredited)
Ralph Littlefield ...
Employee (uncredited)
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Vince Conway - Ledger (uncredited)
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Tiny - Bartender (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
George Meader ...
Holliday (uncredited)
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Employee (uncredited)
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Visitor at Gallery (uncredited)
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Milkman (uncredited)
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Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ...
First Policeman in Hogarth's Office (uncredited)
Rose Plumer ...
Knitting Woman in Lobby (uncredited)
Constance Purdy ...
Wealthy patroness (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
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Derelict Saving Cross (uncredited)
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Visitor at Gallery (uncredited)
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Tom Crocker - Evening Globe (uncredited)
Wallace Scott ...
Drunk (uncredited)
Jack Statham ...
Employee (uncredited)
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Woman (uncredited)
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Prosecutor (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
Carol West ...
Blonde Girl (uncredited)
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Policeman in Hogarth's Office (uncredited)
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Watchman (uncredited)
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Visitor at Gallery (uncredited)
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Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)

Directed by

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Fritz Lang

Written by

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Georges de La Fouchardière ... (novel and play "La Chienne") &
André Mouëzy-Éon ... (novel and play "La Chienne" in collaboration with)
 
Dudley Nichols ... (screen play)

Produced by

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Fritz Lang ... producer
Walter Wanger ... executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Hans J. Salter ... (musical score) (as H.J. Salter)

Cinematography by

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Milton R. Krasner ... director of photography (as Milton Krasner)

Editing by

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Arthur Hilton

Art Direction by

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Alexander Golitzen

Set Decoration by

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Russell A. Gausman ... (set decorations)
Carl J. Lawrence ... (set decorations) (as Carl Lawrence)

Makeup Department

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Carmen Dirigo ... hair stylist
Jack P. Pierce ... makeup director

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Melville Shyer ... assistant director

Art Department

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John Decker ... paintings: Christopher Cross's (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Glenn E. Anderson ... technician
Bernard B. Brown ... director of sound

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John P. Fulton ... special photography

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Travis Banton ... costumes
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Walter Wanger ... presenter
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Plot Summary

Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. That rainy night, he rescues delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny. Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he's a wealthy artist. At Johnny's urging, she lets Chris establish her in an apartment (with his shrewish wife's money). There, Chris paints masterpieces; but Johnny sells them under Kitty's name, with disastrous and ironic results. Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines The things she does to men can end only one way - in murder! See more »
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Also Known As
  • La rue rouge (France)
  • Straße der Versuchung (Germany)
  • Perversidad (Spain)
  • Perversitat (Spain, Catalan title)
  • 血红街道 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 102 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,202,007 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia 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. See more »
Goofs The story takes place in 1934, but all of Margaret Lindsay's and Joan Bennett's clothes, shoes, and hairstyles are strictly in the 1945 mode; fashions had changed considerably during the intervening eleven years. The featured taxicab is a late-1930s vintage, about three years too new. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into This Is It (2009). See more »
Soundtracks Melancholy Baby See more »
Quotes Adele Cross: Next thing you'll be painting women without clothes.
Christopher Cross: I never saw a woman without any clothes.
Adele Cross: I should hope not!
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