Scarlet Street (1945)


Scarlet Street
Release Date28 December 1945
TaglineThe GREAT STARS and DIRECTOR of "Woman in the Window"
GenreDrama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Crime
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFilm Noir, Crime Drama
MoodIn a Minor Key
ThemesFemmes Fatales, Unlikely Criminals
TonesAtmospheric, Bleak, Cynical, Gloomy, Moody
TagsApartment, Artist, Cashier, Con/scam, Embezzlement, Extramarital Affair, Murder, Painting, Seduction

Scarlet Street is a 1945 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang and based on the French novel La Chienne (The Bitch) by Georges de La Fouchardière, that previously had been dramatized on stage by André Mouëzy-Éon, and cinematically as La Chienne (1931) by director Jean Renoir.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Christopher Cross

Katharine 'Kitty' March

Johnny Prince

Millie Ray

David Janeway

Rosalind Ivan
Adele Cross

Arthur Loft
Dellarowe

Charles Kemper
Patch-eye Higgins

J.J. Hogarth

Charles Pringle

Anita Sharp-Bolster
Mrs. Michaels

Pop LeJon

Cy Kendall
Nick

Tom Dillon
Policeman

Richard Abbott
Critic at Gallery

John Barton
Hurdy-gurdy man

Rodney Bell
Barney

Richard Cramer
Principal keeper

Detective

Tom Daly
Penny

Policeman

Henri DeSoto
Waiter

Joe Devlin
Joe Williams, Morning World

Neal Dodd
Priest

Ralph Dunn
First Policeman in Park

Fred Essler
Marchetti

Gus Glassmire
Employee

Arthur Gould-Porter
Critic at Gallery

Sherry Hall
Employee

Policeman

Chuck Hamilton
Chaffeur

Herbert Heywood
Bellboy

Boyd Irwin
Critic at Gallery

Thomas E. Jackson
Chief of Detectives

Edward Keane
Detective

Milton Kibbee
Employee

Evangelist

Ralph Littlefield
Employee

George Lloyd
Vince Conway, Ledger

Lou Lubin
Tiny

Robert Malcolm
Policeman

George Meader
Holliday

Howard M. Mitchell
Employee

Horace Murphy
Milkman

First Policeman in Hogarth's office

Constance Purdy
Matron

Beatrice Roberts
Secretary

Derelict saving Cross

Tom Crocker, Evening Globe

Wallace Scott
Drunk

Jack Statham
Employee

Kerry Vaughn
Blond girl

Prosecuting attorney

Detective

Matt Willis
Policeman in Hogarth's office

Charles C. Wilson
Watchman

Will Wright
Globe Loan Office Manager

Director

Writer

Georges de La Fouchardière

André Mouézy-Éon

Producer

producer

executive producer

Original Music

Hans J. Salter

Cinematographer

Milton R. Krasner

Editor

Arthur Hilton
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Art Director

Alexander Golitzen
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Set Decorator

Russell A. Gausman
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Carl J. Lawrence

Makeup Department

Carmen Dirigo
hair stylist

Jack P. Pierce
makeup director

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

assistant director

Art Department

John Decker
paintings: Christopher Cross's

Sound Department

Glenn E. Anderson
sound technician

Bernard B. Brown
director of sound

Special Effects

special photography

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Travis Banton
costumes

Other Crew

presenter

Production Company

Fritz Lang Productions

Distributor

Universal Pictures

Film Classics

Timeless Video

Brentwood Home Video

Hollywood Classics

Take 2 Video

United American Video

Alpha Video Distributors

Questar Home Video
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Reel Media International
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Vintage Home Entertainment

Kino Video

Passport International Entertainment

VCI Home Video

Aurora

Corinth Films

LS Video

Notausgang Film

Universal Pictures

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