Evelyn brent as lucy stavrin in a publicity photo for the 1930 paramount pictures film slightly scarlet. This is a rare dvd of the feature film slightly scarlet 1930 starring clive brook, evelyn brent and virginia bruce. Paramount pictures produced this frenchlanguage version of slightly scarlet 1930, shot on the same sets and using some of the same actors, for the european market. It was directed by allan dwan, and its widescreen cinematography was by john alton. Valentine gautier tv film 1999 scarlet pimpernel meets madame guillotine, the. Mehr unter this feature is not available right now. Overview for charles wagenheim turner classic movies. Slightly scarlet 1956 arlene dahl rhonda fleming john. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing slightly scarlet near you. View slightly scarlet, 1930, directed by louis gasnier, with evelyn brent, clive brook, paul lukas, in its original aspect ratio. A female jewel thief evelyn brent falls in love with an enchanting englishman clive brook, who is also a felon. Slightly scarlet is a 1930 american comedy film directed by louis j.
Slightly scarlet is hardly in a class with those two 40s film noir masterpieces, but in its own way, its a little gem of a melodrama. Loves lovely counterfeit is set in fictional lake city, a midwest town where everyone including the mayor and the policechief are slightly crooked, and the crook behind them all is sol caspar. Estabrook started his entertainment career writing for films, including dressed to kill 1928, the drama the shopworn angel 1929 with nancy carroll and the adaptation the virginian 1929 with gary cooper. They decide to reform, and in a struggle the girls. Slightly scarlet is a 1930 american comedy drama film directed by louis j. He also appeared in the four feathers 1929, behind the makeup 1930 and the evelyn brent drama slightly scarlet 1930. Former deputy sheriff eddy craig right to travel traffic stop script washington state law duration. Claud allister born william claud michael palmer, 3 october 1888 26 july 1970 was an english actor with an extensive film career in hollywood, where he appeared in more than 70 films between 1929 and 1955.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Set design is good and the scenes that take place in a darkened room at the films finale are quite impressive. Another very much disappointing early talkie is this 1930 slightly scarlet starring the reasonably credible clive brook opposite the most unattractively photographed evelyn brent. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Parkes 1930 the virtuous sin 1930 the lawyers secret 1931 silence 1931 the strange case of clara deane 1932 forgotten commandments 1932 gambling ship 1933 the last outpost 1935 reefer madness 1936 bank alarm 1937 sunset murder case 1938. Sol has a driver, ben grace, who doesnt like doing what hes doing all that much, but he knows hes in too deep to get out at least by conventional means. Feb 23, 2020 evelyn brent in the movie slightly scarlet with costume design by travis banton1930. Man to man is an alltalking american precode drama film produced by warner bros. This strange, subversive noir thriller has a pretty wild reputation, but the film itself.
Slightly scarlet cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Gasnier on allmovie passing herself off as a countess, glamorous lucy. The long night 1947 vincent price henry fonda barbara bel geddes film noir. Read the full synopsis of slightly scarlet, 1930, directed by louis gasnier, with evelyn brent, clive brook, paul lukas, at turner classic movies. Even the straightarrow mayor is willing to use influence to keep his secretarys sister out of prison. Henry wadsworth was an actor who had a successful hollywood career. The film was shot in several different language versions, with different casts.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Beautiful film star arlene dahl, who has just completed a columbia picture portrait in smoke at walton on thames, has her en answer to the cold weather, in the form of a simple triangular piece of jersey cloth, about 2ft. The picture tells the story of ben grace, a man working for a powerful metropolitan crime bosssolly caspar and their involvement with two sisters. With evelyn brent, clive brook, paul lukas, eugene pallette, helen ware. Evelyn brent in the movie slightly scarlet with in 2020 old. Quotes on his role in watch on the rhine 1943, which he originally played on broadway the writing is so right you dont have to learn the part. For instance im watching the woman in the window on noir alley, in a great crispy clear print, and joan bennett is wearing a pretty shear seethrough top and i can swear i see her.
Cains novel, loves lovely counterfeit, is a slight, though wellcrafted mystery. French language version of slightly scarlet, with a vastly. Wadsworths earliest roles were in film, including applause 1929, fast and loose 1930 and the evelyn brent drama slightly scarlet 1930. Overview for howard estabrook turner classic movies.
Like i had mentioned before, hold out for a good print. The film is based on the story barber johns boy by ben ames williams. English man to man is an alltalking american precode drama film produced by warner bros. Though filmed in widescreen and color unusual for a film noir, acclaimed cinematographer john alton makes effective use of deep shadows to narrow the viewers perspective when appropriate.
Mankiewicz had a long hollywood career, and won consecutive oscars for both best director and best writing, screenplay for a letter to three wives 1949 and all about eve 1950, the latter of which was nominated for 14 academy awards and won six. Slightly scarlet is a 1956 technicolor film noir crime film based on james m. Girl accomplice of jewel thief falls in love with mysterious man who turns out to be gentleman crook. The film was directed by allan dwan and stars phillips holmes. February 11, 1909 february 5, 1993 was an american film director, screenwriter, and producer. Passing herself off as a countess, glamorous lucy stavrin hobnobs with the rich and famous along the french riviera. Shot in technicolor, the film combines color sequences with a.
I have some of the largest collections of film noir pictures, and related tv shows, allowed on youtube. Subcategories this category has only the following subcategory. We may be seeing much more than was originally possible with the equipment that existed back then, however back then we were probably looking at a joan. While this site will explore practically every movie produced between 1930 and. Slightly scarlet 1930 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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