Slightly Scarlet

About Slightly Scarlet

Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" politician Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol "Solly" Caspar, sees this as a way to smear Jansen's campaign.

Slightly Scarlet (1956) is a crime film directed by Allan Dwan. It runs 99 minutes and was released in February 1956.

The film is filed under film noir, ex-con, political corruption, and release from prison.

John Payne stars as John Grace, Rhonda Fleming as June Lyons, Arlene Dahl as Dorothy Lyons, and Kent Taylor as Frank Jansen. The screenplay is by Robert Blees. In the United States it streams on Artiflix and FlixFling.

The Batman, The Lives of Others, and The Night of the Hunter make useful companions to Slightly Scarlet, all filed under mayoral election and corrupt government. It carries a NR rating.