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Scarlet Street
The things she does to men can end only one way - in murder!
Genres
DramaCrime
Overview
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.
Details
Budget
$1202000
Revenue
$2948500
Runtime
103 min
Release Date
1945-12-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
402
Vote Average
7.578
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Edward G. Robinson
Christopher Cross
Joan Bennett
Katherine 'Kitty' March
Dan Duryea
Johnny Prince
Margaret Lindsay
Millie Ray
Jess Barker
David Janeway
Rosalind Ivan
Adele Cross
Charles Kemper
Patch-eye Higgins
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Mrs. Michaels
Samuel S. Hinds
Charles Pringle
Vladimir Sokoloff
Pop LeJon
Arthur Loft
Dellarowe
Russell Hicks
J.J. Hogarth
Richard Abbott
Critic at Gallery (uncredited)
Rodney Bell
Barney (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
Principal Keeper (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Detective (uncredited)
Tom Daly
Penny - Bartender (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Policeman (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Joe Williams, Morning World (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Policeman (uncredited)
William Hall
Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm
Policeman (uncredited)
Neal Dodd
Priest (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Fred Essler
Marchetti (uncredited)
Lance Fuller
Minor Role (uncredited)
Gus Glassmire
Employee (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Employee (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Employee (uncredited)
Ralph Littlefield
Employee (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Employee (uncredited)
Arthur Gould-Porter
Critic at Gallery (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Critic at Gallery (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Bellboy (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Detective (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Detective (uncredited)
Cy Kendall
Nick (uncredited)
Fritz Leiber
Evangelist (uncredited)
George Lloyd
Vince Conway, Ledger (uncredited)
Lou Lubin
Tiny - Bartender (uncredited)
George Meader
Holliday (uncredited)
Horace Murphy
Milkman (uncredited)
Clarence Muse
Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
First Policeman in Hogarth's Office (uncredited)
Rose Plumer
Knitting Woman in Lobby (uncredited)
Constance Purdy
Matron (uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts
Secretary (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Derelict Saving Cross (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
Tom Crocker, Evening Globe (uncredited)
Wallace Scott
Drunk (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Matt Willis
Policeman in Hogarth's Office (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Watchman (uncredited)
Will Wright
Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
Woman (uncredited)
John Barton
Hurdy-Gurdy Man (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Jones - Apartment Manager (uncredited)
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