Scarlet Street

1h 43m · 1945 · Directed by Fritz Lang · 4.0 / 5 on Letterboxd

Scarlet Street (1945) runs 1h 43m, directed by Fritz Lang. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Drama, Crime

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