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16 de feb. de 2014 · Scarlet Street – while certainly more modest in its ambitions than Lang’s M and Metropolis – is still highly effective; it succeeds as a disturbing drama, a portrait of male neurosis and as a potent depiction of abusive relationships. The most dominant theme is emasculation, which is embodied powerfully in Robinson’s meek Christopher Cross.
SHORT VERSION: Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson) is a lonely cashier married to a nagging widow Adele (Rosalind Ivan). Painting is the only thing that brings him joy. After a party celebrating his 25 years on the job, he sees Kitty (Joan Bennett), a comely young woman, being accosted by Johnny (Dan Duryea). Chris knocks Johnny out.
When the timid, middle-aged Chris Cross rescues a street-walking bad girl named Kitty from the gutters of Greenwich Village, he plunges headlong into a whirlpool of lust, larceny, deception, and revenge.
28 de mar. de 2022 · My streaming gem: why you should watch Scarlet Street. W hen Joseph Goebbels offered him the chance to become head of film-making in Nazi Germany, director Fritz Lang wondered if it might be time ...
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- David Alexander
Scarlet Street (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Speaking Of Time Boss J-J (Russell Hicks) conducting ceremonies at the dinner marking 25 years of service by lowly cashier Chris (Edward G. Robinson), opening Fritz Lang's Scarlet Street, 1945, from Dudley Nichols' screenplay.
Una joya de los años de Fritz Lang, Scarlet Street es el cine negro en su forma más oscura y peligrosa: un rebosante drama de crimen y deseo, rico en complejidad y emocionantemente intransigente. ¡Edward G. Robinson nunca estuvo mejor, y Joan Bennett es una femme fatale deliciosamente sórdida!
Part-time artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she’s really only interested in Johnny, a two...
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- 2.5M
- Cult Cinema Classics
