Scarlet Street (1945) on Netflix

Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. That rainy night, he rescues delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny. Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he's a wealthy artist. At Johnny's urging, she lets Chris establish her in an apartment (with his shrewish wife's money). There, Chris paints masterpieces; but Johnny sells them under Kitty's name, with disastrous and ironic results. —Rod Crawford newspaper headlinedeath sentencecashierreference to william shakespearepublic domain78 morePlot summaryPlot synopsisTaglinesThe things she does to men can end only one way - in murder!GenresDramaFilm-NoirThrillerCertificateApprovedParents guide