Slightly Scarlet (1956) on Netflix
Passed19561h 39mCrimeDramaFilm-Noir
Dorothy Lyons is paroled into her sister June's custody. June works for reform candidate Frank Jansen, and Ben Grace, an associate of crime boss Sol Caspar, plans to smear the campaign.
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Plot summary
Dorothy Lyons, a kleptomaniac with a string of convictions, walks out of a women's prison on parole into the custody of her sister June. June is the secretary and girlfriend of Frank Jansen, a millionaire running for mayor of Bay City on a reform platform. Sol Caspar, the city's crime boss, wants Jansen's campaign defeated and sends his associate Ben Grace to find something damaging. Ben follows June to the prison and photographs her collecting Dorothy. He is drawn to June, while Dorothy, who craves a good time and goes after whatever she wants, turns her attention to Ben as well.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Slightly Scarlet (1956)
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- Rhonda Fleming and Arlene Dahl, both redheads who had often competed for the same film roles, reportedly feuded during the shoot. The animosity started when Fleming refused to wear lingerie made and sold by Dahl's company; the two demanded separate makeup and wardrobe assistants and flipped a coin to decide who got top billing.
- One account of the filming says the scene in which Fleming's character slaps Dahl's character in the face needed five takes, because Fleming seemed to have enjoyed causing her co-star pain.
