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SCARLET STREET Fritz Lang w Edward G. Robinson

 

4/5 stars

Wikipedia: Scarlet Street is a 1945 American noir tragedy[2][3][4] film directed by Fritz Lang. The screenplay concerns two criminals who take advantage of a middle-aged painter in order to steal his artwork. The film is based on the French novel La Chienne (literally The Bitch) by Georges de La Fouchardière [fr], that previously had been dramatized on stage by André Mouëzy-Éon, and cinematically as La Chienne (1931) by director Jean Renoir.[5]

The principal actors Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea had earlier appeared together in The Woman in the Window (1944), also directed by Fritz Lang. Local authorities in three cities (New York, Milwaukee, and Atlanta) banned Scarlet Street early in 1946 because of its dark plot and themes.[6]


Edward G duped by Bennet & Duryea, ends up a bum after stabbing Bennett in a rage and then pinning the rap on Duryea who dies in the chair.  Well acted, with numerous surprises.

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