La strada scarlatta
Titolo originale: Scarlet Street
Sposato a una megera, anziano cassiere e pittore dilettante s'innamora di una prostituta che spinta dal suo protettore gli vende i quadri come se fossero suoi. La uccide, ma è condannato l'altro. Rifacimento di La chienne (1931) di Jean Renoir che era tratto da una pièce di George de la Fouchardière, ma Lang, aiutato da un'ottima sceneggiatura di Dudley Nichols, ne ha cavato qualcosa di originale: una storia psicologica con un magico sottofondo da incubo.AUTORE LETTERARIO: George de la Fouchardière
Cast
| Attore | Ruolo |
|---|---|
| Edward G. Robinson | Christopher Cross |
| Joan Bennett | Katherine 'Kitty' March |
| Dan Duryea | Johnny Prince |
| Margaret Lindsay | Millie Ray |
| Jess Barker | David Janeway |
| Rosalind Ivan | Adele Cross |
| Charles Kemper | Homer Higgins |
| Anita Sharp-Bolster | Laura Michaels |
| Samuel S. Hinds | Charles Pringle |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | Pop LeJon |
| Arthur Loft | Dellarowe |
| Russell Hicks | J.J. Hogarth |
| Richard Abbott | Critic at Gallery (uncredited) |
| Rodney Bell | Barney (uncredited) |
| Richard Cramer | Principal Keeper (uncredited) |
| Dick Curtis | Detective (uncredited) |
| Tom Daly | Penny - Bartender (uncredited) |
| Edgar Dearing | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Joe Devlin | Joe Williams, Morning World (uncredited) |
| Tom Dillon | Policeman (uncredited) |
| William Hall | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Robert Malcolm | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Neal Dodd | Priest (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | First Policeman in Park (uncredited) |
| Fred Essler | Marchetti (uncredited) |
| Lance Fuller | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Gus Glassmire | Employee (uncredited) |
| Sherry Hall | Employee (uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | Employee (uncredited) |
| Ralph Littlefield | Employee (uncredited) |
Equipaggio
| Ruolo | Nome |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | Dudley Nichols |
| Director | Fritz Lang |
| Producer | Fritz Lang |