Scarlet Street (1945) | Directed by Fritz Lang - Full Movie

A man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, though her fiancé persuades her to con him out of the fortune they mistakenly assume he possesses.

Scarlet Street is a 1945 American film noir 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, that previously had been dramatized on stage by André Mouëzy-Éon, and cinematically as La Chienne (1931) by director Jean Renoir.

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.

Directed by: Fritz Lang
Screenplay by: Dudley Nichols
Based on: La Chienne 1931 novel and play by Georges de La Fouchardière (novel), André Mouézy-Éon (play)
Produced by: Walter Wanger, Fritz Lang
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea
Cinematography: Milton R. Krasner
Edited by: Arthur Hilton
Music by: Hans J. Salter
Production companies: Walter Wanger Productions, Fritz Lang Productions, Diana Production Company
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release date: December 28, 1945 (United States)
Running time: 102 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $1,202,007
Box office: $2,948,386