Scarlet Street
Turkish title: Kırmızı fener
“The things she does to men can end only one way - in murder!”
1945 · 1 h 42 min
Directed by 
Fritz Lang
Fritz LangCast
Edward G. Robinson 
Joan Bennett
Credits
Written by: Georges de La Fouchardière
Plot
A clerk and amateur painter is deceived by a woman and her lover.
Sinekatalog’s take
Fritz Lang's noir has Edward G. Robinson as a meek clerk ensnared by a scheming woman. Bleak and ironic, it is a cruel tale of obsession and injustice with a famously bitter ending.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (21,731 votes)
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