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MOVIE · 1956

Slightly Scarlet

CrimeDramaThriller99 min

In a corrupt city where gang money and politics move together, a smooth fixer sees a chance to take control. He attaches himself to two sisters whose lives are already tangled in scandal and ambition, hoping one connection will help him reach city hall while the other pulls him closer to the underworld. As alliances shift, blackmail, double-crosses, and competing loyalties turn a calculated scheme into something far less manageable. John Payne is at the center of the scramble for influence, with Rhonda Fleming caught in the push and pull between respectability and danger, as private weakness becomes leverage in a fight over who will run the city.

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