Comedy ·Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1930 · 1h 10m

Slightly Scarlet

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Director
Louis J. GasnierEdwin H. Knopf
Cast
Evelyn Brent as Lucy Stavrin Clive Brook as Hon. Courtenay Parkes Paul Lukas as Malatroff Eugene Pallette as Sylvester Corbett Helen Ware as Corbett's Wife Virginia Bruce as Enid Corbett
Crew
Allen G. Siegler — Director of Photography Eda Warren — Editor Howard Estabrook — Screenplay Joseph L. Mankiewicz — Screenplay Percy Heath — Story Travis Banton — Costume Design
Synopsis

Passing herself off as a countess, glamorous Lucy Stavrin hobnobs with the rich and famous along the French Riviera. Aware that Lucy is a phony, jewel-thief Malatroff blackmails Lucy into helping him steal the valuable necklace owned by the young wife of phlegmatic American businessman Sylvester Corbett.

Mood & Themes
blackmailfake identitybased on play or musicalfrench rivierajewel thiefpre-code
Key Collaborators
Louis J. Gasnier Director Edwin H. Knopf Director Allen G. Siegler Director of Photography Eda Warren Editor Howard Estabrook Screenplay Joseph L. Mankiewicz Screenplay Percy Heath Story Travis Banton Costume Design
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