Slightly Scarlet
Seen it?1930 | 70 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Asphalt Jungle or Family Plot, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1930: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Louis J. Gasnier, Edwin H. Knopf
- Evelyn BrentLucy Stavrin
- Clive BrookHon. Courtenay Parkes
- Paul LukasMalatroff
- Eugene PalletteSylvester Corbett
- Helen WareCorbett's Wife
- Virginia BruceEnid Corbett
- Henry WadsworthSandy Weyman
- Claud AllisterAlbert Hawkins
- Christiane YvesMarie
- Morgan FarleyMalatroff's Victim