The Scarlet Hour - 1956 (Crime, Film-noir)

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The Scarlet Hour (USA - 1956)

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

director . . . Michael Curtiz
starring . . . Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrance, James Gregory, E.G. Marshall

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049718/

The Scarlet Hour was a relatively bold experiment for a mid-1950s Paramount release. The studio expended a great deal of money on the project and enlisted the services of top-flight director Michael Curtiz - then populated the cast with young unknowns. It also used a series of experimental lenses called Fujinon lenses, which had the distinction of allowing filming at reduced light levels given their larger than normal apertures.

Carol Ohmart and Tom Tryon star as Paulie and Marsh, respectively the film's villainess and protagonist. Knowing that Marsh is hopelessly in love with her, Paulie uses him as a dupe in an upcoming jewelry heist. Only after a killing has occurred does Marsh come to his senses. Jody Lawrance, whose previous career as a Columbia contract player had led nowhere, is "introduced" as the good girl to whom Marsh eventually retreats. Nat King Cole turns up for a nightclub performance of the Ray Evans-Jay Livingston tune "Never Let Me Go."

Video: XviD, 544x400, 23.976 fps, 1465 kbps, 01h30m41s
Audio: MP3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 64 kbps

TV Rip, English audio, no subtitles