# Scarlet Street (1945)

> A lonely cashier’s romantic obsession with a deceptive femme fatale pulls him from frustrated artistry into a nightmarish spiral of fraud, violence, and ruin.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10267

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Fritz Lang
- Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea, Margaret Lindsay, Jess Barker, Rosalind Ivan, Charles Kemper, Anita Sharp-Bolster
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038057/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, fatalistic, paranoid, late night noir viewing, classic cinema exploration

## Synopsis

A man's mid-life crisis leads him into a web of deception and betrayal.

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- [Double Indemnity (1944)](https://ember.film/movie/827)
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- [Angel Face (1953)](https://ember.film/movie/1307)
- [Too Late for Tears (1949)](https://ember.film/movie/16214)
- [I Wake Up Screaming (1941)](https://ember.film/movie/12978)
- [Detour (1945)](https://ember.film/movie/12285)
- [The Killers (1946)](https://ember.film/movie/8684)
- [Sudden Fear (1952)](https://ember.film/movie/11607)
- [Leave Her to Heaven (1945)](https://ember.film/movie/10619)
- [You Only Live Once (1937)](https://ember.film/movie/35838)

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