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13/05/1950 Crime, Drama 1h 43m
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Warner Bros.' Flaming Stars of 'Flamingo Road' Meet in Scarlet Shadows Again!

Overview

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.

  1. Vincent Sherman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Joan Crawford

    Ethel Whitehead

  2. David Brian

    George Castleman

  3. Steve Cochran

    Nick Prenta

  4. Kent Smith

    Martin Blackford

  5. Hugh Sanders

    Grady

  6. Selena Royle

    Patricia Longworth

  7. Jacqueline deWit

    Sandra

  8. Morris Ankrum

    Jim Whitehead

  9. Edith Evanson

    Mrs. Castleman

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-12-27
Joan Crawford always could portray the ambitious, strong-willed character really well - and she does it here too. Living an hand-to-mouth existence with her husband and young son, tragedy befalls her and she ("Ethel/Lorna") determines to start a new life. Initially flogging cigars in an hotel, but soon her beauty helps her meet new, and increasingly influential, wealthy, friends. When she meets "Marty" (Kent Smith), a small time accountant whom she introduces to her restaurant owning pal "Grady" (Hugh Sanders), this honest fellow starts to attract attention of his own, the coat-tails of whom s...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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