Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street is an American film noir from 1945. It is a remake of the 1931 film La Chienne (The Bitch) directed by Jean Renoir.

Critical reaction

The film today is considered a classic by most critics. Empire Magazine online gives the film a positive review:

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"Rarely has a noir victim fallen under a fatale's spell so willingly or broken free with such merciless violence. Played with consummate skill by Edward G. Robinson, Cross is initially made to seem an amiable sap. But gradually, Lang's contempt for his impotence emerges and there's no pity whatever in his decline and fall after he allows Johnny to take the rap for Kitty's ice-pick demise."

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