The film was far from a classic, but the craft was particularly good, especially the cinematography. Hirsch said Alton (I think that was his name) was a great talent, but very hard to work with, so he was mostly stuck making B films. The colors were quite vivid, even in the somewhat faded print. As for the story, the appeal was a campy one, which led to my Sirk comparison.
Mark
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> From: jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com
> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:53:21 +0000
> Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Noir City DC
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> --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Mark Sullivan <DJ-Anonyme@...> wrote:
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> > I saw Slightly Scarlet yesterday, based on Cain's Love's Lovely Counterfeit. Speaking of which, is Cain's book that melodramatic? It was almost like a noir done by Douglas Sirk. Not that I didn't enjoy it. And Foster Hirsch, author of Film Noir: The Dark Side of the Screen, was there to introduce it.
> > I intend to see several more over the next week and a half, including a double feature of Night Editor and Shakedown. I've been wanting to see Shakedown for almost two decades. (Yes, I could have gone to the grey market, but never quite got around to it.)
> > Mark
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> Yes, Cain's book is very melodramatic, lots of emoting and underlining. An awful book. I haven't seen the movie, maybe that stuff works better on the screen than on the page.
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