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Slightly Scarlet
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Slightly Scarlet

1930-02-22 · 70 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy · Crime · Drama

Passing herself off as a countess, glamorous Lucy Stavrin hobnobs with the rich and famous along the French Riviera. Aware that Lucy is a phony, jewel-thief Malatroff blackmails Lucy into helping him steal the valuable necklace owned by the young wife of phlegmatic American businessman Sylvester Corbett.

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Directors
Louis J. Gasnier, Edwin H. Knopf
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Evelyn BrentEvelyn BrentLucy Stavrin
Clive BrookClive BrookHon. Courtenay Parkes
Paul LukasPaul LukasMalatroff
Eugene PalletteEugene PalletteSylvester Corbett
Helen WareCorbett's Wife
Virginia BruceVirginia BruceEnid Corbett
Henry WadsworthHenry WadsworthSandy Weyman
Claud AllisterAlbert Hawkins
Christiane YvesMarie
Morgan FarleyMorgan FarleyMalatroff's Victim
André CheronAndré CheronButler
Georges RenaventGeorges RenaventInspector
Rolfe SedanRolfe SedanGendarme
Charles SullivanCharles SullivanChauffeur

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