"James M. Cain's scorchingly frank expose of the operators behind big-city graft"
Slightly Scarlet
(Ligeramente escarlata)
(Usa, 1956) [Color, 99 m.].
Género: Cine negro.
IMDb
Ficha técnica.
Dirección: Allan Dwan
Argumento: James M. Cain (novela, "Love's Lovely Counterfeit").
Guión: Robert Blees.
Fotografía: John Alton
Música: Louis Forbes
Producción: Benedict Bogeaus
Productora: Benedict Bogeaus Production.
Sinopsis: Solly Caspar es un gánster que tiene comprado al alcalde y al jefe de policía. Con motivo de las elecciones, Caspar asesina al editor del periódico local, que le hostiga desde sus páginas. Mientras tanto, el reformista candidato a alcalde lanza una durísima campaña anticrimen por lo que Caspar, temiendo perder el control de las actividades locales, investiga al candidato para poder encontrar algo en su pasado que pueda desfavorecerle... (FILMAFFINITY)
AMG Sinopsis: This little film noir is freely adapted from James M. Cain's novel Love's Lovely Counterfeit, the story of a gangster working for a powerful Don who is fighting to retain control of the city's criminal activities when an honest mayoral candidate launches a strong anti-crime campaign. In a desperate attempt to derail his career, the Don assigns the hood to go digging for any dirt that can be used against the troublesome candidate. He finds some, but during the investigation he has fallen in love with the candidate's beautiful red-headed secretary and ends up double-crossing his boss.
AMG Review: Fans of film noir will definitely want to check out Slightly Scarlet, one of the few examples of the genre from its "golden period" to be shot in color. And what color it is! The word "lurid" may have been created specifically for this movie, which revels in greens that limes could imagine and oranges that practically explode from the screen -- not to mention scarlets that erase any pretense of "slightly." It's startling to see such color in a traditional noir film, but cinematographer John Alton know just how to use them. The color also benefits the twin carrot-topped femme fatales of the film, luscious Rhonda Fleming and devilish Arlene Dahl. Both actresses turn in captivating performances, with Dahl perhaps having a slight edge due to the "bad girl" nature of her part. They're unfortunately not quite matched by John Payne, who never quite connects with the part, despite trying hard; part of it is not the actor's fault, as the role he plays is a bit muddled and unfocused. The script is also over-complicated and equally unsure of exactly what it is trying to say, something that Allan Dwan's competent-but-no-more direction doesn't help. Less than perfect, Slightly Scarlet is still recommended viewing, especially for noir aficionados.
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Versión DVDRip VO+Com+SE+Audio Esp
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Versión DVDRip VO+Com+SE+Audio Esp
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Enlace:This is a rather unseen late-period Film Noir. It's directed by Allan Dwan, lensed by the great John Alton (in color!) and adapted from James M. Cain's novel "Love's Lovely Counterfeit." Just read the imdb comments if you need any encouragement to download it. I personally recommend it--it's a strange one.
Three notes:
1. In the release guidelines it says one shouldn't normally release a film in 29.970 fps. I'm not very bright about ripping (some here are extremely skilled--not me) but in DVD2AVI it said 100% NTSC. And I'm watching the rip now and it looks fine (if that's worth anything).
2. The 2nd audio stream is a low bitrate audio commentary by Max Allan Collins (<--wiki, pops).
3. Sorry, no subs on the DVD
Slightly.Scarlet.1956.DVDRip.XviD-civShark.avi 
Subtítulos en español por gentileza de MªAngeles:
Slightly.Scarlet.1956.DVDRip.Esp.srt Audio sincronizado en castellano: (cortesía de Shadow10)
Slightly Scarlet Ligeramente Escarlata 1956 esp sinc Shadow10.mp3 Datos técnicos:
Código: Seleccionar todo
Size: 696mb
Runtime: 1:34:08
Resolution: 512x288
FPS: 29.970
Video: Xvid at 885 kb/s
Audio 1st stream: VBR mp3 at 104 kb/s
Audio 2nd stream: CBR mp3 at 32 kb/sCapturas:
Cartel español:
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Versión DVDRip VO+Com+SE 1,36 Gb.
Publicada por codres en FileHeaven
Versión DVDRip VO+Com+SE 1,36 Gb.
Publicada por codres en FileHeaven
Enlace:codres escribió:If someone is interested here is my rip. The source was probably the same interlaced NTSC DVD. I used mrestore and restored to 25 fps.
Slightly.Scarlet.1956.DVDRip.XviD.AC3.Codres.avi Subtítulos en castellano:
Slightly.Scarlet.1956.DVDRip.XviD.AC3.Codres.Spanish.srt Datos técnicos:
Código: Seleccionar todo
File Size (in bytes) ..: 1,457,895,424 bytes
Runtime (# of frames) .: 1:34:08 (141187 frames)
Video Codec ...........: XviD 1.2 SMP
Frame Size ............: 688x384 [=1.792]
FPS ...................: 25.000
Video Bitrate .........: 1799 kb/s
Bits per Pixel ........: 0.272 bpp
B-VOP, N-VOP, QPel, GMC ......: [B-VOP]...[]...[]...[]
Audio Codec ...........: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Sample Rate ...........: 48000 Hz
Audio bitrate .........: 192 kb/s [2 channel(s)] CBR audio
Interleave ............: 40 ms
No. of audio streams ..: 2 (+ commentary track)Capturas:
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Aquí os dejo esta joya, esta auténtica rareza, este fascinante trhiller de mórbida belleza, tan hermoso y sugerente como su hermoso título sugiere: "Ligeramente escarlata".Éste es un intento a la desesperada de buscar algún héroe (que entrará de inmediato en mi particular pabellón de hombres ilustres), que sea capaz de encontrar o poner subtítulos a esta maravilla que, como nada es perfecto, pues no tiene.
Salud.
Aquí había una oferta para esta película de NitteZtalker que lamentablemente, pasó absolutamente desapercibida (como me temo pasará con esta)
