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Director:
Roy William Neill
Writers:
Cornell Woolrich (novel)
Roy Chanslor (screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 August 1946 (USA) more
Tagline:
Duryea! ...that fascinating tough-guy of "Scarlet Street"!
Plot:
When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband. full summary | full synopsis
User Comments:
Mr. Duryea's Better Side more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Dan Duryea ... Martin Blair
June Vincent ... Catherine Bennett

Peter Lorre ... Marko

Broderick Crawford ... Captain Flood
Constance Dowling ... Mavis Marlowe
Wallace Ford ... Joe
Hobart Cavanaugh ... Jake, janitor
Freddie Steele ... Lucky, manager of Rio's
John Phillips ... Kirk Bennett
Ben Bard ... Bartender
Junius Matthews ... Dr. Courtney
Marion Martin ... Millie
Archie Twitchell ... George Mitchell (as Michael Branden)
Maurice St. Clair ... Dancer (as St. Clair)
Vilova ... Dancer
Robert Williams ... Second Detective
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Florence Auer ... Madame (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ... Intern (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler ... Sgt. Baker (uncredited)
Mary Field ... Mavis' Maid (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger ... Woman (uncredited)
Eula Guy ... Neighbor lady (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton ... Man (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ... Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Mauritz Hugo ... Gambler (uncredited)
Georg Kreisler ... Pianist (uncredited)
Clark Kuney ... Announcer (uncredited)
Bud Lawler ... Specialty dancer (uncredited)
Ann Lawrence ... Girl clerk (uncredited)
Steve Olsen ... Bartender (uncredited)
Pat Starling ... Tap dancer (uncredited)
Wally Webb ... Banjo player (uncredited)
Dick Wessel ... Mavis' Doorman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Roy William Neill 
 
Writing credits
Cornell Woolrich (novel)

Roy Chanslor (screenplay)

Produced by
Tom McKnight .... producer
Roy William Neill .... producer
 
Original Music by
Frank Skinner 
 
Cinematography by
Paul Ivano 
 
Film Editing by
Saul A. Goodkind 
 
Art Direction by
Martin Obzina 
Jack Otterson 
 
Set Decoration by
Russell A. Gausman 
Edward R. Robinson  (as E.R. Robinson)
 
Costume Design by
Vera West (gowns)
 
Makeup Department
Carmen Dirigo .... hair stylist
Jack P. Pierce .... makeup director
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles S. Gould .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown .... sound director
Joe Lapis .... sound technician
 
Special Effects by
David S. Horsley .... special photography (as D.S. Horsley)
 
Other crew
Raymond Kessler .... dialogue director
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Black Angel (USA) (copyright title)
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Runtime:
81 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #11776) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16

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Referenced in The Black Dahlia (2006) more
Soundtrack:
TIGER RAG more

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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Mr. Duryea's Better Side, 12 November 2004
Author: theowinthrop from United States

It wasn't that Dan Duryea never played nice people. He could be typecast as an evil villain most of the time, but occasionally he got cast as a nice guy. The best examples of this is the movie executive in KATHIE O (1958), who helps a young child actress save her normal life from her mother's clutches, and this film, where he tries to help a condemned man's wife prove the man is innocent. The chief suspect is a crooked nightclub owner (Peter Lorre), and Duryea and the young lady attempt to get the proof to convince a police detective (Broderick Crawford) that Lorre did the the crime. Duryea (a musician) is the boyfriend of the murdered woman, and has an interest in finding the perpetrator. And he does at the end, but at considerable cost.

A superior film noir, and well worth the watching.

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