The Scarlet Hour (1956)
1h 35m
Running Time
April 1, 1956Release Date
The Scarlet Hour (1956)
1h 35m
Running Time
April 1, 1956Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.
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Cast & Crew.
Carol Ohmart
Pauline 'Paulie' Nevins
Tom Tryon
E.V. 'Marsh' Marshall
Jody Lawrance
Kathy Stevens
Elaine Stritch
Phyllis Rycker
James Gregory
Ralph Nevins
E.G. Marshall
Lt. Jennings
Michael Curtiz
Director
Edward Binns
Sgt. Allen
Alford Van Ronkel
Writer
David Lewis
Dr. Sam Lynbury
Frank Tashlin
Writer
John Meredyth Lucas
Writer
Billy Gray
Tom Rycker
Jacques Aubuchon
Fat Boy
Leith Stevens
Composer
Scott Marlowe
Vince
Lionel Lindon
Cinematographer
Johnstone White
Tom Raymond
James Stone
Dean Franklin (as James F. Stone)
Maureen Hurley
Mrs. Lynbury
James Todd
Inspector Paley
Nat King Cole
Nightclub Vocalist (singing 'Never Let Me Go')
Edith Head
Costume Design
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
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Details.
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The Scarlet Hour is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed and produced by Michael Curtiz and starring Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon and Jody Lawrance. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures. Curtiz had previously directed such noted films as Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy and White Christmas. The screenplay was based on the story "The Kiss Off" by Frank Tashlin. The song "Never Let Me Go", written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, is performed by Nat King Cole. UCLA has an original 16 mm copy of the film in its Film and Television Archive.
The initial filming began on June 6, 1955.A 35mm studio archive print was screened at the Noir City festival in Seattle in February 2019. It was released on blu-ray in 2022 by Imprint Films.