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The Big Combo
Why this pick
Its corrosive crime world, hard-edged moral pressure, and stylized noir lighting closely match the lurid, dangerous mood of Slightly Scarlet.
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MOVIE1956 1h 39m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The ruthless Solly Caspar is fighting to retain control of Bay City's criminal activities when Frank Jansen (Kent Taylor), an honest man and mayoral hopeful, begins a strong anti-crime campaign. Caspar tasks his right-hand man Ben Grace to dig up some dirt on the candidate and ruin his chances of election.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
John Payne
John Grace
Rhonda Fleming
June Lyons, Jansen's Secretary / Girlfriend
Kent Taylor
Frank Jansen, Mayoral Candidate / Mayor of Bay City
Lance Fuller
Gauss
Buddy Baer
Lenhardt, Caspar Goon
Arlene Dahl
Dorothy Lyons
Ted de Corsia
Solly Caspar (syndicate boss)