Slightly Scarlet (1930 film)

Slightly Scarlet is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Edwin H. Knopf and starring Evelyn Brent and Clive Brook.^[1][2] The film was shot in several different language versions, with different casts. The French version was titled L'énigmatique Mr. Parkes, and stars Claudette Colbert as Lucy and Adolphe Menjou as Parkes.^[3]

Slightly Scarlet
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Directed by	Louis J. Gasnier Edwin H. Knopf
Written by	Howard Estabrook Joseph L. Mankiewicz Percy Heath (play)
Starring	Evelyn Brent
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Edited by	Eda Warren
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 22, 1930 (1930-02-22)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Evelyn Brent as Lucy Stavrin
• Clive Brook as Hon. Courtenay Parkes
• Paul Lukas as Malatroff
• Eugene Pallette as Sylvester Corbett
• Helen Ware as Corbett's Wife
• Virginia Bruce as Enid Corbett
• Henry Wadsworth as Sandy Weyman
• Claud Allister as Albert Hawkins
• Morgan Farley as Malatroff's Victim
• André Cheron as Butler (uncredited)
• Georges Renavent as Inspector (uncredited)
• Rolfe Sedan as Gendarme (uncredited)
• Charles Sullivan as Chauffeur (uncredited)

References

1. Hal Erickson (2012). "Slightly Scarlet". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971
3. "L'énigmatique Mr. Parkes: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 15, 2017.

External links

• Slightly Scarlet at IMDb
• Slightly Scarlet at AllMovie