Slightly Scarlet

“Out of the shadows of a vice-ridden city comes James M. Cain's most explosive drama!”

John Grace (John Payne), an associate of crime boss Solly Caspar (Ted de Corsia), wants the reform candidate Frank Jansen out of city hall, and Jansen's secretary June Lyons (Rhonda Fleming) is the way in. Then her sister Dorothy (Arlene Dahl), a kleptomaniac fresh out of prison, comes to live with her. Allan Dwan puts the three of them in one triangle, with June falling for John while Dorothy sets her sights on him too.