There's a "meta" quality to SCARLET STREET that has lots of layers and nuances and that really elevates it. A slyly disguised metaphor - maybe even unconscious on Lang's part - about the struggles of an artist -in this case Chris Cross, the Edward G. Robinson character and I think Lang...
He's been picked on for his role in The Ten Commandments but he pours his soul into it and is unforgettable. It was also a role that meant a lot to him as he was pretty much blacklisted for years prior. Complaining that his performance is over the top in DeMille's insanely over the top (and...