Scarlet Street (1945)

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.

Genres: Drama, Crime

What to watch after Scarlet Street

• Nightmare Alley (1947) — Same subject: film noir
• Night and the City (1950) — Same feel: dark, cynical
• The Woman in the Window (1944) — Fritz Lang directed both
• Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
• You Only Live Once (1937) — Same subject: film noir
• Double Indemnity (1944) — Same subject: femme fatale, film noir