Walk of Fame Movie Adventures: Slightly Scarlet and Arlene Dahl

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Rhonda Fleming, John Payne, and Arlene Dahl in Slightly Scarlet.
Arlene Dahl leaving prison in Slightly Scarlet.

It’s like film noir, but with oversaturated color and a truly nonsense storyline featuring two sisters: one who works for a man trying to become mayor and clean up the town, and one who is a kleptomaniac just out of prison. And there’s a weird love quadrangle thing going on. And Chekov’s speargun.

Composite picture. On the left, a mockup of Arlene Dahl's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On the right, a black and white portrait photo of Arlene Dahl.

One thing is sure- Arlene Dahl (1624 Vine St) worked all the angles to wring as much cash as she could out of this gig. Besides whatever she got for acting, there was a line in the credits that said “Arlene Dahl’s lingerie by Arlene Dahl Fashions.” and then there’s this:

An advertisement from a magazine for Lustre-Net hairspray featuring Arlene Dahl and the text:
Arlene Dahl 
starring in
"Slightly Scarlet"
A Benedict Bogeaus 
RKO Production. Print
by Technicolor in Superscope.

Two fake posters based on beach movies in a row. One more and I have to change my name to Moondoggie.

A fake poster for Slightly Scarlet mimicking the poster for Endless Summer.

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