Scarlet Street (1945) – Filming Locations
Drama / Crime · Directed by Fritz Lang · Starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett
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.
Where was Scarlet Street filmed?
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Opening sequences showing Chris Cross walking through the city streets at night. Fritz Lang used authentic Los Angeles street locations to establish the film noir atmosphere and working-class urban setting
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Chris Cross and Johnny Prince meet in the train station. The iconic Art Deco station serves as a key meeting point early in the film, establishing the noir atmosphere
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Various street scenes and Chris's journey through the deteriorating neighborhood. Lang filmed extensively in the Bunker Hill area, capturing the decaying urban landscape that becomes increasingly important to the narrative