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Smooth as Silk

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Attorney Mark Fenton (Kent Taylor) clears young playboy Don Elliot (Danny Morton) of murder. As Don's uncle, Stephen (John Litel), is a famous theatrical producer, Fenton hopes to impress his aspiring-actress girlfriend, Paula (Virginia Grey), by using his connection with Don to secure her a part in Stephen's latest play. When Stephen refuses, Paula takes matters into her own hands, romantically using Don and later Stephen to deceive Elliot and win the role, leading to betrayal and murder.

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acsdoug D @acsdoug 07/03/2024 This one starts out pretty slow, but after about the twenty minute mark things kicked into gear. It turned into a nice little noir. See more nick s 06/16/2024 Very watchable noir. The acting was fine and the writing was okay. Ending was a little abrupt but that's often the case in this film making era. See more Read all reviews
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Charles Barton

Director

Kent Taylor

Mark Fenton

Virginia Grey

Paula Marlowe

Milburn Stone

John Kimble

John Litel

Stephen Elliott

Jane Adams

Susan Marlowe

Movie Info

Synopsis Attorney Mark Fenton (Kent Taylor) clears young playboy Don Elliot (Danny Morton) of murder. As Don's uncle, Stephen (John Litel), is a famous theatrical producer, Fenton hopes to impress his aspiring-actress girlfriend, Paula (Virginia Grey), by using his connection with Don to secure her a part in Stephen's latest play. When Stephen refuses, Paula takes matters into her own hands, romantically using Don and later Stephen to deceive Elliot and win the role, leading to betrayal and murder.
Director
Charles Barton
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2019
Runtime
1h 4m