Smooth as Silk | |
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Directed by | Charles Barton |
Written by | Florence Ryerson Colin Clements |
Screenplay by | Dane Lussier Kerry Shaw |
Story by | Colin Clements |
Produced by | Jack Bernhard Howard Welsch |
Starring | Kent Taylor, Virginia Grey, Milburn Stone |
Cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
Edited by | Ray Snyder |
Music by | Ernest Gold[1] |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Smooth as Silk is a 1946 American noir film directed by Charles Barton and starring Kent Taylor, Virginia Grey, and Milburn Stone.[2][3][4][5] The film is also known as Notorious Gentleman as it is a version of 1935 film A Notorious Gentleman. The film focuses on the murder of a theater producer (John Litel) committed by a lawyer (Kent Taylor), after the lawyer's bride, an actress (Virginia Gray), left him for the producer to win a role in his new musical. Despite the fascinating plot and tense intrigue, this film failed to attract much attention.