Smooth As Silk (1946)

An ambitious actress (Virginia Grey) is not above two timing her unscrupulous lawyer lover (Kent Taylor) in her climb to the top. But she underestimates his rage and his revenge to repay her betrayal. Directed by Charles Barton (BUCK PRIVATES). A remake of A NOTORIOUS GENTLEMAN (1935), this is a nifty minor film noir. With the exception of Jane Adams, who plays Grey's naive younger sister, the rest of the characters are all rather distasteful which makes for an interesting noir. You can't really empathize with the movie's unsavory leads so you just sit back, watch and enjoy the nastiness. Virginia Grey was a talented actress who worked in films from 1927 to 1970 but never played leading roles in A films though she was often the lead in B movies and she's terrific here. Noir fans should eat this one up. With John Litel, Milburn Stone and Theresa Harris.