Smooth as Silk is a 1946 American noir film directed by Charles Barton and starring Kent Taylor, Virginia Grey, and Milburn Stone. 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. Plot: Successful lawyer Mark Fenton clears wealthy playboy Don Elliott of a DUI-manslaughter charge, hoping that Don’s uncle, respected theatrical producer Stephen Elliott, will reward him by giving a part in his new play to Mark’s aspiring-actress girlfriend, Paula Marlowe. When Stephen refuses, Paula begins manipulating both Don and Stephen — first dating Don to get closer to the producer, then seducing Stephen until he agrees to cast her and even proposes to her. Mark, enraged and betrayed, murders Stephen and frames Paula for the crime. With tensions rising and evidence pointing to Paula, Mark even tries to implicate Don. But District Attorney John Kimble suspects the truth and sets a trap that ultimately leads to Mark’s downfall. Cast: Kent Taylor as Mark Fenton Virginia Grey as Paula Marlowe Jane Adams as Susan Marlowe Milburn Stone as John Kimble John Litel as Stephen Elliott Danny Morton as Don Elliott Charles Trowbridge as Fletcher Holliday Theresa Harris as Louise Ralph Brooks as Detective Bert Moorhouse as Detective Harry Cheshire as Walcott Hashtags: #ClassicFilm #FilmNoir #1940sCinema #SmoothAsSilk #KentTaylor #VirginiaGrey #CrimeDrama #VintageMovies #UniversalPictures #NoirClassic #OldHollywood #GoldenAgeOfHollywood