---
title: 'Wicked As They Come (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ken Hughes'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wicked-as-they-come-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049629/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wicked As They Come (1956)

1956 · 94 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Wicked as They Come is a 1956 British film noir directed by Ken Hughes and starring Arlene Dahl, Philip Carey and Herbert Marshall. It is based on the 1950 novel Portrait in Smoke by Bill S. Ballinger. The novel was also adapted for TV in 1950.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ken Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-hughes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Malcolm Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-arnold)
- **Producer:** [M. J. Frankovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-j-frankovich)
- **Director of Photography:** [Basil Emmott](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-emmott)
- **Editor:** [Max Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-benedict)

## Cast

- [Arlene Dahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/arlene-dahl)

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