James W. Parker interested in Cynthia Ann but rather in her uncle James who had searched for her for eight years after her abduction." Historians and film critics have speculated on the inspiration for the character of Ethan Edwards in the John Ford movie The Searchers, with many saying that the character was based on James Parker. Critics and historians noted that James W. Parker, Cynthia Ann's uncle, spent much of his life and fortune in what became an obsessive search for his niece, like Ethan Edwards in the film. In addition, the "rescue" of Cynthia Ann, during a Texas Ranger attack on
Slightly Scarlet (1956 film) honest mayor, his secretary-mistress, her kleptomaniacal sister and the fellow who wants to get control of the gang. Critic and filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard was kinder to the film, placing it fifth in his list of the best films of 1956 in "Cahiers du Cinema". Slightly Scarlet (1956 film) Slightly Scarlet is a 1956 Technicolor film noir crime film based on James M. Cain's novel "Love's Lovely Counterfeit." It was directed by Allan Dwan, and its widescreen cinematography was by John Alton. The picture tells the story of Ben Grace (John Payne), a man working for a powerful metropolitan crime boss—Solly