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60% Critic Match
The Flanagan Boy
“Made of FIRE and ICE... and everything DANGEROUS!”
6.0 / 10• 1953• 1h 21m•NR• English
Crime
Storyline
Johnny Flanagan did not have the privileges of a good education or wealthy background but the streets developed his natural talent to be a great fighter. His enormous potential to reach the top is born out of a string of spectacular successes. All of which is brought to a halt when he develops a physical relationship with his manager's wife, the beautiful but manipulative Lorna. His naive temperament is no match for her callous, dispassionate scheming and he unwittingly becomes a pawn in Lorna's ultimate plan to murder her husband.
Cast & Crew
Barbara Payton
Lorna Vecchi
Lead
Frederick Valk
Giuseppe Vecchi
John Slater
Charlie Sullivan
Sidney James
Sharkey (as Sidney James)
Tony Wright
Johnny Flanagan
Marie Burke
Mother Vecchi
SV
Selma Vaz Dias
Mrs. Corelli, Vecchi's sister
EC
Enzo Coticchia
Mr. Corelli
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Reginald Le Borg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Flanagan Boy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
