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Flame of the West
“LAW COMES TO THE FLAMING FRONTIER!...where gun-law is the only LAW!”
7.0 / 10• 1945• 1h 11m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Flame of the West has always attracted more attention than most of Johnny Mack Brown's Monogram westerns, if for no other reason than the offbeat casting of Douglass Dumbrille. Usually seen in villainous roles, Dumbrille herein offers a sincere, effective performance as a scrupulously honest US marshal named Nightlander. When he takes on a gang of crooked gamblers, Nightlander is shot down in cold blood, compelling frontier doctor John Poole (Johnny Mack Brown) to put his Hippocratic oath on the back burner and strap on the shootin' irons.
Cast & Crew
Johnny Mack Brown
Dr. John Poore
Lead
Raymond Hatton
Add Youman
Joan Woodbury
Poppy Rand
Douglass Dumbrille
Marshal Tom Nightlander
Lynne Carver
Abbie Compton
TQ
Tom Quinn
Bartender Ed
Harry Woods
Wisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)
Ray Bennett
Henchman Rocky (as Raphael Bennett)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lambert Hillyer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Flame of the West is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
