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The Flanagan Boy (1953)
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10 April 1953 (USA) more
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Made of FIRE and ICE... and everything DANGEROUS! more
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A scheming blonde seduces a fighter and convinces him to murder her husband, a fight manager. | add synopsis
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Not bad, but haven't we seen this before? more (8 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Barbara Payton | ... | Lorna Vecchi |
 | Frederick Valk | ... | Giuseppe Vecchi |
| John Slater | ... | Charlie Sullivan |
| Sid James | ... | Sharkey (as Sidney James) |
| Tony Wright | ... | Johnny Flanagan |
| Marie Burke | ... | Mother Vecchi |
| Selma Vaz Dias | ... | Mrs. Corelli, Vecchi's sister |
| Enzo Coticchia | ... | Mr. Corelli |
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Also Known As:
Bad Blonde (USA)
The Woman Is Trouble
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USA:81 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #16250) | Sweden:15
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Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK
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Referenced in Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser (1957) more
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Johnny Flanagan is young fighter from the streets of Liverpool discovered by middle aged fight manager Giuseppi Vecchi. Vecchi has a young sexy gold digging blonde wife named Lorna who sets her sights on the handsome young Johnny. At first Johnny rejects her advances, but Johnny soon falls in love with her. Lorna tricks Johnny into thinking she is carrying Johnny's baby so she can convince him to knock off Giuseppie, which he reluctantly does. However, Giuseppi's brother, sister and mother arrive from Italy for the funeral. Giuseppi's mother, who resembles Marty Feldman in drag endowed with the evil eye, suspects Lorna is up to no good and tells Johnny Lorna is lying about being pregnant. She tells Lorna fate will catch up with her, and that it does.
If all this sounds familiar, it should. THE FLANAGAN BOY (aka BAD BLONDE) is a reworking of THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE with elements of a boxing drama inserted. The performances are okay, with Sidney James giving a performance that is much more than that. Overall, not a bad reworking of a familiar theme, but nothing special either.