The Flanagan Boy
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Director Reginald Le Borg Music director Ivor Slaney Country United Kingdom | 5.8/10 IMDb Genre Drama Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 10 April 1953 (1953-04-10) Based on The Flanagan Boy
by Max Catto Writer Max Catto (novel), Guy Elmes (screenplay), Richard H. Landau (screenplay) Screenplay Richard H. Landau, Guy Elmes 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)Similar movies Pulp Fiction , Rocky , Rocky II , Million Dollar Baby , Rocky IV , The Third Man Tagline Made of FIRE and ICE... and everything DANGEROUS! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Flanagan Boy (released in the United States as Bad Blonde) is a 1953 British film noir directed by Reginald Le Borg. It was made by Hammer Film Productions and stars Barbara Payton, Tony Wright, Frederick Valk and Sid James. The Flanagan Boy was based on the novel of the same name by Max Catto.
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A shady promoter (James) spots a young boxer (Wright) and takes him under his wing, in an attempt to launch a comeback into prizefighting. He secures the backing of a wealthy Italian (Valk), but problems start to arise when the fighter becomes romantically involved with the millionaire's wife (Payton).
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