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The Flame (1947 film)

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Wikipedia article




'The Flame' is a 1947 American film noir crime film produced and directed by John H. Auer and starring John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Robert Paige and Broderick Crawford..

Plot



A man (Carroll) induces an ambitious nurse (Ralston) to marry for money his rich brother (Paige) who has a terminal disease.

Cast



*John Carroll as George MacAllister

*Vera Ralston as Carlotta Duval

*Robert Paige as Barry MacAllister

*Broderick Crawford as Ernie Hicks

*Henry Travers as Dr. Mitchell

*Hattie McDaniel as Celia

*Blanche Yurka as Aunt Margaret

*Constance Dowling as Helen Anderson

*Victor Sen Yung as Chang

*Harry Cheshire as the Minister

*John Miljan as Detective

*Garry Owen as Detective

*Eddie Dunn as Police Officer

*Jeff Corey as Stranger (uncredited)

Reception



Critical response

The critic at 'The New York Times' panned the film, "The sole distinction of 'The Flame', a rambling, inept bit of claptrap which sidled into the Gotham yesterday, is the bleakly amusing fact that most of the performers seem either bored or amused with the whole thing. And no wonder. There is a grim, unimaginative which-brother-do-I-love plot, centering on Vera Ralston."[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9802EED7173BE33BBC4851DFB4668383659EDE At the Gotham]. 'The New York Times' Film review, 20 February 1948. Accessed: 20 August 2013.

Film historian and critic Hal Erickson discussed the production values in his brief review, "In terms of both budget and histrionic level, 'The Flame' is one of the most lavish of Republic Pictures' late-1940s productions."[http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v130176 Erickson, Hal]. 'Allmovie by Rovi', film review, no date. Accessed: 20 August 2013.

See also



*List of American films of 1947

References




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