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The Flanagan Boy (1953)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Crime
Written By:Guy Elmes, Richard H. Landau
In Theaters:4/10/1953
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Runtime:81 minutes
Studio:Hammer Film Productions, Lippert Films
Cast
Reginald Le Borg
Director
Barbara Payton
Lorna Vecchi
Frederick Valk
Giuseppe Vecchi
John Slater
Charlie Sullivan
Sidney 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
Chris Adcock
Booth Man
Jack Armstrong
Spectator
Eddie Boyce
Spectator
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