The Flanagan Boy

Apr 10, 1953

1h 21m

★ 5.8

Made of FIRE and ICE... and everything DANGEROUS!

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Hammer Film Productions

Lippert Films

The Flanagan Boy Trailers

Cast

Lorna Vecchi

Barbara Payton

Giuseppe Vecchi

Frederick Valk

Charlie Sullivan

John Slater

Sharkey (as Sidney James)

Sidney James

Johnny Flanagan

Tony Wright

Mother Vecchi

Marie Burke

Mrs. Corelli, Vecchi's sister

Selma Vaz Dias

Mr. Corelli

Enzo Coticchia

Booth Man

Chris Adcock

Spectator

Jack Armstrong

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Eddie Boyce

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Jim Brady

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