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The Flanagan Boy is a British film of genre Drama directed by Reginald Le Borg released in USA on 10 april 1953 with Barbara Payton

The Flanagan Boy (1953)

The Flanagan Boy
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Released in USA 10 april 1953
Length 1h19
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating57% 2.8572352.8572352.8572352.8572352.857235

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.

Synopsis

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).

Actors

Barbara Payton

(Lorna Vecchi)Frederick Valk

(Giuseppe Vecchi)John Slater

(Charlie Sullivan)Sid James

(Sharkey (as Sidney James))Tony Wright

(Johnny Flanagan)
And :
Marie Burke
Laurence Naismith
Ian Wilson
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