The Flame (1947 film)

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.[1]

The Flame
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn H. Auer
Produced byJohn H. Auer
Screenplay byLawrence Kimble
Story byRobert T. Shannon
StarringJohn Carroll
Vera Ralston
Robert Paige
Broderick Crawford
Music byHeinz Roemheld
CinematographyReggie Lanning
Edited byRichard L. Van Enger
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • November 24, 1947 (1947-11-24)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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

Cast

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."[2]

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."[3]

See also

References
  1. The Flame at the American Film Institute Catalog.
  2. At the Gotham. The New York Times Film review, 20 February 1948. Accessed: 20 August 2013.
  3. Erickson, Hal. Allmovie by Rovi, film review, no date. Accessed: 20 August 2013.
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