The Flame (1947 film)

For other uses, see The Flame (disambiguation).
The Flame

Theatrical release poster
Directed by John H. Auer
Produced by John H. Auer
Screenplay by Lawrence Kimble
Story by Robert T. Shannon
Starring John Carroll
Vera Ralston
Robert Paige
Broderick Crawford
Music by Heinz Roemheld
Cinematography Reggie Lanning
Edited by Richard L. Van Enger
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release dates
  • November 24, 1947 (1947-11-24) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Flame is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by John H. Auer starring John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Robert Paige and Broderick Crawford.[1]

Plot

A man (Carroll) induces an ambitious nurse (Ralston) to marry his rich brother (Paige) for the money 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]

References

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