The Flame (1947 film)
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| Directed by | John H. Auer |
| Produced by | John H. Auer |
| Screenplay by | Lawrence Kimble |
| Story by | Robert T. Shannon |
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John Carroll Vera Ralston Robert Paige Broderick Crawford |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
| Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
| Edited by | Richard L. Van Enger |
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Republic Pictures
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| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time
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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.
A man (Carroll) induces an ambitious nurse (Ralston) to marry his rich brother (Paige) for the money who has a terminal disease.
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."
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."
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