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Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1949
Romance, Drama
1h 34m
Carnival dancer Lane Bellamy finds herself stranded in a southern town ruled by corrupt political boss Titus Semple. Lane becomes romantically involved with sheriff Fielding Carlisle, a weakling whose career is being driven by Titus. Seeing Lane as a liability to his own political ambitions, Titus mounts a campaign to get her driven out of town... (imdb)

Flamingo Road

1949
Romance, Drama
1h 34m
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Rated 25 Aug 2018
63
58th
It occurs to me that the classical Hollywood script often morphs from one setup to a different kind in the latter half of a film, so that while the characters remain, their loyalties and circumstances change. Yet this also changes the mood and the simplicity with which they started out, and new drama has to be invented to keep an already convoluted story going. Anyway, this rise-and-fall soap is stylishly directed by Michael Curtiz, and rather watchable.
Rated 13 Nov 2021
60
89th
Rather sophisticated story of corrupt individuals from Michael Curtiz. Perhaps a little too polished to really get the dirty nature across, but it's a fine vehicle for Joan Crawford, who does dazzle in her own unique way.
Rated 09 Sep 2010
78
35th
Crawford is perfect in this southern-fried epic as an aging kootch dancer with a Phd in hard knocks who refuses to surrender her vitality, and George shines in the small role of Lutie Mae, the madam of the "roadhouse." Of course Greenstreet is imposing, but his Southern accent fails to convince and he often looks very old and very tired. Curtiz gussies up the silly plot with Germanic shadows and showy camera set-ups of carnivals, ceiling fans and poker games. High class Metro sleaze.
Rated 05 Jul 2009
92
91st
Delectably sleazy and sweaty melodrama starring Crawford and Greenstreet. Overdone, crass and soapy in equal (and just the right) measures, this is among the most superb of it's genre.

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