The Flanagan Boy
Made of FIRE and ICE... and everything DANGEROUS!
Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Produced by Hammer Film Productions, Lippert Films
A classic British noir about a naive boxer ensnared by a manipulative femme fatale, exploring themes of ambition, seduction, and moral corruption.
Johnny Flanagan did not have the privileges of a good education or wealthy background but the streets developed his natural talent to be a great fighter. His enormous potential to reach the top is born out of a string of spectacular successes. All of which is brought to a halt when he develops a physical relationship with his manager's wife, the beautiful but manipulative Lorna. His naive temperament is no match for her callous, dispassionate scheming and he unwittingly becomes a pawn in Lorna's ultimate plan to murder her husband.
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