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Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

Drama · Romance · 1949

A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.

Movie details

Flamingo Road

“A wrong girl for the right side of the tracks.”

1949 Drama · Romance 1h 34m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Written by

Robert Wilder

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Lane Bellamy

Zachary Scott

Zachary Scott

Fielding Carlisle

Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Greenstreet

Sheriff Titus Semple

David Brian

David Brian

Dan Reynolds

Gladys George

Gladys George

Lute Mae Sanders

Virginia Huston

Virginia Huston

Annabelle Weldon

Fred Clark

Fred Clark

Doc Waterson

Court is in session

Put Flamingo Road on trial.

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.