Flamingo Road

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Flamingo Road

1949,

1h 34m,

Drama

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250+ Ratings

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Dancer Lane Bellamy (Joan Crawford) tours with a carnival, but is deserted in Bolton City when they flee to avoid their debts. Deputy Fielding Carlisle (Zachary Scott) arrives and, secretly smitten with her, helps Lane find employment as a waitress. However, scheming Sheriff Titus Semple's (Sydney Greenstreet) ambitious plans for Fielding to become a rep in the state legislature do not include his dating an itinerant woman, so he runs her out of town. Lane seeks revenge, but at what cost?

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 26, 2023

3/4

Interesting casting and tough talk keep this one humming.

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Elsa Branden

Photoplay

Aug 20, 2021

2/3

An amazing actress -- Joan Crawford. She lends lustre to every part she plays, she really makes the character live.

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Moira Walsh

America Magazine

Jul 15, 2021

Since the heroine's character seemed no better than that of anyone else in the picture it is a little difficult to understand why an audience should care what happened.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Sep 6, 2009

Germanic technique flourishes in Americana

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 14, 2005

3/5

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Nov 6, 2004

B

A cynical political melodrama.

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Hagrid W

Jul 7, 2017

Flamingo Road is an incredible film. It is about a small town corrupt sheriff who manipulates local candidates to the state legislature, but he eventually comes into conflict with an out-of-town carnival dancer. Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott give amazing performances. The screenplay is well written. Michael Curtiz did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and romance. Flamingo Road is a must see.

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Poe W

Mar 26, 2015

Good until the second half when it gets a bit far fetched. Crawford annoyed at times with her gushing love.

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Michael Curtiz

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Joan Crawford

Lane Bellamy

Zachary Scott

Fielding Carlisle

Sydney Greenstreet

Sheriff Titus Semple

David Brian

Dan Reynolds

Gladys George

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Synopsis

Dancer Lane Bellamy (Joan Crawford) tours with a carnival, but is deserted in Bolton City when they flee to avoid their debts. Deputy Fielding Carlisle (Zachary Scott) arrives and, secretly smitten with her, helps Lane find employment as a waitress. However, scheming Sheriff Titus Semple's (Sydney Greenstreet) ambitious plans for Fielding to become a rep in the state legislature do not include his dating an itinerant woman, so he runs her out of town. Lane seeks revenge, but at what cost?

Director: Michael Curtiz
Producer: Jerry Wald
Screenwriter: Robert Wilder
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 28, 1949, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 34m

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