The Flanagan Boy

The Flanagan Boy

81 mins | Crime | April 10, 1953

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.

The Flanagan Boy

81 mins | Crime | April 10, 1953

The Flanagan Boy
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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Hammer Film Productions, Lippert Films
Original title The Flanagan Boy
Directors Renée Glynne, Reginald Le Borg, Jimmy Sangster
Writers Guy Elmes, Max Catto, Richard H. Landau

Cast

Barbara Payton

as Lorna Vecchi

Frederick Valk

as Giuseppe Vecchi

John Slater

as Charlie Sullivan

Sid James

as Sharkey (as Sidney James)

Tony Wright

as Johnny Flanagan

Marie Burke

as Mother Vecchi

Selma Vaz Dias

as Mrs. Corelli, Vecchi's sister

Enzo Coticchia

as Mr. Corelli

Chris Adcock

as Booth Man

Jack Armstrong

as Spectator

Eddie Boyce

as Spectator

Jim O'Brady

as Spectator

John Brooking

as Barnes

Jimmy Charters

as Pub Patron

Tom Clegg

as Tattooed Fighter

Fred Davis

as Spectator

Bettina Dickson

as Barmaid

Charles Hammond

as Dancing Restaurant Patron

Barry Johns

as Spectator

Fred Machon

as Clumsy Dancer

Laurence Naismith

as Boxing Booth Barker

Charles Rayford

as Spectator

Jack Sharp

as Second

Bob Simmons

as Booth Man

Billy Wilmot

as Spectator

Ian Wilson

as Spectator with Thick Glasses

George Woodbridge

as Police Inspector

Roy Cattouse

as Black Fighter

Joe Quigley

as Lou Kossov

Ralph Moss

as Kossov's Second