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The Flaming Urge(1953)
Status: Released
Date: 1953-09-27
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Time: 1h 8m
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A pyromaniac tries to fight his obsession with fire. This movie uses the pyromaniac urge as an extraordinarily transparent metaphor for homosexuality.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
A.W. Hackel Productions
Movie: The Flaming Urge
Top 10 Billed Cast
Harold Lloyd Jr.
Tom Smith
Cathy Downs
Charlotte Cruickshank
Byron Foulger
A. Horace Pender
Jonathan Hale
Mr. Chalmers
Florence Lake
Mrs. Binger
Herbert Rawlinson
Herb - Fire Chief
Pierre Watkin
Albert Cruickshank
Johnny Duncan
Ralph Jarvis
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A pyromaniac tries to fight his obsession with fire. This movie uses the pyromaniac urge as an extraordinarily transparent metaphor for homosexuality.
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1953-09-27
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