The Flame (1947)
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Directors
John H. Auer
Cast
Broderick Crawford, Chuck Roberson, Harry Cheshire, Hattie McDaniel, Henry Travers, Jeff Corey, John Carroll, John Miljan, Robert Paige, Roland Dupree, Vera Ralston, Victor Sen Yung, Vince Barnett
The story
A man (Carroll) induces an ambitious nurse (Ralston), who is his girlfriend, to marry his rich, terminally-ill brother (Paige) for money. Things get complicated when Ralston falls in love with Paige.
Genres
drama film, film noir
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