The Flaming Urge

Overview

A pyromaniac tries to fight his obsession with fire. This movie uses the pyromaniac urge as an extraordinarily transparent metaphor for homosexuality.

Release date

Sep 27, 1953

Rating

0 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 8 minutes

Genres

Crime

Cast

Harold Lloyd Jr.
As Tom Smith
Cathy Downs
As Charlotte Cruickshank
Byron Foulger
As A. Horace Pender
Jonathan Hale
As Mr. Chalmers
Florence Lake
As Mrs. Binger
Bob Hughes
No picture available
As Frank
Herbert Rawlinson
As Herb - Fire Chief
Pierre Watkin
As Albert Cruickshank
Johnny Duncan
As Ralph Jarvis
Barbara Wooddell
No picture available
As Mrs. Cruickshank
Larry Barton
No picture available
As Used-Car Salesman

Crew

Ray Pierson
No picture available
Role: Story
Harold Ericson
No picture available
Role: Writer
Harold Ericson
No picture available
Role: Director

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