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This is told by way of the reading of a letter that explains the story of how "George" (John Carroll) has frittered away his family inheritance and is now dependent on his half-brother "Barry" (Robert Paige) - a situation which he bitterly resents. A solution to his predicament p…
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The Flame
“"I'D BE A FOOL TO LET LOVE STAND IN MY WAY!"”
58%
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1h 37m
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The Flame (1947) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Flame (1947) — a movie tagged as Drama and Crime with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: George McAllister, the black sheep of a wealthy family who has squandered his share of the family inheritance, lives in constant jealousy, hatred and resentment of his half-brother Barry, who has been supporting him. George gets his girlfriend, Carlotta Duval, a job as Barry's nurse, with the idea being to marry him… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~97 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Flame 58% (12 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
George McAllister, the black sheep of a wealthy family who has squandered his share of the family inheritance, lives in constant jealousy, hatred and resentment of his half-brother Barry, who has been supporting him. George gets his girlfriend, Carlotta Duval, a job as Barry's nurse, with the idea being to marry him, kill him, and inherit his money—and marrying George.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1947-11-24
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 65018
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The official runtime for The Flame is approximately 97 minutes.
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Cast
John Carroll
George MacAllister
Vera Ralston
Carlotta Duval
Robert Paige
Barry MacAllister
Broderick Crawford
Ernie Hicks
Henry Travers
Dr. Mitchell
Blanche Yurka
Aunt Margaret
Constance Dowling
Helen Anderson
Hattie McDaniel
Celia
Victor Sen Yung
Chang
Harry Cheshire
The Minister
John Miljan
Detective
Garry Owen
Detective
Eddie Dunn
Police Officer
Bess Flowers
Woman in Hotel Lobby
Chuck Roberson
Policeman (uncredited)
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This is told by way of the reading of a letter that explains the story of how "George" (John Carroll) has frittered away his family inheritance and is now dependent on his half-brother "Barry" (Robert Paige) - a situation which he bitterly resents. A solution to his predicament presents itself when he suggests that his girlfriend "Carlotta" (Vera Ralston) take up the position of nurse to the ailing "Barry". Their plan is quite simple, really. She befriends him, gets him to fall in love with her and then they marry. Once married, "Barry" will meet his end and she will be free to marry "George" and inherit the family fortune. It's not so much a flame this as a flicker. It's pretty obvious what's going to happen, and but for a few scenes with the scheming "Ernie" (Broderick Crawford) and Henry Travers as the well meaning "Dr. Mitchell" this story proves to not quite have the courage of it's convictions. It's all just a little too formulaic in the end. Blanche Yurka does her best impersonation of Queen Mary as his aunt "Blanche" - no fool, herself and Hattie McDaniel livens things up, sparingly, too - but sadly this all just goes the way of the damp squib after a promising start.
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