The Flaming Urge (1953)

7.0/10 68 min Crime

Overview

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

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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