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The Flaming Urge

Harold Ericson

1953 • 1h 8m

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

The Flaming Urge

Cast

Harold Lloyd Jr.

Harold Lloyd Jr.Tom Smith

Cathy Downs

Cathy DownsCharlotte Cruickshank

Byron Foulger

Byron FoulgerA. Horace Pender

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan HaleMr. Chalmers

Florence Lake

Florence LakeMrs. Binger

Bob HughesFrank

Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert RawlinsonHerb - Fire Chief

Pierre Watkin

Pierre WatkinAlbert Cruickshank

Johnny Duncan

Johnny DuncanRalph Jarvis

Barbara WooddellMrs. Cruickshank

Larry BartonUsed-Car Salesman

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The Flaming Urge (1953) — Backlot Notes