The Flaming Urge

Name: The Flaming Urge
Director: Harold Ericson
Genre: Crime
Released: 1953-09-27
Duration: 68 min
Cast: Harold Lloyd Jr., Cathy Downs, Byron Foulger, Jonathan Hale, Florence Lake

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1953 · 68 min · NR · Crime · TMDB 7.0/10

Overview

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

Directed by Harold Ericson

Cast

Harold Lloyd Jr. — Tom Smith
Cathy Downs — Charlotte Cruickshank
Byron Foulger — A. Horace Pender
Jonathan Hale — Mr. Chalmers
Florence Lake — Mrs. Binger