Flame of the Islands
5.7
1955
1 hr 30 min
Drama
A café singer buys a gambling casino and several men fall in love with her.
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- Cast：
- Yvonne De Carlo , Howard Duff , Zachary Scott , Kurt Kasznar , James Arness , Frieda Inescort , Barbara O'Neil
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Reviews
Some things I liked some I did not.
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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
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Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
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This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
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