Flamingo Road (1949): Cast & Plot
Flamingo Road is a 1949 romantic drama directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Joan Crawford as Lane Bellamy, Zachary Scott and Sydney Greenstreet. It runs 1 hour 34 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 34m (94 min)
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Flamingo Road About?
The premise of Flamingo Road without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A wrong girl for the right side of the tracks. A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
Flamingo Road Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- false arrest
- graft
- senator
- election
- politics
- sheriff's deputy
- sheriff
- government corruption
- construction company
- small town
- abuse of power
- real estate
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- real estate development
- wealth
- greed
- political conspiracy
- governor
- stubbornness
- vice
- newspaper story
- grudge
- land grab
- political puppet
- election campaign
- manipulation
- card game
- politician
- deputy sheriff
- smear campaign
- waitress
- carnival
- peonage
- unrequited love
- lawyer
- corrupt sheriff
- angry mob
- tavern
- held at gunpoint
- murder
- jail
- cigarette smoking
- singing
- song
- wrongful arrest
- camp
- alcohol abuse
- spoken prologue
- roadhouse
- college drop out
- false imprisonment
Flamingo Road Cast & Characters
Joan Crawford leads the cast as Lane Bellamy, with Zachary Scott as Fielding Carlisle and Sydney Greenstreet as Sheriff Titus Semple. Directed by Michael Curtiz; 58 actors are credited in all.
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Director Michael Curtiz
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Joan Crawford as Lane Bellamy - Zachary Scott as Fielding Carlisle
- Sydney Greenstreet as Sheriff Titus Semple
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Virginia Huston as Annabelle Weldon
Also Starring in Flamingo Road
· 54 more- Gladys George Lute Mae Sanders
- David Brian Dan Reynolds
- James Flavin
- Fred Clark Doc Waterson
- Sam Harris Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Robert Strange
- Frank Cady
- Fred Kelsey Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Dick Gordon Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Dick Elliott Tom Coyne (uncredited)
- William H. O'Brien
- Sam McDaniel Boatright
- Iris Adrian Blanche - Inmate of Women's Prison (uncredited)
- Pierre Watkin
- Bert Stevens
- Mike Lally
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- James Conaty
- Ralph Brooks
- Roy Gordon Senator Flagstedt (uncredited)
- Charles Sherlock
- William Haade
- Lina Romay
- Larry J. Blake Martin (uncredited)
- William Bailey
- Paul Bradley
- Douglas Kennedy
- Garry Owen
- James Gonzalez
- Steve Carruthers
- Edward Biby
- Dale Robertson Tunis Simms (uncredited)
- Morgan Farley Link Niles (uncredited)
- Tris Coffin
- John Gallaudet
- Tito Vuolo Pete Ladas
- Gertrude Michael Millie
- Alice White Gracie
- Thomas Martin
- Russ Conway
- Kenneth Gibson
- Frank J. Scannell
- Paul Cristo
- John McGuire
- Pat Gleason
- Dick Ryan
- George Hoagland
- Tom Stevenson
- Sammy McKim
- Kay Garrett
- Carol Brewster
- Leslie Kimmell
- Jan Kayne
- M.A. Bogue
- Sunny Knight
More from Michael Curtiz
More films directed by Michael Curtiz, best-rated first: Casablanca, Mildred Pierce, Captain Blood and Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Flamingo Road Plot Summary
What happens in Flamingo Road from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Lane Bellamy is a carnival dancer who tires of the road and finds herself stranded in Boldon City, a Southern town that’s quietly ruled by a corrupt political machine. She becomes entangled with Fielding Carlisle, a deputy sheriff whose career is steered by the ruthless Sheriff Titus Semple. Semple dislikes Bellamy and wastes no time launching a calculated campaign to push her out of sight. Bellamy struggles to land steady work and is arrested on a trumped-up morality charge, a move that only deepens the town’s simmering tensions. ” In a reluctant bid to fit that mold, Carlisle marries his longtime girlfriend, Annabelle Weldon, even as the roots of trouble begin to show.
Full summary
The whole story of Flamingo Road, scene by scene
Flamingo Road Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Flamingo Road.
How Well Do You Know Flamingo Road?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What is Lane Bellamy's original profession before she becomes involved in Boldon City's politics?
Cars in Flamingo Road
14 cars on screen, including the 1941 Buick Roadmaster and the 1940 Buick Special.
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1941 Buick Roadmaster Main role -
1940 Buick Special Important role -
1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan Important role -
1940 Buick Limited Minor role
Flamingo Road Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “O Caminho da Redenção” and “Boulevard des passions”.
- Also known as
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- O Caminho da Redenção
- Boulevard des passions
- Die Straße der Erfolgreichen
- Viale Flamingo
- Caminho da Redenção
- 手足英雄
- Flamingovägen
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Flamingo Rising, The Naughty Flirt and The Road to Singapore.
Flamingo Road FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Flamingo Road, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Flamingo Road?
Flamingo Road runs 1 hour 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was Flamingo Road released?
Flamingo Road was released on April 28, 1949.
Who directed Flamingo Road?
Flamingo Road was directed by Michael Curtiz.
More films by Michael Curtiz Who is in the cast of Flamingo Road?
Flamingo Road stars Joan Crawford as Lane Bellamy, Zachary Scott as Fielding Carlisle and Sydney Greenstreet as Sheriff Titus Semple, among 58 credited actors.
Does Flamingo Road have a post-credit scene?
No. Flamingo Road has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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