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Flame of the Islands (1956)

Flame of the Islands poster
Directed by
Edward Ludwig
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
4.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets involved with dangerous people and romantic entanglements on a Caribbean island. She must navigate betrayals and criminal schemes that threaten her life.

tensemoodysuspensefulglamorousslow-burnmelodramaticvisually lushnoir-ish

What happens

Flame of the Islands is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff, and Zachary Scott. Shot in Trucolor, it was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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