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Hämähäkki

Original title: Flamingo Road
  • 19491949
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott in Hämähäkki (1949)
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DramaFilm-NoirRomance

A corrupt small town sheriff manipulates local candidates to the state legislature but he eventually comes into conflict with a visiting carnival dancer.A corrupt small town sheriff manipulates local candidates to the state legislature but he eventually comes into conflict with a visiting carnival dancer.A corrupt small town sheriff manipulates local candidates to the state legislature but he eventually comes into conflict with a visiting carnival dancer.

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3K
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  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Robert Wilder(screenplay)
    • Edmund H. North(additional dialogue)
    • Sally Wilder(play "Flamingo Road")
  • Stars
    • Joan Crawford
    • Zachary Scott
    • Sydney Greenstreet
  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Robert Wilder(screenplay)
    • Edmund H. North(additional dialogue)
    • Sally Wilder(play "Flamingo Road")
  • Stars
    • Joan Crawford
    • Zachary Scott
    • Sydney Greenstreet
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Flamingo Road
    Trailer 1:59
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    Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott in Hämähäkki (1949)
    Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott in Hämähäkki (1949)
    Sydney Greenstreet and Zachary Scott in Hämähäkki (1949)
    Joan Crawford, M.A. Bogue, Gertrude Michael, Dale Robertson, and Zachary Scott in Hämähäkki (1949)
    Joan Crawford in Hämähäkki (1949)
    Joan Crawford in Hämähäkki (1949)
    Joan Crawford and Gertrude Michael in Hämähäkki (1949)
    Sydney Greenstreet, David Brian, and Zachary Scott in Hämähäkki (1949)
    Joan Crawford and David Brian in Hämähäkki (1949)
    Joan Crawford, David Brian, and Zachary Scott in Hämähäkki (1949)
    Joan Crawford in Hämähäkki (1949)
    Joan Crawford and Sydney Greenstreet in Hämähäkki (1949)

    Top cast

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    Joan Crawford
    Joan Crawford
    • Lane Bellamy
    Zachary Scott
    Zachary Scott
    • Fielding Carlisle
    Sydney Greenstreet
    Sydney Greenstreet
    • Sheriff Titus Semple
    David Brian
    David Brian
    • Dan Reynolds
    Gladys George
    Gladys George
    • Lute Mae Sanders
    Virginia Huston
    Virginia Huston
    • Annabelle Weldon
    Fred Clark
    Fred Clark
    • Doc Waterson
    Gertrude Michael
    Gertrude Michael
    • Millie
    Alice White
    Alice White
    • Gracie
    Sam McDaniel
    Sam McDaniel
    • Boatright
    Tito Vuolo
    Tito Vuolo
    • Pete Ladas
    Iris Adrian
    Iris Adrian
    • Blanche - Inmate of Women's Prison
    • (uncredited)
    William Bailey
    William Bailey
    • Leo Mitchell
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Larry J. Blake
    Larry J. Blake
    • Martin
    • (uncredited)
    M.A. Bogue
    M.A. Bogue
    • Johnny Simms
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Carol Brewster
    • Waitress
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Robert Wilder(screenplay) (play "Flamingo Road")
      • Edmund H. North(additional dialogue)
      • Sally Wilder(play "Flamingo Road")
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Originally intended as a vehicle for Ann Sheridan, who turned down role played by Joan Crawford.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene the sign states "Boldon City - Elevation 1253 Ft". The highest point in Florida is only 345 feet.
    • Quotes

      Sheriff Titus Semple: Now me, I never forget anything.

      Lane Bellamy: You know sheriff; we had an elephant in our carnival with a memory like that. He went after a keeper that he'd held a grudge against for almost 15 years. Had to be shot. You just wouldn't believe how much trouble it is to dispose of a dead elephant.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are presented on a book as someone turns the pages.
    • Connections
      Featured in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      If I Could Be with You
      (uncredited)
      Music by James P. Johnson
      Lyrics by Henry Creamer
      Sung by Joan Crawford in the tent and at Lute Mae's Tavern
      Also performed by an unidentified singer at the Rendezvous Room
      Played often in the score

    User reviews56

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    Featured review
    7/10
    The Road to Ruin is paved with good actors
    Over the top melodrama that works, under the steady direction of Curtiz. Crawford is an ex-carnie, and Greenstreet is the corrupt sherrif of a small town she's chosen as her haven. He gets her boyfriend to desert her for a more respectable marriage so he can make him a senator, and after she marries a political player he's associated with, he makes life hard on both of them with a combination of blackmail muscle and frame-up push. Greenstreet is wonderfully grotesque, and all the other leads also hold up well. Nice photography in stark toned B & W.
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    • funkyfry
    • Oct 10, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 1949 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Flamingo Road
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 28, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Michael Curtiz Productions
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,528,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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