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The Flaming Urge

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

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1953-09-27

Runtime: 68 mins

Director: Harold Ericson

Writer: Harold Ericson

Spoken language: English

Genres: Crime

Original title: The Flaming Urge

Production Companies: A.W. Hackel Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

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