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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 271627" data-attributes="member: 7">FLAMINGO ROAD was apparently a production of great importance to Warner Brothers. It was based on a novel by Robert Wilder. Warner Brothers had hoped the film version of Wilder&#039;s novel would be a big success, and therefore assembled some of the cast and crew from the Oscar-winning MILDRED PIERCE: Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott were given top roles, Michael Curtiz was assigned to direct, and Jerry Wald was set to produce.

One commentator said that FLAMINGO ROAD was the point in Crawford&#039;s career where she started to appear older on film, but also the point where she began to play younger characters. From what I know about the skeleton of the film&#039;s plot (I&#039;ve yet to see it myself), I do think that Crawford was a little old for her character: here she plays a woman named Lane Bellamy, an ex-carnival dancer who marries a wealthy businessman.

The film was released in May 1949. FLAMINGO ROAD received mixed reviews from critics. One reviewer said it was &quot;no fault of Crawford&#039;s that she couldn&#039;t handle the complicated romances and double crosses&quot; she was involved in within the story. THE NEW YORK TIMES called the movie a &quot;jumbled melodrama&quot;, while another source praised the film as &quot;a class vehicle for Joan Crawford, loaded with heartbreak, romance, and stinging violence&quot;. FLAMINGO ROAD was quite popular with movie audiences, however, grossing over $2 million inside the United States.

Any thoughts on this movie?

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[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 271627, member: 7"] [JUSTIFY]FLAMINGO ROAD was apparently a production of great importance to Warner Brothers. It was based on a novel by Robert Wilder. Warner Brothers had hoped the film version of Wilder's novel would be a big success, and therefore assembled some of the cast and crew from the Oscar-winning MILDRED PIERCE: Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott were given top roles, Michael Curtiz was assigned to direct, and Jerry Wald was set to produce. One commentator said that FLAMINGO ROAD was the point in Crawford's career where she started to appear older on film, but also the point where she began to play younger characters. From what I know about the skeleton of the film's plot (I've yet to see it myself), I do think that Crawford was a little old for her character: here she plays a woman named Lane Bellamy, an ex-carnival dancer who marries a wealthy businessman. The film was released in May 1949. FLAMINGO ROAD received mixed reviews from critics. One reviewer said it was "no fault of Crawford's that she couldn't handle the complicated romances and double crosses" she was involved in within the story. THE NEW YORK TIMES called the movie a "jumbled melodrama", while another source praised the film as "a class vehicle for Joan Crawford, loaded with heartbreak, romance, and stinging violence". FLAMINGO ROAD was quite popular with movie audiences, however, grossing over $2 million inside the United States. Any thoughts on this movie? How is it comparable to the TV series?[/JUSTIFY] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="330px" alt="1621269356269.png"]27279[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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