Flame of the West
Seen it?1945 | 71 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 11 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1945: an older pace and style.
Flame of the West has always attracted more attention than most of Johnny Mack Brown's Monogram westerns, if for no other reason than the offbeat casting of Douglass Dumbrille. Usually seen in villainous roles, Dumbrille herein offers a sincere, effective performance as a scrupulously honest US marshal named Nightlander. When he takes on a gang of crooked gamblers, Nightlander is shot down in cold blood, compelling frontier doctor John Poole (Johnny Mack Brown) to put his Hippocratic oath on the back burner and strap on the shootin' irons.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 836 people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lambert Hillyer
- Johnny Mack BrownDr. John Poore
- Raymond HattonAdd Youman
- Joan WoodburyPoppy Rand
- Douglass DumbrilleMarshal Tom Nightlander
- Lynne CarverAbbie Compton
- Tom QuinnBartender Ed
- Harry WoodsWisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)
- Ray BennettHenchman Rocky (as Raphael Bennett)
- Riley HillCowhand Midland
- Jack IngramHenchman Slick