Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road (1949)

  • 69% of users liked it
    (263 ratings)

The fourth of Joan Crawford's Warner Bros. vehicles, Flamingo Road doesn't hold up as well as her earlier Mildred Pierce or Humoresque, but there's plenty to please the eye and ear. Sideshow kootch-dancer Lane Bellamy (Crawford), stranded in a backwater town, gets a job as a waitress. Lane begins… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.
Directed By
Michael Curtiz
Written By
Robert Wilder, Edmund H. North
Genres
Drama, Romance, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1949 Wide
On DVD
Feb 12, 2008

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Germanic technique flourishes in Americana

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A cynical political melodrama.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Veronique K


    "flamingo road" is joan crawford's another cooperation with director michael curtiz who catapults crawford into the niche of academy award-winning actrress in 1945 for "mildred pierce". and this time crawford teams again with curtiz as well as her mildred… More

  • Mason W


    I am a very fan of Joan Crawford's. Flamingo Road from the late 40's was yet another gem. Joan plays a woman that ges stranded at a circus while trying out for a pageant. This was a stepping stone from being part of the circus to making money and power within this small… More

  • jay n


    Lurid, over the top melodrama with Crawford giving a tough, spirited performance against wonderful opponent Sydney Greenstreet, theirs is a terrificly malevolent chemistry. They pretty much wipe everybody else off the screen except for Gladys George in a sharp cameo.

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