The Flaming Urge

The Flaming Urge
Directed by	Harold Ericson
Written by	Harold Ericson (screenplay) Harold Ericson (story) Ray Pierson (story)
Produced by	Richard L'Estrange (associate producer) A.W. Hackel Ray Pierson (producer)
Starring	Harold Lloyd Jr. Cathy Downs
Cinematography	Clark Ramsey
Edited by	Maurice Kline
Music by	Raoul Kraushaar
Distributed by	A. W. Hackel Productions
Release date	1953 (1953)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Flaming Urge is a 1953 American crime film directed by Harold Ericson.

Plot

Upon arriving in the small town of Monroe, Michigan, a young man secures a job at a department store. Despite this, he is inexplicably drawn to observe fires, which leads to suspicion when a series of arson attacks plague the town, making him the prime suspect.

Cast

• Harold Lloyd Jr. as Tom Smith
• Cathy Downs as Charlotte Cruickshank
• Byron Foulger as A. Horace Pender
• Jonathan Hale as Mr. Chalmers
• Bob Hughes as Frank
• Florence Lake as Mrs. Binger
• Herbert Rawlinson as Herb, fire chief
• Pierre Watkin as Albert Cruickshank
• Barbara Woodell as Mrs. Cruickshank
• Johnny Duncan as Ralph Jarvis

External links

• The Flaming Urge at IMDb
• The Flaming Urge is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive