The Flanagan Boy (aka Bad Blonde) (1953)

A young boxer (Tony Wright) with a bright future is taken under the wing of a rich Italian (Frederick Valk) who sponsors him. But when he begins an affair with the Italian's hard-bitten wife (Barbara Payton), she pushes him to murder her husband. Based on the novel by Max Catto (DEVIL AT 4 O'CLOCK) and directed by Reginald Le Borg (THE MUMMY'S GHOST). This is your typical B noir set up. Gullible hero, manipulative femme fatale who lures him into her web and the good hearted husband with lots of money who stands in their way. In the mid 1950s, second tier American stars were sometimes imported to England to star in B movies so that the film would have some market value when they reached the States. Here, the minor starlet Barbara Payton serves that purpose. As cinema, it's predictable but mercifully short (1 hour, 20 minutes). There's not much you can say about a movie like this except been there, seen that. With Sidney James and John Slater.