The Great Flamarion

The Great Flamarion is a 1945 American black-and-white film noir about an expert marksman entertainer who falls in love with a woman; she pressures him to murder her alcoholic husband, but she is having an affair with another man. Like many films noirs, the film's narrative is told in flashback.

Erich von Stroheim as The Great Flamarion and Mary Beth Hughes as Connie Wallace.

Esther Howard, Dan Duryea and Mary Beth Hughes.

Directed by Anthony Mann. Written by Heinz Herald, Richard Weil, and Anne Wigton.

The Great Flamarion

• [Before strangling her] That was your curtain speech, Connie.

Dialogue

Connie Wallace: You know, no matter how fast you drink it the distilleries can still stay way ahead of you.

Al Wallace: Yup. But by next week I'll have 'em workin nights to do it!

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Cleo: Still collecting men as a hobby?

Connie Wallace: Can you think of a better one?

Cast

• Erich von Stroheim - The Great Flamarion
• Mary Beth Hughes - Connie Wallace
• Dan Duryea - Al Wallace
• Stephen Barclay - Eddie Wheeler
• Lester Allen - Tony
• Esther Howard - Cleo