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Flaxy Martin: Directed by Richard L. Bare. With Virginia Mayo, Zachary Scott, Dorothy Malone, Tom D'Andrea. Mob attorney Walter Colby is manipulated by showgirl Flaxy Martin into taking the rap for a murder committed by mobster Hap Richie's goons but he escapes and tries to get revenge.
- Richard L. Bare
- 2 min
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A murder occurs, and a witness tells the police that she will never forget the killer’s face. Mob attorney Walter Colby (Scott) is called by crime boss Hap Richie (Douglas Kennedy) in the middle of the night to arrange bail for his hood Caesar (Jack Overman). After doing so Colby tells his girlfriend, showgirl Flaxy Martin (Virginia Mayo), that he ...
Allmovie.com critic Hal Erickson lauded the film director, writing,[when?] "Director Richard L. Bare had only recently moved up from the "Joe McDoakes" comedy shorts to features when he guided Flaxy Martin with skill and aplomb." Has been shown on Turner Classic Movies show 'Noir Alley' with Eddie Muller.
Flaxy Martin at the American Film Institute CatalogFlaxy Martin at IMDbFlaxy Martin at AllMovieFlaxy Martin at the TCM Movie DatabaseFlaxy Martin. Attorney Walter Colby (Zachary Scott) has ties to the mob, but he begins to regret his criminal affiliations. When his sultry girlfriend, showgirl Flaxy Martin (Virginia Mayo), who ...
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- Richard L. Bare
- Crime, Drama
- Virginia Mayo
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Richard L. Bare’s Flaxy Martin often goes overlooked or underappreciated in film noir discussions yet it delivers a full spread of noir elements (the frame, the fugitive, the femme fatale) with the solid production values for which Warner Brothers was known. Zachary Scott stars as Walter Colby, a lawyer trying unsuccessfully to extricate ...
Written by CinemaSerf on December 12, 2023. Attorney Walter Colby has ties to the mob, but he begins to regret his criminal affiliations. When his girlfriend, showgirl Flaxy Martin, who also has shady connections, becomes a suspect in a murder, Walter takes the fall. However, on his way to prison, he escapes, determined to bring the real killer ...
Unscrupulous showgirl Flaxy Martin involves young attorney Walter Colby with mobster Hap Richie. A girl is murdered, with the evidence pointing to Flaxy, and Colby takes the rap and gets a 20 year sentence. San Malko gives Colby the clue to the real killer and, en route to prison, he escapes and is found by Nora Carson who shelters him.
