The Flaming Urge (1953)

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A pyromaniac tries to fight his obsession with fire. This movie uses the pyromaniac urge as an extraordinarily transparent metaphor for homosexuality.
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Sep 27, 1953
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A pyromaniac tries to fight his obsession with fire. This movie uses the pyromaniac urge as an extraordinarily transparent metaphor for homosexuality.

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