The Flanagan Boy (novel)

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The Flanagan Boy
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AuthorMax Catto
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherHarrap
Publication date
1949
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Flanagan Boy is a 1949 crime thriller novel by the British author Max Catto. The plot has some similarities that of The Postman Always Rings Twice and its 1946 Hollywood film adaptation.[1]

Film version

In 1953 it was adapted into the film noir The Flanagan Boy directed by Reginald Le Borg and Barbara Payton, Frederick Valk and Tony Wright.[2]

References

  1. Grant p.240-41
  2. Goble p.75

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Grant, John. A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir: The Essential Reference Guide. Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.