Bad Blonde_1953_ Reginald Le Borg_PARENTE_Noir

The film opens at a carnival with a barker calling for onlookers to enter the tent where an audience member will fight one of the professional boxers. In a setup, a trained amateur boxer takes the ring and knocks out one of the pros. The boxer, Johnny Flanagan played by Tony Wright, impresses the carnival promoter such that he takes young Flanagan under his wing in an attempt to launch a comeback into prizefighting. Enter Giuseppe Vecchi a wealthy Italian former promoter with the connections to back the fighter. Flanagan's future looks promising until he meets Giuseppe's wife Lorna Vecchi. Lorna, played by Barbara Payton, married her rich and doting husband when he owned a club where she was a dancer. She's a true trophy wife all too eager to show her displeasure at her jovial husband's eccentricities. The first time Flanagan lays eyes on Lorna it's clear he is ripe for seduction. And seduction is clearly on Lorna's mind, evident as she licks her lips while her eyes scan Flanagan's shirtless, sweaty body during a bout. He may beat opponents in the ring, but Flanagan doesn't stand a chance against Lorna. Lorna gets what she wants and soon she's embroiled in an affair with Flanigan. Determined to make herself a wealthy widow, she hatches a scheme to entice her lover to kill Giuseppe. Two murders follow, both orchestrated by Lorna. She gets her comeuppance, but only after ruining everyone's friendships, family and future. She's one bad blonde.