The Flanagan Boy (released in the United States as Bad Blonde) is a 1953 British second feature ('B')[1] film noir directed by Reginald Le Borg.

[3][4] Shady promoter Sharkey spots young boxer Johnny Flanagan in a fairground booth fight and takes him under his wing, in an attempt to launch a comeback into prizefighting.

[5] In a contemporary reviews, Kine Weekly said "Exuberant murder melodrama, containing prominent sex overtones and a fight racket fringe. ...

"[6] Monthly Film Bulletin wrote "A lurid little melodrama, with toughly realistic portraits of boxing world characters, a solid performance by Frederick Valk as Vecchi, and Barbara Payton as a flashy sex-menace.

"[10] The Bad Blonde/Flanagan Boy’s low-budget pedigree is evident, and attributable to Hammer studio’s “draconian cost-consciousness,” according film historian Wheeler W.