Flamingo Road - 1949 - 7/10

Another turn for the carnival, dash outta town before the sheriff seizes assets.
Except Lane (Elaine), cooch dancer, decides to stay in Bolton after the deputy takes a shine to her.
Thing is, she doesn’t count on the sheriff, who owns the town.
Hell, the entire state seems in his pocket, via bribery, blackmail, political machinery.
Then, this becomes a bruising battle of iron wills,

Noir drama is ostensibly a Joan Crawford vehicle, though she seems too old.
Tell that to Sidney Greenstreet, who shines as the unscrupulous, manipulative Sheriff Semple.
For innocents who assume only top officials are corrupt.