Bad Blonde 1953 The film opens at a carnival with two barkers 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 Flanigan played by Tony Wright, impresses the carnival promoters such that they take young Flanigan under their wings in an attempt to launch a comeback into prizefighting Enter Giuseppe Vecchi a wealthy Italian with the connections to back the fighter Flanigans future looks promising until he meets Giuseppes wife Lorna Vecchi Lorna, played by Barbara Payton, married her rich and doting husband when he owned a club where she was a dancer Shes a true trophy wife all too eager to show her displeasure at her jovial husbands eccentricities The first time Flanigan lays eyes on Lorna its clear he is ripe for seduction And seduction is clearly on Lornas mind, evident as she licks her lips while her eyes scan Flanigans shirtless, sweaty body after a bout He may beat opponents in the ring, but Flanigan doesnt stand a chance against Lorna Lorna gets what she wants and soon shes embroiled in an affair with Flanigan Determined to make herself a wealthy widow, she begins enticing her lover in a plot to kill Giuseppe Two murders follow, both orchestrated by Lorna She gets her comeuppance, but only after ruining everyones friendships, family and future Shes one bad blonde