The Great Flamarion

The Great Flamarion (1945) starring Erich von Stroheim, Mary Beth Hughes, Dan Duryea
Audiences are raving about the greatest trick-shooting act of all time! The Great Flamarion (Erich Von Stroheim) can light a match held by his beautiful assistant Connie from across the stage with a perfectly placed shot. He can even sever the shoulder strap of her evening gown with a bullet from his prized pistol. But offstage, Flamarion's famed steadiness and control are no match for Connie's feminine wiles. She's fed-up with Al, her hard-drinking husband who also stars in Flamarion's show. She seduces the hesitant Flamarion, whose aloof manner masks his emotional naivete, and compels him to "accidentally" shoot her drunken spouse during the performance. Though Flamarion is acquitted of the death, it marks the beginning of a painful descent into betrayal, revenge and murder.