The Sound of Fury

"A blonde with ice cold nerves and deep warm curves !"

1950 1h 25m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 52

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Synopsis

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A family man – desperate for a job – latches onto a friend who encourages him into being a criminal.

“A blonde with ice cold nerves and deep warm curves !”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Frank Lovejoy
Howard Tyler
Kathleen Ryan
Judy Tyler
Richard Carlson
Gil Stanton
Lloyd Bridges
Jerry Slocum
Katherine Locke
Hazel Weatherwax
Adele Jergens
Velma
Art Smith
Hal Clendenning
Renzo Cesana
Dr. Vido Simone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cy Endfield
Writers: Jo Pagano, Cy Endfield
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cy Endfield, shot by Guy Roe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor George Amy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Frank Lovejoy and Kathleen Ryan and Richard Carlson carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "A blonde with ice cold nerves and deep warm curves !".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0043075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Cy Endfield directs. Guy Roe behind the camera. George Amy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Cy Endfield, shot by Guy Roe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor George Amy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Frank Lovejoy and Kathleen Ryan and Richard Carlson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A blonde with ice cold nerves and deep warm curves !".
7IMDB entry: tt0043075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Guy Roe
Editing: George Amy
Production design: Perry Ferguson
Makeup / hair: Louis Phillipi
Sound: Jean L. Speak
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Sound of Fury (1950)

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CinemaSerf2024-02-06
★ 7/10
With another baby on the way, the jobless "Tyler" (Frank Lovejoy) is desperate to find work. Repeatedly rejected, he ends up doing some driving for the small-time thief "Slocum" (Lloyd Bridges) and after a few heists, their financial situation improves markedly. His wife "Judy" (Kathleen Ryan) thinks he's got a nightshift somewhere but boy does she get a shock when it emerges that her husband is now implicated in the brutal murder of the young son of a wealthy man. When his body is found the police apprehend both "Tyler" and "Slocum" and soon, spurned on by the sensationalising journalist "Stanton" (Richard Carlson), an angry mob is outside the police station - and it is baying for blood. For much of this film, it's a standard petty crime goes wrong drama and neither Lovejoy nor Bridges really stand out. It's the last half hour where this film comes into it's own a little more. Carlson is good as the odious newspaper man who cares little about anything but his task to increase circulation and with the increasing tension inside a police station besieged by a determined mob, Cy Endfield manages to create a denouement that shows just how thin the line between lawfulness and lawlessness can be - especially when goaded and galvanised by a sense of righteousness. Oddly enough, the conclusion still resonates quite effectively even now, and for thirty minutes - at least - this is a thought-provoking film to watch.

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