FURY (1936)
German emigré Fritz Lang's first American film is a scathing depiction of mob violence and blind justice easily led astray. Passing through a small town, Joe Wilson (Spencer Tracy, in a powerful performance) is arrested, based on flimsy circumstantial evidence, for the kidnapping of a child. Word spreads quickly while Joe is in jail awaiting arraignment, and soon an angry mob demands the sheriff turn him over for a lynching; rebuffed, they burn down the building. Now, 20-plus citizens are on trial for Joe's murder. But his fiancée (Sylvia Sidney) suspects Joe might have escaped the blaze. DIR/SCR Fritz Lang; SCR Bartlett Cormack, from a story by Norman Krasna; PROD Joseph L. Mankiewicz. U.S., 1936, b&w, 92 min. NOT RATED
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Run Time: 92 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, August 02, 2024
Genre: Crime drama