Joe Wilson, a wrongly jailed man thought to have died in a blaze started by a bloodthirsty lynch mob, is somehow alive. And dead to all he ever stood for and perhaps ever will be. Because Joe aims to ensure his would-be executioners meet the fat Joe miraculously escaped. Spencer Tracy is Joe, Sylvia Sidney is his bride-to-be and Fury lives up to its volatile name with its searing indictment of mob justice and lynching. In his first American film, director Fritz Lang (Metropolis, The Big Heat) combines a passion for justice and sharp visual style into a landmark of social-conscience filmmaking. In the 49 years before this movie's release, some 6,000 people in the U.S. were victims of lynch mobs. The Fury over those tragedies -- and over other injustices to come - remains.

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Fury (1936)

Film-Noir/Drama/Crime/Suspense/Thriller · 1h 32m · 6/5/1936

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TWO LOVERS...VICTIMS OF MOB VIOLENCE! (original 1936 window card poster)

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Joe Wilson, a wrongly jailed man thought to have died in a blaze started by a bloodthirsty lynch mob, is somehow alive. And dead to all he ever stood for and perhaps ever will be. Because Joe aims to ensure his would-be executioners meet the fat Joe miraculously escaped. Spencer Tracy is Joe, Sylvia Sidney is his bride-to-be and Fury lives up to its volatile name with its searing indictment of mob justice and lynching. In his first American film, director Fritz Lang (Metropolis, The Big Heat) combines a passion for justice and sharp visual style into a landmark of social-conscience filmmaking. In the 49 years before this movie's release, some 6,000 people in the U.S. were victims of lynch mobs. The Fury over those tragedies -- and over other injustices to come - remains.

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Revenue

$11,712
Source
Cast
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Sylvia Sidney

Katherine Grant
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Spencer Tracy

Joe Wilson
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Walter Abel

District Attorney
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Bruce Cabot

Kirby Dawson
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Edward Ellis

Sheriff
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Walter Brennan

'Bugs' Meyers
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Frank Albertson

Charlie
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George Walcott

Tom
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Arthur Stone

Durkin
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Morgan Wallace

Fred Garrett
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George Chandler

Milton Jackson
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Roger Gray

Stranger
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Edwin Maxwell

Vickery
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Howard Hickman

Governor
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Jonathan Hale

Defense Attorney
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Leila Bennett

Edna Hooper
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Esther Dale

Mrs. Whipple
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Helen Flint

Franchette
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Erville Alderson

Plumber (uncredited)
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Ernie Alexander

Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
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Ricca Allen

Townswoman Gossip (uncredited)
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Herbert Ashley

Oscar - Bartender (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon

Townsman (uncredited)
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B.F. Blinn

Juror (uncredited)
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Ward Bond

Man (uncredited)
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Harry Bowen

Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
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Ed Brady

Dawson's Friend (uncredited)
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Raymond Brown

Farmer (uncredited)
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Harry Burkhardt

Sheriff's Deputy (uncredited)
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Eugene Burr

Man at Elevator (uncredited)
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Daniel G. Tomlinson

Man in Court (uncredited)
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Tommy Tomlinson

Reporter (uncredited)
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Minerva Urecal

Fanny (uncredited)
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Guy Usher

Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
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Billy Wayne

Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
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Dick Wessel

Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Huey White

Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Florence Wix

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Dorothea Wolbert

Hector's Wife (uncredited)
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Buck Woods

Bartender (uncredited)
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Janet Young

Prim Townswoman (uncredited)
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Frederick Burton

Judge Daniel Hopkins (uncredited)
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Nora Cecil

Albert's Mother (uncredited)
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Harvey Clark

Mayor Pippen (uncredited)
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Edward Cook

Boy (uncredited)
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Jane Corcoran

Praying Townswoman (uncredited)
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Gino Corrado

Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
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Jules Cowles

Frank - Lockup Keeper (uncredited)
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Alexander Cross

Outgoing Watchman (uncredited)
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Jack Daley

Factory Foreman (uncredited)
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Sidney De Gray

Jury Member (uncredited)
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Helen Dickson

Townswoman Gossip (uncredited)
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Belle Donovan

Myrtle - Sheriff's Secretary (uncredited)
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Robert Dudley

Townsman Store Owner (uncredited)
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Oliver Eckhardt

Juror (uncredited)
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Edgar Edwards

Tomato Thrower / Arsonist Defendant (uncredited)
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Adolph Faylauer

Reporter (uncredited)
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Mary Foy

Townswoman Defendant (uncredited)
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Raoul Freeman

Sheriff's Deputy (uncredited)
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Jack Grey

Townsman - Dawson's Friend (uncredited)
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Bobbie Hale

Townsman (uncredited)
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Ben Hall

Walter Gordon - aka Goofy (uncredited)
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Sherry Hall

Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Edna Mae Harris

Black Woman (uncredited)
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Harry Harvey

Jasper Anderson - Defendant (uncredited)
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Raymond Hatton

Hector - Barber (uncredited)
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Harry Hayden

Lem - Jailer (uncredited)
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Sam Hayes

Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Daniel L. Haynes

Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Fay Helm

Townswoman (uncredited)
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Miner - Townsman Mob Defendant (uncredited)
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Al Herman

Dawson's Friend (uncredited)
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Robert Homans

Incoming Watchman (uncredited)
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Arthur Hoyt

Grouch (uncredited)
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Sydney Jarvis

Court Bailiff (uncredited)
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Si Jenks

Uncle Billy (uncredited)
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Clarence Kolb

Durkin's Friend (uncredited)
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Gwen Lee

Mrs. Fred Garrett (uncredited)
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Keye Luke

Reporter (uncredited)
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Murdock MacQuarrie

Dawson's Friend (uncredited)
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Wally Maher

Ted Fitzgerald - Chief Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
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Tom Mahoney

Bailiff (uncredited)
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Paul McAllister

Passerby (uncredited)
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Harry McCoy

Adams' Assistant (uncredited)
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Pat McKee

Townsman Mob Defendant (uncredited)
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Mira McKinney

Hysterical Townswoman at Trial (uncredited)
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Charles Meakin

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Robert Milasch

Townsman Deputy - Dawson's Friend (uncredited)
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Frank Mills

Dawson's Friend (uncredited)
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King Mojave

Walter Judd - Townsman Mob Defendant (uncredited)
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Roger Moore

Adams' Assistant (uncredited)
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Esther Muir

Girl in Apartment Listening to Radio (uncredited)
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Elsa Newell

Roadside Diner Owner (uncredited)
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William Newell

Roadside Service Station Owner (uncredited)
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Field Norton

Court Bailiff (uncredited)
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Dennis O'Keefe

Reporter (uncredited)
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George Offerman Jr.

Youthful Mob Defendant (uncredited)
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Franklin Parker

Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
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Victor Potel

Jorgeson - Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
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James Quinn

Dawson's Friend (uncredited)
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Ruth Renick

Mrs. Sally Humphries (uncredited)
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Bert Roach

Waiter (uncredited)
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Ronald R. Rondell

Reporter (uncredited)
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Christian Rub

Sven Ahern - Barber (uncredited)
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Cy Schindell

Townsman (uncredited)
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Scott Seaton

Townsman (uncredited)
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Lucille Stafford

Townswoman Gossip (uncredited)
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Will Stanton

Drunk Leaving Bar (uncredited)
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Carl Stockdale

Hardware Man (uncredited)
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Mark Strong

Court Bailiff (uncredited)
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Charles Sullivan

Townsman Mob Defendant (uncredited)
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Denny Sullivan

Townsman Mob Defendant (uncredited)
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Everett Sullivan

New Deputy (uncredited)
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Frank Sully

Dynamiter (uncredited)
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Gertrude Sutton

Miss Tuttle (uncredited)
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William Tannen

Governor's Aide (uncredited)
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Albert Taylor

Old Man (uncredited)
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Terry

Rainbow - Joe's Dog (uncredited)
Crew
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Fritz Lang

Director
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Bartlett Cormack

Writer
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Fritz Lang

Writer
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Norman Krasna

Writer
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