Desert Fury (1947)
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Desert Fury is a rarety for the 1940s, a Technicolor "film noir." Set in a Nevada gambling town, the story concerns the various misadventures, romantic and otherwise, of Paula Haller (Lizabeth Scott), the rebellious daughter of gambling-house proprietress Fritzie Haller (Mary Astor, who steals the picture). Though no better than she ought to be, Fritzie is determined that Paula will not grow up as a "shady lady", but she'd fighting an uphill battle. John Hodiak plays crooked gambler Eddie Bendix (John Hodiak), who tries to exploit Paula's fascination with him for his own gain. Thank heaven that upright lawman Tom Hanson (Burt Lancaster) is on hand to rescue the heroine from the machinations of Bendix and his partner-in-perfidy Johnny Ryan (Wendell Corey). Desert Fury was adapted from the far racier and more explicit novel by Ramona Stewart. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Burt Lancaster - Tom Hanson
- Mary Astor - Fritzie Haller
- Wendell Corey - Johnny Ryan
- William Harrigan - Judge Berle Lindquist
- Jane Novak - Mrs. Lindquist
- Harland Tucker - Chuck, the Dealer
- Tom Schamp - Dan, the Sheriff's Deputy
- Ray Teal - Bus Driver
- Ralph Peters - Pete, the Cafe Owner
- Lizabeth Scott - Paula Haller
- John Hodiak - Eddie Bendix
- Kristine Miller - Claire Lindquist
- James Flavin - Pat Johnson
- John Farrell - Drunk in Jail
- Ed Randolph
- Michael Lally - Dealer
- Lew Harvey - Doorman
- Milt Kibbee - Mike, the Bartender
- Director(s):
- Lewis Allen
- Writer(s):
- Robert Rossen, A.I. Bezzerides
- Producer(s):
- Hal B. Wallis
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