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Director:
Writers:
Abem Finkel (screenplay) and
Carl Erickson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 May 1935 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
An immigrant coal miner finds himself in the middle of a bitter labor dispute between the workers and the mine owners. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Black Fury- Incisive Labor Film *** more (12 total)

Cast

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Paul Muni ... Joe Radek
Karen Morley ... Anna Novak
William Gargan ... Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
Barton MacLane ... McGee
John Qualen ... Mike Shemanski (as John T. Qualen)
J. Carrol Naish ... Steve Croner (as J. Carroll Naish)
Vince Barnett ... Kubanda
Tully Marshall ... Tommy Poole
Henry O'Neill ... John W. Hendricks
Joseph Crehan ... Johnny Farrell (as Joe Crehan)

Mae Marsh ... Mrs. Mary Novak
Sara Haden ... Sophie Shemanski (as Sarah Haden)
Willard Robertson ... Mr. J.J. Welsh
Effie Ellsler ... Bubitschka
Wade Boteler ... Mulligan
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Additional Details

Runtime:
94 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Norway:16 (1935) | Finland:(Banned) (1935) | USA:Approved (PCA #579)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Mike's murder was based on an actual strike case in which a miner was killed by three company policemen. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Porky's Party (1938) more
Soundtrack:
Young and Healthy more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Black Fury- Incisive Labor Film ***, 10 March 2007
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Author: edwagreen from United States

The fabulous Paul Muni gives another wonderful performance in this 1935 film.

With a genuine Slavic accent, Muni is superb as a coal miner who loses his girl (Karen Morley) to a company Policeman and goes on a drinking binge as a result. It is at this point that a gangster organization tries to create chaos within the union and Muni becomes their perfect foil.

J. Carrol Naish is excellent as the worker who works for this unholy organization.

Naturally, Muni's best friend is killed in a clash with company police and Muni, now sober, vows revenge.

Morley returns to Muni just in time as he goes down into the mine and starts blowing the place up. It's at this point that the film starts to go down, but with Muni's performance and the problems shown of what the coal miners had to endure plus the dishonesty in trying to break the union, all make for a very good film.

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