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Flesh and Fury

  • 1952
  • Approved
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
516
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Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Mona Freeman, and Joe Gray in Flesh and Fury (1952)
DramaSport

A deaf boxer is exploited by a gold-digging blonde.A deaf boxer is exploited by a gold-digging blonde.A deaf boxer is exploited by a gold-digging blonde.

  • Director
    • Joseph Pevney
  • Writers
    • William Alland
    • Bernard Gordon
  • Stars
    • Tony Curtis
    • Jan Sterling
    • Mona Freeman
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    516
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph Pevney
    • Writers
      • William Alland
      • Bernard Gordon
    • Stars
      • Tony Curtis
      • Jan Sterling
      • Mona Freeman
    • 9User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    • Paul Callan
    Jan Sterling
    Jan Sterling
    • Sonya Bartow
    Mona Freeman
    Mona Freeman
    • Ann Hollis
    Wallace Ford
    Wallace Ford
    • Jack 'Pop' Richardson
    Connie Gilchrist
    Connie Gilchrist
    • Mrs. Richardson
    Katherine Locke
    Katherine Locke
    • Mrs. Hollis
    Harry Shannon
    Harry Shannon
    • Mike Callan - Paul's Father
    Louis Jean Heydt
    Louis Jean Heydt
    • Whitey
    Tom Powers
    Tom Powers
    • Andy Randolph
    Nella Walker
    Nella Walker
    • Mrs. Hackett
    Harry Guardino
    Harry Guardino
    • Lou Callan - Paul's Brother
    Joe Gray
    Joe Gray
    • Cliff
    Harry Raven
    • Murphy
    Ted Stanhope
    Ted Stanhope
    • Maris - the Butler
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Eleanor Bassett
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Norman Bishop
    • Lugano
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Blair
    Henry Blair
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joseph Pevney
    • Writers
      • William Alland
      • Bernard Gordon
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the climactic boxing match, Tony Curtis's weight is announced as 146 and a half pounds, his opponent's as 147 pounds.
    • Quotes

      Sonya Bartow: I love you too, Paul... in my own funny way.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Four Star Playhouse: Man in the Box (1953)

    User reviews9

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    7/10
    His silent world
    In one of his roles on the way up Tony Curtis played a deaf mute killer without a line of dialog in Johnny Stool Pigeon. Someone at Universal must have remembered that performance when Flesh And Fury was cast. Tony Curtis shows some real acting chops in this one conveying all kinds of emotions with very few words.

    Curtis plays a deaf mute boxer who was doing club dates to earn some dollars. One night after flattening an opponent he makes two acquaintances. One is fight manager Wallace Ford who signs him up, The other is brassy dame Jan Sterling who takes over all kind of other management of him. He may be a deaf mute, but he's Tony Curtis.

    But Curtis is introduced to a different world when magazine writer Mona Freeman comes to his camp. She's from real society and Curtis gets a taste of thar, but he's terrified of not being able to fit in.

    Curtis and Freeman do well, but Jan Sterling is the one you'll remember from Flesh And Fury. She gets one well deserved comeuppance in the end. Kudos also go to Wallace Ford for his work as the sympathetic and square boxing manager.

    Flesh And Fury is a must for fans of Tony Curtis and Jan Sterling.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1952 (Saudi Arabia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • American Sign Language
    • Also known as
      • Hear No Evil
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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