Flesh and Fury

Flesh and Fury
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Directed by	Joseph Pevney
Written by	Bernard Gordon
Story by	William Alland
Produced by	Leonard Goldstein
Starring	Tony Curtis Jan Sterling Mona Freeman
Cinematography	Irving Glassberg
Edited by	Virgil W. Vogel
Music by	Hans J. Salter
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 26, 1952 (1952-06-26)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Flesh and Fury is a 1952 American film noir drama sport film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling and Mona Freeman.

Plot

Boxing fan Sonya Bartow and manager Pop Richardson are both impressed the first time they see amateur Paul Callan win a fight. They are more amazed, and Sonya somewhat appalled, when they discover later that Paul is deaf.

Pop agrees to train him, even though he's still not quite over the death in the ring of a former protege. A romantic relationship begins with Sonya, but she refuses to marry Paul until he's a champion. She impatiently pushes Pop to set up a title fight, even if he is not ready yet.

When a reporter, Ann Hollis, comes to interview Paul, she uses sign language. Sonya mocks it as a "dummy" language and Paul explains that he has always been reluctant to use it. Ann begins seeing Paul socially, takes him to a deaf-children's school and introduces him to her deaf father, a successful architect. Sonya drunkenly threatens to kill Ann if she does not leave Paul alone.

A doctor performs an operation that restores Paul's hearing. He rushes to Ann's house, but a party there is so noisy that it confuses and overwhelms him. Paul goes back to Sonya and is excitedly told that a fight's been arranged with Logan, the champ. Paul discovers that Sonya has hidden a telegram from the doctor, explaining that a beating in the ring could cause him to again go deaf.

Sonya bets heavily on the fight, but on Paul to lose. The punches he absorbs cause his hearing to fade. With all the distracting noise tuned out, Paul rallies to win the fight. He reunites with Ann, and is relieved when he can hear her speak.

Cast

• Tony Curtis as Paul Callan
• Jan Sterling as Sonya Bartow
• Mona Freeman as Ann Hollis
• Wallace Ford as Jack 'Pop' Richardson
• Connie Gilchrist as Mrs. Richardson
• Katherine Locke as Mrs. Hollis
• Harry Shannon as Mike Callan, Paul's Father
• Louis Jean Heydt as Whity
• Tom Powers as Andy Randolph
• Nella Walker as Mrs. Hackett
• Harry Guardino as Lou Callan - Paul's Brother
• Joe Gray as Cliff
• Harry Ravan as Murphy
• Ted Stanhope as Maris, the Bulter

See also

• List of American films of 1952
• List of boxing films
• List of films featuring the deaf and hard of hearing

External links

• Flesh and Fury at IMDb
• Flesh and Fury at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Flesh and Fury at the TCM Movie Database