Desert Fury
Summary:
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 n... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Burt Lancaster - (Tom Hanson)
Lizabeth Scott - (Paula Haller)
Mary Astor - (Fritzie Haller)
John Hodiak - (Eddie Bendix)
Wendell Corey - (Johnny Ryan)
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Review:
Desert Fury is by no stretch of the imagination a good movie -- but many will find it an immensely entertaining one. Fury looks goods; the color cinematography (unusual for a film noir of the period) is kind of stunning, if not always serviceable to the hoped-for mood. Edith Head's costumes pack a wallop, even if Lizabeth Scott's... Continue >>
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