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The Furies

  • Director: Alan Crosland
  • AMG Rating: star
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Movie Type: Crime Thriller, Detective Film
  • Main Cast: Lois Wilson, Montagu Love, H.B. Warner, Theodore Von Eltz
  • Release Year: 1930
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 69 minutes

Plot

The plays of Zoe Akins were so stilted and mannered that one critic referred to watching them as "the curse of an Akins heart." The film versions of Akins's efforts were slightly better, as proven by The Furies. Lois Wilson stars as attractive Mrs. Sands, who despite her married status is ardently pursued by several libidinous bachelors. When Mr. Sands (Montague Love) is poisoned to death, each of Mrs. Sand's two most fervent suitors suspects the other of committing the crime. Complicating matters is the fact that Mrs. Sands' defense attorney (H.B. Warner) is also crazy about her. The identity of the actual killer is never in doubt, inasmuch as the actor playing the role had "done it" in several previous films and would continue "doing it" in subsequent murder mysteries. The best scenes occur towards the end, when Mrs. Sands's loyal servants are coached in their testimony by their attorney -- and have trouble remembering their "lines." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Tyler Brooke - Smith; Ben Hendricks, Jr. - Bedlow's Butler; Natalie Moorhead - Caroline Leigh; Purnell Pratt - District Attorney; Carl Stockdale - Bennett; Jane Winton - Gwendolyn Andrews; Alan Birmingham - Dr. Cummings; Byron Sage - Alan Sands

Credit

Alan Crosland - Director, Robert Kurrle - Cinematographer, Forrest Halsey - Screenwriter, Zoë Akins - Play Author, Zoe Atkins - Play Author
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The Furies

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Directed by Anthony Mann
Produced by Hal Wallis
Written by Niven Busch (novel)
Charles Schnee
Starring Barbara Stanwyck
Wendell Corey
Walter Huston
Music by Franz Waxman
Cinematography Victor Milner
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) August 16, 1950
Running time 109 min
Language English

The Furies (1950) is a Western film directed by Anthony Mann and featuring Walter Huston in his last performance.[1]

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Plot

A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over the man's choice for a new bride. Things get worse when the elder man has his daughter's lover hanged. With the help of an old flame, a gambler, the daughter puts into motion a plan to drive her father from his estate.

Featured cast

Actor Role
Barbara Stanwyck Vance Jeffords
Wendell Corey Rip Darrow
Walter Huston T. C. Jeffords
Judith Anderson Flo Burnett
Gilbert Roland Juan Herrera
Thomas Gomez El Tigre
Beulah Bondi Mrs. Anaheim

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