Allens desert fury is currently running neck and neck with felix feists the devil thumbs a ride for the honor of wackiest movie of 1947. Music is by miklos rozsa and cinematography by edward cronjager and charles lang. Desert fury is a 1947 american crime film noir directed by lewis allen starring lizabeth scott, john hodiak and burt lancaster, with mary astor and wendell c. Bezzerides and robert rossen, was based on the seamy novel desert town by ramona stewart. Main street, in the historic district which is now called old town, historic route 89a, the old tuzigoot bridge crossing the verde river, with a view of the clarkdale smelters in the back. Pretty much only for people into epic psychosexual hangup movies, but if that includes you desert fury is glorious. Desert fury is a 1947 paramount pictures color film noir drama directed by lewis allen and featuring lizabeth scott, john hodiak and burt lancaster, with mary astor and wendell corey. Movie info desert fury is a rarety for the 1940s, a technicolor film noir.
Bezzerides and robert rossen, based on the racy novel desert town by ramona stewart. Media in category desert fury 1947 film this category contains only the following file. May 06, 20 desert fury 1947 directed by lewis allen, starring lizabeth scott, john hodiak, mary astor note. Desert fury 1947 film noir from paramount pictures novel by ramona stewart screenplay by robert rossen. Actually this is burt lancasters 2nd movie although it was released after his third brute force. Set in a nevada gambling town, the story concerns the various misadventures, romantic and otherwise, of paula haller lizabeth. Like echoes across time, the younger romantic highway cop and the aging, disgraced copturnedsleuth. Paramount borrowed john hodiak from mgm for the film. Mar 17, 2019 the fascinating melodrama desert fury 1947 has been released on a spectacularlooking bluray by kino lorber. Gallery of movie poster and cover images for desert fury 1947. Desert fury has been called the gayest film noir ever made.
If this costly western in modern dress had been made by a lesser producer than hal wallis it could be dismissed in a sentence. The film is saturated with incredibly lush color, fast and furious dialogue dripping with innuendo, double entendres, dark secrets, outraged faceslappings, overwrought miklos rosza violins. Long unavailable on home video for years, kino unveils the movie on bluray for its home video. Buy desert fury movie posters from movie poster shop. Desert fury is a film directed by lewis allen with john hodiak, lizabeth scott, burt lancaster, wendell corey, year. Desert fury is literally hysterical, like a shrill daytime soapie with cinema values. I dont understand why it has not been, why it is not, shown. Desert fury is a 1947 american crime film noir directed by lewis allen starring lizabeth scott, john hodiak and burt lancaster, with mary astor and wendell. The daughter of a nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyones efforts to separate them. When the film was released, the new york times roundly despised it. A musthave if you live in arizona, love old movies, and remember the sedona and cottonwood of olden days. Eddie john hodiak and johnny wendell corey relaxing at home. If you take the ridiculous story line at all seriously, it couldnt rate more than a 4.
When you use my buy links you help support this site. Miklos rozsa, a recent academy awardwinner already well established as the goto composer for film noir, was brought on board. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Described by eddie muller as the gayest movie ever produced in hollywoods golden era, the whole thing makes sense as a menage a trois drama with lizabeth scott dressed to kill by edith head and driving a fabulous woodpanelled convertible coming between gangsters john. The fury is in miklos rozas soundtrack music, yet its still a well acted movie.
Made in 1947 in perfect glossy technicolor to distract you from the beserkness and tawdry storyline, this is one terrific exercise in censorship busting. Blocho a lot of hollywood movies from the production code era snuck in homosexual themes through coded language and actions. In 1958 paramount rereleased this film and these cards date from that release. But in the midst of these monochrome movies one oddity came along. It stars lizabeth scott, john hodiak, mary astor, burt lancaster and wendell corey. We do not provide paid free desert fury movie downloads. Dvd was good quality and this is a relatively new release as the movie. Stahl so zero auteurist credentials despite a very good robert rossen script. Desert fury filming in 1946, released in 1947 most of desert fury was filmed here in cottonwood, arizona, right here on n. Famously maligned by new york times critic, thomas m. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Desert fury, which took over the paramounts screen yesterday, is a beauta beaut of a technicolored mistake from beginning to end.
Desert fury marked the screen debut of broadway actor wendell corey. Desert fury 1947 is available on bluray and dvd from kino lorber studio classics. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Pryor as a beaut of a technicolored mistake from beginning to end, director, lewis allens desert fury 1947 is a wellheeled westernnoir thriller, shot by cinematographers, edward cronjager and charles lang in incandescent 3strip technicolor, and, afforded every opportunity to succeed by its producer. Desert fury 1947 for some time, those interested in film noir have sought after desert fury to be released on dvd.
It stands to reason that perception can influence how one watches a movie and accepts its terms. Fortunately theres quite a bit more to the film than just its looks. Desert fury is a rarety for the 1940s, a technicolor film noir. His first star on the roster was lizabeth scott who was followed by kirk douglas. We truly believe movie watching is a terrific way for families to be together and share memories. Made in 1947 in perfect glossy technicolor to distract you from the beserkness and tawdry storyline, this is one terrific exercise in censorship busting antics that managed to fulfill its reputation. Desert fury is one of my favorite movies filmed in sedona and cottonwood, az. Desert fury, a film noir in glorious technicolor, directed by lewis allen, perhaps the only. Desert fury, in my opinion, is an exceptional movie. Desert fury looks as good as any technicolor film ive ever seen. Desert fury is a movie that once again raises the question of what makes a 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 gamblinghouse proprietress fritzie haller mary astor, who steals the picture. Nevertheless, the cards are executed nicely for reissue material. It involves two or three different love triangles, hetero and otherwise, all revolving around the relationship between casino owning matriarch mary astor and her rebellious teenage daughter lisbeth scott.
Desert fury 1947 directed by lewis allen, starring lizabeth scott, john hodiak, mary astor note. This is one of the great cryptogay b movies of its day. Returned to his old stomping grounds in the reno outskirts, l. Desert fury, released in 1947, represents a unique departure from many of these conventions. Desert fury 1947 cast and crew an old west gambler john hodiak falls in love with the proper daughter lizabeth scott of a gamblinghouse madam. Desert fury is the gayest movie ever produced in hollywoods golden era. An old west gambler john hodiak falls in love with the proper daughter lizabeth scott of a gamblinghouse madam. Tickets purchased entitle patrons to stay and see the following film at no additional charge. I guess they werent in possession of desert fury that was excellent quality film on dvdr.
The movie starred burt lancaster, lizabeth scott, wendell corey, john hodiak, mary astor and ray teal. Desert fury alternates between looking like a hollywood musical, a western, and a crime drama. Read the full synopsis of desert fury, 1947, directed by lewis allen, with john hodiak, lizabeth scott, burt lancaster, at turner classic movies. Edith heads costumes pack a wallop, even if lizabeth scotts constant costume parade becomes a bit of a. It takes place entirely in a small desert town and its in technicolor, but this 1947 movie still has plenty of noir qualifications. Desert fury is a 1947 american crime film noir directed by lewis allen starring lizabeth scott, john hodiak and burt lancaster, with mary astor and wendell corey the story was adapted for the screen by a. But the subterfuge adopted by lewis allen to disclose their bond in 1947 is witty. Desert fury is by no stretch of the imagination a good movie but many will find it an immensely entertaining one. In the present days, it is very clear that they are more than friends and johnny is jealous and in love with eddie.
Set in a nevada gambling town, the story concerns the various misadventures, romantic and otherwise, of paula haller. This is my entry in the mary astor blogathon, hosted by tales of the easily distracted and silver screenings. But of all his films, desert fury remains the most fascinating, the. Desert fury, from 1947, and lancasters second codirected feature the midnight man, from 1974, offer a dawntodusk view of a screen mainstay who embodied strong masculinity and firm control over a screen career that would span 45 years. Desert fury is a passionate film about love, rebellion. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. All desert fury movie posters,high res movie posters image for desert fury. Ramona stewarts novel was serialized in colliers from 24 november to december 8, 1945. Jun 10, 2011 desert fury is a movie that once again raises the question of what makes a film noir. Also, the movie was clearly recorded over a science fiction.
The fascinating melodrama desert fury 1947 has been released on a spectacularlooking bluray by kino lorber. Set in a nevada gambling town, the story concerns the various misadventures. The third wanted her life the daughter of a nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyones efforts to separate them. Audiences were not ready to see gay relationships on the screen in 1947. Wonderfully filmed with the most beautiful color and exceptional acting by the likes of lizabeth scott, mary astor, burt lancaster, john hodiak, and wendell corey. Desert fury is a disappointing film where the most interesting element is the ambiguous relationship of johnny ryan and eddie bendix. These nebulous ideas greatly influence many aspects of the 1947 romance thriller desert fury, from what the characters believe to be doing to how the viewer ultimately accepts or rejects the film as a whole.
The film had its world premiere in salt lake city on wednesday, july 23, 1947 with principal stars burt lancaster and lizabeth scott in attendance. We at have lowered the cost of all store items for a limited time. Stewarts source novel reportedly is much more open about johnny and eddies relationship, which is strongly implied in the movie, but never explicitly stated. Desert fury is directed by lewis allen and adapted to screenplay by a. Desert fury 1947 bizarre noir soap opera desert fury is the gayest movie ever produced in hollywoods golden era. Desert fury 1947 lewis allen synopsis, characteristics. They wrote, desert fury is a beaut a beaut of a technicolored mistake from beginning to end.
Set in a nevada gambling town, the story concerns the various misadventures, romantic and. The bluray includes audio commentary by imogen sara smith, subtitles and trailers of other kino lorber releases. They put him alongside some of hollywoods finest, yet he comes out extremely well. Bezzerides and robert rossen from the novel desert town written by ramona stewart.
This odd little drama usually gets labeled a film noir, with the caveat that its filmed in technicolor. John hodiak, lizabeth scott, burt lancaster, mary astor, wendell corey. It has now been restored, and released, on dvd and blu ray from kino. Feb 12, 2019 desert fury is probably his best film. Paramount pictures original group of seven individual lobby cards from the film desert fury 1947. Before disappearing into television, britishborn allen, whose name does not exactly increase the pulse rate, made several interesting films in the forties and fifties, including his first feature, the uninvited 44, one of that rare species, a serious hollywood ghost movie. Free wallpapers download of desert fury movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. One of the most significant noir aspects of desert fury is the snappy dialog that has its own discernible rhytm, and is filled with innuendo. We have also implemented additional coupons and savings on the site in addition to lowering the pricing.
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