Underplayed Gems

Black Fury (1935)

Black Fury poster
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Genre
drama film, romance film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A coal miner gets caught up in a violent strike where private company police target the workers. The story follows one man's struggle as the conflict turns deadly.

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What happens

Black Fury is a 1935 American crime film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Paul Muni, Karen Morley, and William Gargan. It was adapted by Abem Finkel and Carl Erickson from the short story "Jan Volkanik" by Judge Michael A. Musmanno, and the play Bohunk by Harry R. Irving. The plot is based on a historic incident during a Pennsylvania walk-out in 1929, in which John Barkowski, a striking coal miner, was beaten to death by private company police. In 1936, at the 8th Academy Awards, Muni was not officially nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, but he came in second on the basis of write-in votes, which were allowed that year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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