Desert Fury (1947)

Directed by

Lewis Allen

Genre

drama film, romance film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A casino owner's daughter in a small Nevada town falls for a racketeer who was once suspected of murdering his wife. Her mother disapproves, and the man's past threatens their relationship.

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What happens

Desert Fury is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by Lewis Allen, and starring Lizabeth Scott, John Hodiak and Burt Lancaster. Its plot follows the daughter of a casino owner in a small Nevada town who becomes involved with a racketeer who was once suspected of murdering his wife. The screenplay was written by Robert Rossen and A. I. Bezzerides (uncredited), adapted from the 1947 novel Desert Town by Ramona Stewart. The picture was produced by Hal Wallis, with music by Miklós Rózsa and cinematography in Technicolor by Edward Cronjager and Charles Lang. The film had its world premiere in Salt Lake City in July 1947, and earned mixed reviews from critics. In the years since its release, the film has been subject to significant film criticism from scholars and critics for its overtones of homosexuality, particularly in the relationship between two of its central male characters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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