Yes the film Son of Fury --story of Benjamin Drake has always been one of my favourite films since I first saw it at age 14 in 1942
I always liked adventure films where our hero starts off as a young lad, grows up under adverse conditions, has romances,runs away from a tyrannical uncle, Finds romance & wealth on a tropical Island paradise, goes home, vanquishes the uncle & returns to the tropic island & his lady love.
That is basically the story line of this movie, John Cromwell directed this from the screenplay by Philip Dunne (both have extensive famous credits to there names.) This was adapted form the novel Benjamin Blake by famous(at that time) novelist Edison Marshall..
Darryl F Zanuck produced this film himself (he ran & owned the studio 20 th. Century Fox). He cast this with some of the finest talent available. The STAR Tyrone Power (he was bigger than Brad Pitt,Johnny Depp & George Clooney at that time. Roddy McDowell (billed as Master Roddy McDowell) played him as a 12 year old.
The beautiful Gene Tierney (one film away from her STARRING roles) was the island girl he falls in love with. George Sanders was the tyrannical Uncle & he was mean & cruel,. The ill-fated Frances Farmer (in her last major role) is the uncles spoiled daughter.
John Carradine (he was making films for about 8 yrs already) plays sailor who befriends our hero. There are many others in this film who you may recognize, they all are first rate.
The movie is in Black & white,although when first released there were some scenes in techicolour.
This is a first rate film for the entire family.
ratings ***1/2 9out of 4) 92 points (out of 100)IMDB 9 (out of 100
NOTE; when i first saw this I am sure it got a higher rating, this one is more accurate
I always liked adventure films where our hero starts off as a young lad, grows up under adverse conditions, has romances,runs away from a tyrannical uncle, Finds romance & wealth on a tropical Island paradise, goes home, vanquishes the uncle & returns to the tropic island & his lady love.
That is basically the story line of this movie, John Cromwell directed this from the screenplay by Philip Dunne (both have extensive famous credits to there names.) This was adapted form the novel Benjamin Blake by famous(at that time) novelist Edison Marshall..
Darryl F Zanuck produced this film himself (he ran & owned the studio 20 th. Century Fox). He cast this with some of the finest talent available. The STAR Tyrone Power (he was bigger than Brad Pitt,Johnny Depp & George Clooney at that time. Roddy McDowell (billed as Master Roddy McDowell) played him as a 12 year old.
The beautiful Gene Tierney (one film away from her STARRING roles) was the island girl he falls in love with. George Sanders was the tyrannical Uncle & he was mean & cruel,. The ill-fated Frances Farmer (in her last major role) is the uncles spoiled daughter.
John Carradine (he was making films for about 8 yrs already) plays sailor who befriends our hero. There are many others in this film who you may recognize, they all are first rate.
The movie is in Black & white,although when first released there were some scenes in techicolour.
This is a first rate film for the entire family.
ratings ***1/2 9out of 4) 92 points (out of 100)IMDB 9 (out of 100
NOTE; when i first saw this I am sure it got a higher rating, this one is more accurate