Desert Fury (1947)
August 15, 1947Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
John Hodiak
Eddie Bendix
Lizabeth Scott
Paula Haller
Burt Lancaster
Tom Hanson
Wendell Corey
Johnny Ryan
Mary Astor
Fritzi Haller
Kristine Miller
Claire Lindquist
William Harrigan
Berle Lindquist
James Flavin
Pat Johnson
Jane Novak
Mrs. Lindquist
Anna Camargo
Rosa
Milton Kibbee
Mike (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Lewis Allen
Director
Ramona Stewart
Novel
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 15, 1947
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States
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This Movie Is About.
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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 of the same name 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.