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Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

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Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad was born out of wedlock and so cannot claim the inheritance, he is taking no chances. Benjamin eventually rebels against his uncle and sets sail to try and make his fortune. This may enable him to return to prove his claim to being the rightful heir to the estate.

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Cast

Tyrone Power

Benjamin Blake

George Sanders

Sir Arthur Blake

Gene Tierney

Eve

Frances Farmer

Isabel

John Carradine

Caleb Green

Roddy McDowall

Benjamin - as a Boy

Elsa Lanchester

Bristol Isabel

Harry Davenport

Amos Kidder

Kay Johnson

Helena

Dudley Digges

Pratt

Halliwell Hobbes

Purdy

Marten Lamont

Kenneth Hobart

Arthur Hohl

Captain Greenough

Pedro de Cordoba

Feenou

Heather Thatcher

Maggie Martin

Mala

Marnoa

Lester Matthews

Prosecutor

Charles Irwin

Captain

Dennis Hoey

Lord Tarrant

Robert Greig

Judge

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: English, Italian
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Age rating: —
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: 20th Century Fox

Crew

Director

John Cromwell

Writers

Philip Dunne, Edison Marshall

Arthur C. Miller

Director of Photography

Walter Thompson

Editor

Gwen Wakeling

Costume Design

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Gallery

Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/26/2022

6.0

Tyrone Power makes for quite a stylish hero in this tale of a young boy "Ben" (initially played by a young Roddy McDowell) who is dispossessed of his rightful inheritance by his avaricious uncle "Sir Arthur" (George Sanders). His childhood just one long grind under his uncle's unkindly boot, he stows away on a ship to the South Seas where, with his shipmate "Caleb" (John Carradine) they amass a fortune in pearls before a passing Dutch frigate takes him home again, this time wealthy enough to challenge his previous persecutor and claim his title, estate and his girl - the daughter of his unscrupulous uncle - "Isobel" (Frances Farmer). It's a bit sluggish at times, this - but a few fun cameos from Elsa Lanchester and Dudley Digges as the wily "Benjamin Pratt" lead us nicely to quite a lively bit of fisticuffs and an ending that is really quite fitting.