Flesh and Fury

Flesh and Fury

83 mins | Drama | June 26, 1952

Deaf boxer Paul Callan captures the interest of gold-digging blonde Sonya Bartow and retired fight manager 'Pop' Richardson. For a time, Sonya has the upper hand with Paul, but ultimately a rival appears in the shape of upper-crust reporter Ann Hollis. With a 3-way fight under way for influence over Paul, he takes matters into his own hands, but learns that getting what he wanted isn't necessarily a happy ending.

Flesh and Fury

83 mins | Drama | June 26, 1952

Flesh and Fury
Deaf boxer Paul Callan captures the interest of gold-digging blonde Sonya Bartow and retired fight manager 'Pop' Richardson. For a time, Sonya has the upper hand with Paul, but ultimately a rival appears in the shape of upper-crust reporter Ann Hollis. With a 3-way fight under way for influence over Paul, he takes matters into his own hands, but learns that getting what he wanted isn't necessarily a happy ending.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Flesh and Fury
Directors Joseph Pevney
Writers Bernard Gordon, William Alland

Cast

Tony Curtis

as Paul Callan

Jan Sterling

as Sonya Bartow

Mona Freeman

as Ann Hollis

Wallace Ford

as Jack 'Pop' Richardson

Connie Gilchrist

as Mrs. Richardson

Katherine Locke

as Mrs. Hollis

Harry Shannon

as Mike Callan

Louis Jean Heydt

as Whitey

Tom Powers

as Andy Randolph

Nella Walker

as Mrs. Hackett

Harry Guardino

as Lou Callan

Joe Gray

as Cliff

Harry Raven

as Murphy

Ted Stanhope

as Maris

Virginia Gregg

as Claire (uncredited)