Flesh and Fury *** (1952, Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Mona Freeman, Wallace Ford, Connie Gilchrist) – Classic Movie Review 10,855

The 1952 film noir-style sports drama Flesh and Fury stars Tony Curtis as a deaf fighter caught between two women – cynical Jan Sterling and nice Mona Freeman.

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Director Joseph Pevney’s 1952 American black and white film noir-style sports drama Flesh and Fury stars Tony Curtis as Paul Callan, a deaf fighter caught between two women – cynical, blonde gold-digger Sonya Bartow (Jan Sterling), who wants to use him to improve her bank account, and nice, upper-class news reporter Ann Hollis (Mona Freeman, a Grace Kelly lookalike), who wants to save him because she really loves him.

Can Ann Hollis save Paul Callan’s hearing and save him from the boxing ring? And what about retired fight manager ‘Pop’ Richardson (Wallace Ford) and Mrs Richardson (Connie Gilchrist)?

Flesh and Fury tells an unpersuasive yarn, maybe, but the film is still entertaining and efficiently made, and well shot in black and white by Irving Glassberg. The young Curtis is very likeable and there is sterling support from Sterling and Freeman.

Writers: William Alland (story) and Bernard Gordon.

It was released on June 26, 1952 by Universal Pictures.

The cast are 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 Paul’s father Mike Callan,  Louis Jean Heydt as Whitey, Tom Powers as Andy Randoph, Nella Walker as Mrs. Hackett, Harry Guardino as Paul’s brother Lou Callan, Joe Gray as Cliff, Harry Ravan as Murphy, and Ted Stanhope as Maris the butler.

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