Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)

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This period swashbuckler film is based on the adventure novel Benjamin Blake by Edison Marshall, who also wrote The Vikings (1958). When his brother dies, scheming Arthur Blake (George Sanders) kidnaps his own nephew, Benjamin (played as a youth by Roddy McDowall and as an adult by Tyrone Power).… More This period swashbuckler film is based on the adventure novel Benjamin Blake by Edison Marshall, who also wrote The Vikings (1958). When his brother dies, scheming Arthur Blake (George Sanders) kidnaps his own nephew, Benjamin (played as a youth by Roddy McDowall and as an adult by Tyrone Power). Arthur's purpose is to claim his brother's dukedom for himself. Put to work as a stable boy, Benjamin grows up and develops a crush on his own cousin Isabel (Frances Farmer). When Arthur discovers this, he mercilessly beats Benjamin, who runs away and sails to India on a cargo ship to make his fortune. In Polynesia, he and a friend, Caleb (John Carradine), jump ship and set up camp on a tropical island paradise. There, Benjamin and Caleb become rich mining pearls, while Benjamin falls in love with a native girl, Eve (Gene Tierney). Now that he has amassed wealth, however, Benjamin is determined to return to England and get his revenge on Uncle Arthur. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: John Cromwell
Written By: Philip Dunne
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

In Theaters: Jan 29, 1942 Wide
On DVD: May 1, 2007

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Crisply told 18th century 'boys adventure tale'.

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Cast

            Tyrone Power as Benjamin Blake

            Gene Tierney as Eve

            George Sanders as Sir Arthur Blake

            Frances Farmer as Isabel Blake

            Roddy McDowall as Benjamin as a Boy

            Elsa Lanchester as Bristol Isabel

            John Carradine as Caleb Greene

            Harry Davenport as Amos Kidder

            Kay Johnson as Helena Blake

            Dudley Digges as Bartholomew Pratt

            Leonard Carey as Pale Tom

            Harry Cording as Turnkey

            James Craven as Guard

            Pedro de Cordoba as Fennou

            Virginia Gilmore
            
            Robert Greig as Judge

            Ethel Griffies as Matron

            Halliwell Hobbes as Purdy

            Dennis Hoey as Lord Tarrant

            Arthur Hohl as Capt. Greenough

            Olaf Hytten as Court Clerk

            Charles Irwin as Captain

            Marten Lamont as Kenneth Hobart

            Ray Mala as Marnoa

            Mae Marsh as Mrs. Purdy

            Lester Matthews as Prosecutor

            Cyril McLaglen as Gimes

            Clive Morgan as Lord St. George

            Clifford Severn as Paddy

            Heather Thatcher as Maggie Martin

            Cobina Jr. Wright
            
            Ignacio Saenz as Native Boy
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