Try and Get Me (1950)
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(7 ratings)
The Sound of Fury is better known by its general release title, Try and Get Me. Based on Jo Pagano's novel The Condemned, the film recreates a dismal chapter in American history. In 1933, the otherwise peace-loving citizens of San Jose, CA, were stirred up by blind hatred into forming a mob and… More The Sound of Fury is better known by its general release title, Try and Get Me. Based on Jo Pagano's novel The Condemned, the film recreates a dismal chapter in American history. In 1933, the otherwise peace-loving citizens of San Jose, CA, were stirred up by blind hatred into forming a mob and lynching two accused kidnappers (this same incident was fictionalized in the 1935 Fritz Lang film Fury). Frank Lovejoy and Lloyd Bridges play a couple of down-and-outers who kidnap a wealthy youngster in hopes of getting a huge ransom. Things go terribly wrong, and the boy is killed. When the two kidnappers are arrested, a local journalist (Richard Carlson) inflames the populace with a series of hate-filled articles about the two prisoners. The journalist then stands by in mute horror as he watches the terrible results of his irresponsible print campaign. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Cy Endfield
- Written By
- Jo Pagano
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
One of the most powerful statements ever from a Hollywood film about the class divide in America.
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Cast
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Frank Lovejoy
as Howard Tyler
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Kathleen Ryan
as Judy Tyler
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Richard Carlson
as Gil Stanton
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Lloyd Bridges
as Jerry Slocum
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Katherine Locke
as Hazel
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Adele Jergens
as Velma
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Art Smith
as Hal Clendenning
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Renzo Cesana
as Dr. Simone
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Cliff Clark
as Sheriff Demig
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Carl Kent
as Donald Miller
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Lynn Gray
as Vi Clendenning
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Dabbs Greer
as Mike
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Mary Lawrence
as Kathy
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Irene Vernon
as Helen Stanton
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Mack Williams
as Prof. Martin
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Jane Easton
as Barbara Colson
