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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.
- Original title
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
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Jun 26, 2022 · via TMDB
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.
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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
Dennis Hoey
Lord Tarrant
Robert Greig
Judge
Mae Marsh
Mrs. Purdy (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Turnkey (uncredited)
David Clyde
Shellback (uncredited)
Matthew Boulton
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
Pale Tom (uncredited)
James Craven
Guard (uncredited)
Ethel Griffies
Matron (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Rodd Redwing
Native (uncredited)
John Cromwell
Director
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Philip Dunne
Screenplay
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Jan 29, 1942
