Story of movie The Furies 1950 Film : The Furies is a 1950 American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, and Walter Huston in his last film performance. In 2008, the film was released on DVD in the United States by The Criterion Collection.
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| Directed by | Anthony Mann |
| Produced by | Hal Wallis |
| Screenplay by | Charles Schnee |
| Based on | the novel by Niven Busch |
| Starring | Barbara Stanwyck Wendell Corey Walter Huston |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Edited by | Archie Marshek |
Production company | Hal Wallis Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Box office | $1,550,000 |
Screenplay
T. C. Jeffords is a wealthy cattle baron who feels the Herrera family is squatting illegally on his property, The Furies. T.C.'s beloved daughter, Vance, is as obsessed with wealth and every bit as ruthless as her father, has a secretly close bond with Juan Herrera. She wants a proper husband who can run the giant ranch with her once T.C. is gone. She falls in love with Rip Darrow, who holds a grudge against T.C., believing a portion of The Furies land to be rightfully his. Vance is shocked when Rip accepts a $50,000 bribe from T.C. to permanently get out of her life. Rip opens a bank in town near a saloon he owns called "The Legal Tender".
T.C. is so self-possessed, he pays bills with "T.C." notes rather than actual dollars. One day, he brings home a woman to The Furies, Flo Burnett, who wants to marry T.C. for his money. Vance comes to resent this intruder so much, she attacks Flo with a pair of scissors, disfiguring her in a fit of rage. Now that he hates the daughter he once cherished, T.C. cuts off all contact with her. He decides to run off her friends, the Herreras, who engage T.C.'s men in a violent gunfight. When they surrender, T.C. cruelly has Juan Herrera hanged.
Swearing vengeance, Vance travels about the west buying up "T.C." notes. Her father's wealth is eroding, to the point that he even goes to Flo in a vain attempt to borrow $50,000 he needs to save The Furies. Vance conspires with her old lover Rip to deceive T.C., even giving him false hope that a wealthy investor is lending him the money. Upon discovering what his daughter has done, T.C. congratulates her on her cunning. He declares it's not too late for him to "start from scratch", but before he can, the bereaved mother of Juan Herrera guns him down.
- Barbara Stanwyck as Vance Jeffords
- Wendell Corey as Rip Darrow
- Walter Huston as T. C. Jeffords
- Judith Anderson as Flo Burnett
- Gilbert Roland as Juan Herrera
- Thomas Gomez as El Tigre
- Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Anaheim
- Pepe Hern as Félix Herre
- Albert Dekker as Mr. Reynolds
- John Bromfield as Clay Jeffords
- Wallace Ford as Scotty Hyslip
- Blanche Yurka as Herrera Mother
- Louis Jean Heydt as Bailey
- Frank Ferguson as Dr. Grieve
- Myrna Dell as Dallas Hart
- Arthur Hunnicutt as Cowhand (uncredited)
Filming locations
- Arizona, United States
- Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)
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