Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Bold Swooping Tremendous Adventure!
1942 | 98m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | John Cromwell, Darryl F. Zanuck |
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| Writer: | Edison Marshall, Philip Dunne |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 29, 1942 |
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| Director: | John Cromwell, Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Writer: | Edison Marshall, Philip Dunne |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | south seas, based on novel or book, uncle, 18th century, polynesia, bonded servant |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Charles Irwin | Captain |
| Dennis Hoey | Lord Tarrant |
| Robert Greig | Judge |
| Clifford Severn | Paddy |
| Mae Marsh | Mrs. Purdy (uncredited) |
| Harry Cording | Turnkey (uncredited) |
| David Clyde | Shellback (uncredited) |
| Cyril McLaglen | Grimes (uncredited) |
| Matthew Boulton | Jury Foreman (uncredited) |
| Leonard Carey | Pale Tom (uncredited) |
| James Craven | Guard (uncredited) |
| Ethel Griffies | Matron (uncredited) |
| Olaf Hytten | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| Keith Hitchcock | Crier (uncredited) |
| Rodd Redwing | Native (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Arthur C. Miller | Director of Photography |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Walter Thompson | Editor |
| James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Guy Pearce | Makeup Artist |
| Edison Marshall | Novel |
| John Cromwell | Director |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Director |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Philip Dunne | Screenplay |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 stow ... s 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.