Naked Fury
Naked Fury is a 1959 British crime thriller directed by Charles Saunders.[1] In the United States, it was re-titled The Pleasure Lovers.[2]
| Naked Fury | |
|---|---|
 British theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Charles Saunders |
| Written by | Guido Coen Brock Williams |
| Produced by | Guido Coen |
| Starring | Reed De Rouen Kenneth Cope Leigh Madison |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Peter Pitt |
| Music by | Edwin Astley |
Production company | Coenda Films |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date | 1959 |
Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Four criminals attack a night watchman while robbing a warehouse. After kidnapping the daughter of their victim, they hide. One of the robbers falls for their hostage, leading to tension between the thieves, especially when the night watchman succumbs to his injuries.[3]
Cast
- Reed De Rouen as Eddy
- Kenneth Cope as Johnny
- Leigh Madison as Carol
- Arthur Lovegrove as Syd
- Alexander Field as Vic
- Tommy Eytle as Steve
- Ann Lynn as Stella
- Marianne Brauns as Joy
- Arthur Gross as Tom Parker
- Redmond Phillips as Inspector Stevens
- Eric Woodburn as Frank Hawking
- Denis Shaw as Captain Horst
Reception
Kine Weekly wrote: "Hard-boiled melodrama. [...] The leading characters take it as well as dish it out; night club divertissement punctuates the rough stuff; and its salutary and spectacular climax is clear proof that crime doesn't pay. Good British "second".[4]
In British Sound Films David Quinlan writes: "Second-feature is better than it sounds, holds the attention." [5]
References
- "Naked Fury (1959)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- "Naked Fury". Radio Times.
- "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. 3 September 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
- "Naked Fury". Kine Weekly. 513 (273): 30. 4 February 1960.
- Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. pp. 350–351. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.