Black Fury

Genre: drama

Year Published: 1935

Creator: Michael Curtiz

Credits: Cast: Paul Muni, Karen Morley, Barton MacLane

Description: Set in Pennsylvania coal country, the film tells the story of Joe Radek (Paul Muni), a miner of Slavic background. Upset after an argument with his girlfriend Anna Novak (Karen Morley), he drinks and attends a union meeting. He acts as a catalyst to splitting the union members into radical and moderate factions. The company brings in a private police force cobbled out of thugs by a Pinkerton-type detective agency. One night, when three drunk company cops are trying to violate Shemanski's daughter, both friends reunite in defending her honor.

Wikipedia: Wikipedia article ↗

Metadata Source:Wikipedia (Movie Plots dataset)