| Black Fury | |
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Written by | Abem Finkel Carl Erickson |
| Story by | Michael A. Musmanno |
| Based on | Bohunk by Harry R. Irving |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis (uncredited executive producer) Jack L. Warner (uncredited executive producer) |
| Starring | Paul Muni Karen Morley William Gargan |
| Cinematography | Byron Haskin |
| Music by | Bernhard Kaun |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Black Fury is a 1935 American crime film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Paul Muni, Karen Morley, and William Gargan. It was adapted by Abem Finkel and Carl Erickson from the short story "Jan Volkanik" by Judge Michael A. Musmanno, and the play Bohunk by Harry R. Irving.[1] The plot is based on a historic incident during a Pennsylvania walk-out in 1929, in which John Barkowski, a striking coal miner, was beaten to death by private company police.[2]
In 1936, at the 8th Academy Awards, Muni was not officially nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, but he came in second on the basis of write-in votes, which were allowed that year.