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The Furies

The Furies

19507.11h 49m

Overview

A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.

Directed by Anthony Mann
Written by Charles Schnee, Niven Busch
Produced by Hal B. Wallis
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Top Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Vance Jeffords

Wendell Corey

Wendell Corey

Rip Darrow

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

T. C. Jeffords

Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson

Flo Burnett

Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland

Juan Herrera

Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez

El Tigre

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Mrs. Anaheim

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Mr. Reynolds

John Bromfield

John Bromfield

Clay Jeffords

Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Scotty Hyslip

Themes & Keywords

new mexicopatriarchsquatterstepmothercattlehangingbankruptcy

About The Furies

The Furies is a drama, western film released in 1950 exploring themes of new mexico, patriarch, squatter, stepmother, cattle, hanging. Directed by Anthony Mann, it stars Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Walter Huston. A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.

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