Edge of Fury

Edge of Fury
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert J. Gurney Jr. Irving Lerner
Produced by	Robert J. Gurney Jr.
Screenplay by	Robert J. Gurney Jr.
Story by	Ted Berkman Raphael Blau
Based on	Wisteria Cottage  by Robert M. Coates
Starring	Michael Higgins Lois Holmes Jean Allison Doris Fesette Malcolm Lee Beggs
Music by	Robert Sydney
Cinematography	Jack Couffer Conrad Hall Marvin R. Weinstein
Edited by	Sidney Meyers
Production company	Wisteria Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	May 1, 1958
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Edge of Fury is a 1958 American drama film directed by Robert J. Gurney Jr. and Irving Lerner and written by Robert J. Gurney Jr.. The film stars Michael Higgins, Lois Holmes, Jean Allison, Doris Fesette and Malcolm Lee Beggs. The film was released on May 1, 1958, by United Artists.^[1][2]

Plot

The film was summarized in TV Guide as "Sick low-budget grossness about a psychopathic young beachcomber, Higgins, who pretends to befriend a mother and two daughters living at their summer home. He talks the family into letting him rent the adjacent guest cottage, then he slaughters the whole family."^[2]

Cast

• Michael Higgins as Richard Barrie
• Lois Holmes as Florence Hackett
• Jean Allison as Eleanor Hackett
• Doris Fesette as Louisa Hackett
• Malcolm Lee Beggs
• Craig Kelly
• John Harvey
• Beatrice Furdeaux
• Mary Boylan

Production

Edge of Fury was one of Conrad Hall's first films as a principal cinematographer. In 2003, he was included in a listing of history's ten most influential cinematographers by the International Cinematographers Guild.^[3]

References

1. "Edge of Fury (1958) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
2. "Edge Of Fury". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
3. "Top 10 Most Influential Cinematographers Voted on by Camera Guild". PR Newswire Association LLC. October 16, 2003. Retrieved 2011-01-28.

External links

• Edge of Fury at the Internet Movie Database