Fury Below (1936) Poster

(1936)

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6/10
Its run of the mill story keeps this from being more than just good
dbborroughs10 August 2009
Warning: Spoilers
This is a tale of trouble at a mine that needs to keep up production to meet its contracts. The mine owner isn't as dumb as he appears and he takes steps to keep the men safe and to get to the bottom of the sabotage.

Good but very unremarkable drama is the sort of movie where the high point is the stock footage of a mine in operation. The rest isn't bad, its just a standard story of troubles in a work place, in this case a mine. The fact that its run of the mill makes it that never really feels as anything more than actors on sets, which is a shame since there are a couple of tense moments that could have played better had there been a bit more reality to the proceedings. Honestly its the sort of thing that is good enough that you really wish it were better. Worth seeing if you stumble across it but not something I would go out of my way to find.
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8/10
Coal in 1936
sculptagain-121 May 2012
It is a good idea to keep in mind that this movie is from 1936 - long before the regulations were put in place to protect miners from situations as seen here. These modern regulations also insure against the strife that miners went through in these days. Remembering that WWII is just around the corner coal was about to be a most important thing for fighting the Axis in Europe and the Pacific. Legal ramifications had not been enacted in 1936 that would have overseen most of the corporation's rules and ability to make profits, as well as miner's wages, insurance, etc. As far as the movie goes - Again keep in mind that Talkie-Movies were new so the writing and acting was done primarily by stage actors. All in all this is a great movie that delves into the world of union rights, safety issues, and corporate greed that follows humankind even into today's coal mining businesses. Craming all these into a short, 1936 movie wasn't easy - ergo the flaws and missteps. But the story is told well, filmed well, and works. The final scenes were excellent and rank well up there with today's special effects.
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