IMHO,Treasure Of The Golden Condor is owed its proper respect,in some ways an improvement of Son Of Fury.No offense to Ty fans,but Cornell Wilde was terrific,more beefcake than Powers,and Macready better looking and more menacing as the treacherous uncle.Interesting that the original prologue had the uncle killing the brother and his wife.Macready was much more menacing lauding over Fay Wray how the brother preferred someone else to her.Granted,we got to see some Sanders beefcake in the pugilist scene,which certainly explained the "lesson in pugilism" in Golden Condor,and perhaps why the uncle was such a brute,who can forget how Sanders looked positively psychotic while almost beating his nephew to death (perhaps why Macready wasn't quite as ferocious in Golden Condor,but near lethal anyway!).Both have outstanding supporting casts,but both deserved to be judged fairly as very good films!Hated Sanders acting effete in the courtroom,mocking Ty's defense.

This was on TCM the other night and I only watched it because of George Sanders - he's the epitome of an upper-crust snake. To this day, I don't think there is an actor that's better at portraying wealthy, powerful, manipulative sadists that literally ooze smooth sliminess and snobbery. His characters are always convincing and authentic and scarily real, never fake or two-dimensional or overplayed. Good old George doesn't disappoint this time around, either. He's at his usual heartless, self-serving, cold-blooded best here.The big surprise was how fantastic the rest of the cast is. Tyrone Power is impossibly handsome and kind-hearted, but he somehow pulls it off. Frances Farmer is his gorgeous, but not-so-innocent, first cousin. She and Tyrone are passionate lovers despite this being Merry Olde England, not West Virginia.Things get really interesting when Tyrone ends up on a South Pacific island diving for a fortune in pearls with his partner, John Carradine. I kept waiting for Mr. Carradine to double-cross Tyrone, but he's actually a good guy on this occasion. This island is an adolescent boy's fantasy, complete with Gene Tierney as the ideal girlfriend. She's awesomely beautiful, falls madly in love with Tyrone right off the bat, and is unfailingly compliant and worshipful of her white boyfriend, although she's entirely unconvincing as a native island girl. She's so perfect that she doesn't even get pregnant! That's a development which would really complicate things tremendously for old Ty! And when Ty has to leave to return to England to set things aright, she's still supportive and loving and even gives him absolution for deserting her: "I can never be happy unless you are happy, too. You must go!". So Ty goes back, gives everybody involved (good and bad) their just due, and then very wisely returns to his island paradise and Miss Tierney, thank God.I only mentioned a few of the actors, but "SOF" is packed with great cast members who all deliver top-notch performances. This film zips along with no dull spots and has a fresh energy that overcomes the constant clichés and incredible implausibilities. It's very enjoyable to watch and hits all of the audience's buttons, and indeed hits them dead-center. It's built to please and does so with great skill. For pure entertainment value, "SOF" and its ilk are far superior to a lot of the remakes and comic-book-inspired, CGI-laden, bloated blockbusters being cranked out today.

I found this movie very entertaining! Plus this cast was very beautiful to watch, which was what kept me interested! And Gene Tierney's beauty, dressed in that Hawaiian bikini, is just way off the charts stunning in this movie! Wish I had a time machine! The acting is what helped keep this movie watchable. Francis Farmer really sells her part well! She's another beauty to behold! I didn't know her sad life story until reading her bio here in IMDb, what a tragedy. And George Sanders does a great job as well, and in 1947, to once again perform with Gene Tierney in one of my favorite movie classics "The Ghost And Mrs. Muir".I'll have to say this movie looked like it was quickly made to get to the theaters! It was easy to see the many short cuts made and fake set scenes with the cast in front of a movie screen! Still enjoyed it though, and would watch it again just to see Gene Tierney in that Hawaiian bikini bathing suit over and over again!

that Tyronne Power never got an Oscar or recognition is beyond me. he didn't have to open his mouth ....just the eyes demonstrated all emotions needed whether sadness....joy.....angriness. son of fury is a movie that captures our hearts from the beginning....the scenery....the music the acting flawless. gene Tierney she was a knock out..George Saunders you loved to hate him...harry davenport a granddad we want to cuddle. and of course Tyrone power in my opinion the handsomest actor to grace the screen....even today. Son of Fury is really worth watching...it grabs you from the start. Bravo...to think these actors have all passed away...its our lost.