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Try and Get Me!

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Try and Get Me! is the reissue title of The Sound of Fury, a 1950 American film noir directed by Cy Endfield and distributed by United Artists. The story follows an unemployed family man who becomes involved with a criminal and is drawn into kidnapping and murder, leading to sensational press coverage and mob violence. It was adapted from Jo Pagano's novel The Condemned, which drew on the 1933 lynching of two accused kidnappers in San Jose, California.

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Is Try and Get Me! the same movie as The Sound of Fury?

Yes, Try and Get Me! is the reissue title for the 1950 United Artists film The Sound of Fury. The film was initially released under the original title but became more widely known by its reissue name.

What is the movie Try and Get Me! based on?

Try and Get Me! is based on a 1933 California lynching case that inspired the novel 'The Condemned' by Jo Pagano. The film serves as a stark film noir critique of mob violence and sensationalist journalism.

Who directed the 1950 film noir Try and Get Me!?

The film was directed by Cy Endfield, an American director who later relocated to the United Kingdom. It is widely considered one of his best American films before he went on to direct epics like 'Zulu.'

Who stars in the movie Try and Get Me!?

The film stars Frank Lovejoy as a struggling veteran who gets lured into crime by a sociopathic hoodlum played by Lloyd Bridges. Their tragic dynamic drives the emotional core of the noir narrative.

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