{{short description|1924 film}} {{Use American English|date=September 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Fighting Fury | image = Fighting Fury lobby card.jpg | caption = Lobby card | director = Clifford Smith | producer = Carl Laemmle | writer = Isadore Bernstein | based_on = {{basedon|"Triple Cross for Danger"|Walter J. Coburn}}<ref name="SE">[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FightingFury1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Fighting Fury''] at silentera.com</ref> | starring = {{ubl|Jack Hoxie|Helen Holmes|Fred Kohler}} | cinematography = Harry Neumann | studio = Universal Pictures | distributor = Universal Pictures | released = {{Film date|1924|08|24}} | runtime = 61 minutes | country = United States | language = Silent<br />English intertitles }} '''''Fighting Fury''''' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Helen Holmes and Fred Kohler.<ref name="SE"/><ref>Darby p. 404</ref> Hoxie has a dual role portraying a father and son.
== Plot == It begins with the brutal murder of Clay Hill Sr. by three ruthless and disfigured ranchers seeking to seize their land or settle a grudge. Their young son, Clay Hill Jr.—a Spanish-American boy—is spared and raised in secret by his loyal Mexican servant, who becomes his guardian and protector.
Years later, the grown Clay Hill Jr. learns the truth about his parents' fate. Fueled by a burning desire for justice, he vows vengeance on the three murderers responsible. As he tracks them down in the lawless West, he navigates dangers, confrontations, and frontier hardships. Romantic interest develops through his encounters, likely involving a heroine figure, adding emotional stakes to his quest amid shootouts, chases, and moral reckonings.
The film builds to climactic showdowns where Clay Jr.'s "fighting fury" is put to the test against the villains, including the notable 'Two-finger' Larkin, blending action, revenge themes, and Western heroism.
==Cast== {{Cast listing| * Jack Hoxie as Clay Hill Sr. / Clay Hill Jr. * Helen Holmes as June Sanford * Fred Kohler as 'Two-finger' Larkin * Duke R. Lee as 'Scarface' Denton * Bert De Marc as 'Crooked Nose' Evans * Al J. Jennings as Splain * Buck Connors as Shorty * Art Manning as Ike Niber }}
==Preservation== A fragment of ''Fighting Fury'' is held by the Library of Congress.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |others= |title=The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Fighting Fury |url=http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1824/default.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810172914/http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1824/default.html |archive-date=2021-08-10 |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=memory.loc.gov}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==Bibliography== * Darby, William (1991). ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films''. Scarecrow Press. {{ISBN|0-8108-2454-X}}
==External links== {{commons category|Fighting Fury}}
* {{IMDb title|0014893}}
Category:1924 films Category:1924 Western (genre) films Category:American black-and-white films Category:Films directed by Clifford Smith (director) Category:Universal Pictures films Category:American silent Western (genre) films Category:1924 English-language films Category:1924 American films Category:English-language Western (genre) films Category:American silent feature films