In the Shadow of the “Indeterminate Speech-Act”: The Populist Politics of Rumor in Fritz Lang’s Early Sound Films by Florian Zappe

“…This interpretation of M―Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (Germany, 1931) and Lang’s first Hollywood production Fury (USA, 1936) will show that the shift from silent to sound cinema marks not only an aesthetic and technological innovation, but also coincides with an increased political awareness in the director’s oeuvre. …”
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Spencer Tracy et la reconfiguration de la masculinité hégémonique américaine après la Grande Dépression by Jules Sandeau

“…After becoming a major star thanks to his performances in Fury (1936) and San Francisco (1936), Spencer Tracy consolidated his popularity in the US by starring in critical and commercial successes such as Captain Courageous (1937), Test Pilot (1938), Boys Town (1938) or Boom Town (1940). …”
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