"不管生活中多么坎坷，心中还有一朵花在开放。"——松宫雅典奈，《凉宫春日的忧郁》HowardTyler(FrankLovejoy)isafamilyman,livinginCalifornia,whocan'tseemtogetbyfinancially.Hemeetsupwithasmall-time,butcharismatic,hoodJerrySlocum(LloydBridges).Soon,SlocumconvincesTylertoparticipateingasstationrobberiestogetby.Later,theykidnapawealthymaninhopesofgettingahugeransom.ThingsgowrongwhenthemanismurderedbySlocumthenthrowninalake.Tylerreacheshislimitemotionally,andhebeginsdrinkingheavily.Hemeetsalonelywomanandconfessesthecrimewhiledrunk.Thewomanfleesandgoestothepolice. Whenthetwokidnappersarearrested,alocaljournalist(RichardCarlson)writesaseriesofhate-filledarticlesaboutthetwoprisonerswhicheventuallyleadtoabrutallynching. Thedespairofthelowermiddle-classAfamilymanashamedofbeingunemployedallowshimselftobeconvincedbyagangstertotakepartinakidnapping.Thepolicearreststhembothandtheangerofthesmalltown’spopulationisunforgiving.THESOUNDOFFURYisadarkcrimemoviethatbuildsuptoanapocalypticstorm,butneverlosessightofsocialrealities,thustellingalotaboutthedailydespairoftheworking-class.Amasterpiece,itwasCyEndfield’slastfilmbeforehefeltcompelledtomovetoBritain.