Flesh (1932 film)


Flesh is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Wallace Beery as a German wrestler. Some of the script was written by Moss Hart and an uncredited William Faulkner, and the film was co-produced and directed by John Ford, who removed his director's credit from the picture.

Cast

The film grossed a total of $837,000: $487,000 from the US and Canada and $350,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $49,000.

Unintended allusions to film

Nearly six decades after the release of Flesh, the title character in the Coen brothers 1991 film Barton Fink struggles to overcome writer's block while he tries to write a screenplay for a Wallace Beery wrestling picture. The Coens were reportedly unaware of this 1932 production when they developed their film, which also features a character based somewhat on William Faulkner, whom Fink consults while writing his script.