"Brennan's best small role is in Fritz Lang's Fury (May 29, 1936), another MGM production. Brennan plays "Bugs" Meyers, a deputy who locks up Joe Wilson (Spencer Tracy), falsely accused of murder, and is almost lynched. Brennan's portrayal goes way beyond the scope of what is actually in the film's script. He plays a new modern type, an ordinary man suddenly elevated to importance because he plays a small but highly visible part in a widely publicized crime story. In short scenes, Bugs's ego expands as he becomes recognized as an "authority" on what happened. Brennan's conception of the character is profoundly original. Bugs becomes a creation of publicity--and, suddenly, a figure of significance to himself--and his enjoyment of his new, expanded role, is palpable in the joy that suffuses Bugs's face with the excitement of being--or rather acting like--he is in the know."