Tag: peter lorre
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‘M’ is Fritz Lang at His Most Assured
Lang has said he made ‘M’ with mostly uncomplicated intentions — that he simply wanted to dissuade parental neglect. But, in hindsight, the movie is clear creative evidence of a man disillusioned.
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‘The Raven’ is the Most Charming of Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe Series
This is a rambunctious horror-adjacent movie frequently operating at the fever pitch of a farce.
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‘Mad Love’ Finds Peter Lorre at the Peak of His Powers
This is a horror movie that delights in the macabre as much as a comedy luxuriates in a good laugh.
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‘Stranger on the Third Floor’ Wouldn’t Amount to Much Without Peter Lorre
‘Stranger on the Third Floor’ is also frequently touted as the very first film-noir movie on account of its story and visual style.
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‘The Beast with Five Fingers’: Look, One Hand!
To watch or read a whodunit is to know, with certainty, that the conclusion of its story will come with the unmasking of someone (or someones) as a villain. The fun of ‘The Beast With Five Fingers’ is the muddying of the cliché.
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