{"id":1036,"date":"2006-05-04T10:10:44","date_gmt":"2006-05-04T17:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2021-01-25T19:28:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T02:28:56","slug":"beast-of-the-city-the-1932","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1036","title":{"rendered":"Beast of the City, The (1932)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Mind if I ask you some questions?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Poster-193x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-65984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Poster-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Poster-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Poster.png 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nPolice Captain Jim Fitzpatrick (Walter Huston) is determined to nab crime boss Sam Belmonte (Jean Hersholt), but finds his loyalties tested when his detective brother (Wallace Ford) betrays the force for a beautiful moll (Jean Harlow).  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corruption<\/li>\n<li>Gangsters<\/li>\n<li>Jean Harlow Films<\/li>\n<li>Mickey Rooney Films<\/li>\n<li>Police<\/li>\n<li>Walter Huston Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary points out, this &#8220;tribute to the honest cop&#8221; &#8212; a &#8220;super early crime drama&#8221; &#8212; is &#8220;sharply written&#8221;, &#8220;forcefully directed&#8221;, &#8220;briskly paced&#8221;, and contains a truly &#8220;startling finale&#8221;.  It&#8217;s an excellent example of pre-Hays-Code filmmaking, with Harlow and Ford sitting on a (full-sized!) bed together, and much of Harlow&#8217;s dialogue highly suggestive. While the ending is melodramatic and rather unrealistic, it neatly wraps up what is essentially a morality tale in <em>noir<\/em> clothing.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jean Harlow&#8217;s sexy, strong performance as wise-cracking Daisy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Harlow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Harlow.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Harlow.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Harlow-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Harlow-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Harlow-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Exciting action sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Action.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Action.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Action.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Action-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Action-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Action-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mickey Rooney in an early role as Fitzpatrick&#8217;s son, &#8220;Mickey&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Mickey-Rooney.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Mickey-Rooney.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Mickey-Rooney.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Mickey-Rooney-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Mickey-Rooney-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Mickey-Rooney-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Edward Brophy&#8217;s over-the-top courtroom performance<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Courtroom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Courtroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Courtroom.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Courtroom-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Courtroom-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Beast-of-the-City-Courtroom-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Smart dialogue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This early crime drama deserves wider recognition.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0022660\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Mind if I ask you some questions?&#8221; Synopsis: Police Captain Jim Fitzpatrick (Walter Huston) is determined to nab crime boss Sam Belmonte (Jean Hersholt), but finds his loyalties tested when his detective brother (Wallace Ford) betrays the force for a beautiful moll (Jean Harlow). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Corruption Gangsters Jean Harlow Films Mickey Rooney Films Police Walter Huston Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary points out, this &#8220;tribute to the honest cop&#8221; &#8212; a &#8220;super early crime&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1036\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1036"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65990,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036\/revisions\/65990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}