{"id":2033,"date":"2006-12-20T12:02:12","date_gmt":"2006-12-20T19:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2033"},"modified":"2022-02-21T23:04:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T06:04:27","slug":"amazing-dr-clitterhouse-the-1938","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2033","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, The (1938)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I know precisely what I&#8217;m doing: valuable research work, in a rather unusual form!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Poster-1-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-57748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Poster-1-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Poster-1-81x128.jpg 81w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Poster-1-170x270.jpg 170w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Poster-1.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA doctor (Edward G. Robinson) interested in studying the physiology of criminals gets involved in a heist ring led by high-level fence Jo Keller (Claire Trevor).\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anatole Litvak Films<\/li>\n<li>Character Studies<\/li>\n<li>Claire Trevor Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Donald Crisp Films<\/li>\n<li>Edward G. Robinson Films<\/li>\n<li>Mad Doctors and Scientists<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis unusual comedic crime thriller deals with one of the eternal dilemmas of science: to what lengths should we go in order to learn more about the human mind and body? The Office for Protection of Human Subjects at any university would have quite a bit to say about Dr. Clitterhouse&#8217;s methods, but his blatant disregard for such conventions is what provides the film&#8217;s narrative fuel. How far <em>will <\/em>Clitterhouse (what a name!) go, and when &#8212; or rather, <u>how <\/u>&#8212; will he be caught? Edward G. Robinson acquits himself admirably in the title role:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr-Clitterhouse-Robinson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr-Clitterhouse-Robinson-1024x617.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr-Clitterhouse-Robinson-1024x617.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr-Clitterhouse-Robinson-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr-Clitterhouse-Robinson-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr-Clitterhouse-Robinson-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr-Clitterhouse-Robinson-1536x926.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr-Clitterhouse-Robinson-448x270.png 448w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr-Clitterhouse-Robinson.png 1691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and seems the perfect choice to play this recklessly arrogant &#8212; yet unnervingly calm &#8212; doctor. While the screenplay is overly stagy at times, and the comedy doesn&#8217;t always work, <em>The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse<\/em> remains intriguing viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A clever and witty script (co-written by future director John Huston)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Still2-1024x622.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"389\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Still2-1024x622.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Still2-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Still2-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Still2-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Still2-1536x933.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Still2-444x270.png 444w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Amazing-Dr.-Clitterhouse-Still2.png 1661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. While based on an intriguing premise, this movie isn&#8217;t essential viewing for film fanatics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0029864\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classicfilmguide.com\/index.php?s=other_reviews&#038;item=170\">Classic Film Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/67187\/the-amazing-doctor-clitterhouse#articles-reviews?articleId=99406\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/77811.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I know precisely what I&#8217;m doing: valuable research work, in a rather unusual form!&#8221; Synopsis: A doctor (Edward G. Robinson) interested in studying the physiology of criminals gets involved in a heist ring led by high-level fence Jo Keller (Claire Trevor). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anatole Litvak Films Character Studies Claire Trevor Films Comedy Donald Crisp Films Edward G. Robinson Films Mad Doctors and Scientists Thieves and Criminals Review: This unusual comedic crime thriller deals with one of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2033\"> 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033","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=2033"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81590,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033\/revisions\/81590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}