{"id":2546,"date":"2007-03-17T13:55:17","date_gmt":"2007-03-17T20:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2022-02-21T16:32:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T23:32:49","slug":"last-angry-man-the-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2546","title":{"rendered":"Last Angry Man, The (1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I want to dramatize your own views, your own beliefs &#8212; for 30 million people!&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Poster-117x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Poster-117x300.jpg 117w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Poster-50x128.jpg 50w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 117px) 100vw, 117px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA television producer (David Wayne) tries to convince an unorthodox doctor (Paul Muni) in Brooklyn to star in a reality T.V. show.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Betsy Palmer Films<\/li>\n<li>Do-Gooders<\/li>\n<li>Doctors<\/li>\n<li>Folk Heroes<\/li>\n<li>Nonconformists<\/li>\n<li>Paul Muni Films<\/li>\n<li>Television<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIn his final film, 63-year-old Paul Muni once again proved his mettle as one of Hollywood&#8217;s finest chameleon-like actors; indeed, it&#8217;s remarkably easy to forget that there&#8217;s an actor behind this bespectacled doctor&#8217;s visage. Muni plays Dr. Abelman as a nonconformist extraordinaire, a stubborn idealist who refuses to deviate from his values even an inch. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Muni2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Muni2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Muni2.png 624w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Muni2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Muni2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Muni2-479x270.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When he finds out he&#8217;s being offered a house in exchange for appearing on T.V., for instance, Abelman is offended rather than grateful; and nothing &#8212; not even a house full of crew members ready to film &#8212; will stop him from visiting a patient in need. Unfortunately, while Muni&#8217;s performance makes us believe in and care about this iconoclastic doctor, the film itself is undone by its simplistic morality. In addition, the final sequences &#8212; while heartfelt &#8212; are interminable, and insult our intelligence by relying on cliched deathbed pathos rather than the intrinsic power of Abelman&#8217;s story. Ultimately, then, <em>The Last Angry Man<\/em> only remains must-see viewing because of Muni. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Muni&#8217;s powerhouse performance as Dr. Abelman; as noted by the <em>New York Times<\/em>, Muni &#8220;knows all the bold and subtle ways of bringing an interesting, robust character to glowing theatrical life&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Muni-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Muni-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Muni-1.png 624w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Muni-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Muni-1-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Muni-1-479x270.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>David Wayne as the television producer who experiences a change of heart<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Wayne2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Wayne2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Wayne2.png 624w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Wayne2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Wayne2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Wayne2-479x270.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Luther Adler as Dr. Abelman&#8217;s prosperous best friend (and symbolic counterpart)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Adler.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Adler.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Adler.png 624w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Adler-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Adler-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Last-Angry-Man-Adler-479x270.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply to see Muni in his final, Oscar-nominated performance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0052990\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1959\/10\/23\/archives\/paul-muni-stars-in-last-angry-man-gerald-green-novel-translated-to.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/263\/the-last-angry-man#articles-reviews?articleId=152575\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I want to dramatize your own views, your own beliefs &#8212; for 30 million people!&#8221; Synopsis: A television producer (David Wayne) tries to convince an unorthodox doctor (Paul Muni) in Brooklyn to star in a reality T.V. show. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Betsy Palmer Films Do-Gooders Doctors Folk Heroes Nonconformists Paul Muni Films Television Review: In his final film, 63-year-old Paul Muni once again proved his mettle as one of Hollywood&#8217;s finest chameleon-like actors; indeed, it&#8217;s remarkably easy to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2546\"> 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-2546","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\/2546","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=2546"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81528,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546\/revisions\/81528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}