{"id":26970,"date":"2012-08-27T11:22:55","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T18:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26970"},"modified":"2020-12-11T21:32:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T04:32:11","slug":"crime-and-punishment-1935","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26970","title":{"rendered":"Crime and Punishment (1935)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I have studied these things! They won&#8217;t find me out &#8212; I won&#8217;t make mistakes!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Poster-137x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-26973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Poster-137x300.jpg 137w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Poster-58x128.jpg 58w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn arrogant university graduate (Peter Lorre) brutally murders a pawnbroker (Mrs. Patrick Campbell) in order to help his sister (Tala Birell) and mother (Elisabeth Risdon) escape a life of poverty &#8212; but soon a suspicious police inspector (Edward Arnold) begins a subtle campaign to convince Lorre to confess.\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>Cat-and-Mouse<\/li>\n<li>Edward Arnold Films<\/li>\n<li>Guilt<\/li>\n<li>Josef von Sternberg Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter Lorre Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nShortly upon his arrival in Hollywood (after escaping the rise of Nazi power in Europe), Peter Lorre began a successful campaign to convince Columbia Pictures to allow him to star in an adaptation of what is arguably Fyodor Dostoyevsky&#8217;s best-known novel, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crime_and_punishment\"><em>Crime and Punishment<\/em> (1866)<\/a>. Josef von Sternberg was brought on board to direct, but apparently considered it merely a contractual obligation and held it in low esteem, given its decidedly loose connection with the original text. The resulting film is a radically truncated yet thematically coherent variation on the novel, with atmospheric cinematography and direction, and an earnest if occasionally overly theatrical performance by young Lorre. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Lorre.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Lorre.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"574\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Lorre.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Lorre-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Lorre-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Lorre-361x270.png 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A romantic subplot involving a prostitute-with-a-heart-of-gold (Marian Marsh) who&#8217;s helped by Lorre, then wants to help him in return, comes across as a bit manufactured:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Lorre-Marsh.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Lorre-Marsh.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"574\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Lorre-Marsh.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Lorre-Marsh-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Lorre-Marsh-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Lorre-Marsh-361x270.png 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but the interplay between Lorre and Arnold remains tense and authentic throughout. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"574\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still4.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still4-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still4-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one&#8217;s worth a look, even if it&#8217;s not quite must-see viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography (by Lucien Ballard) and direction (by von Sterberg)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"574\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still1.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still1-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still1-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"574\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still2.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still2-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"574\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still3.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still3-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Crime-and-Punishment-Still3-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s recommended as an accessible, atmospheric introduction to Dostoyevky&#8217;s classic novel. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0026246\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1935\/11\/22\/archives\/the-screen-peter-lorre-in-josef-von-sternbergs-production-of-crime.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/crime-and-punishment-v158933\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I have studied these things! They won&#8217;t find me out &#8212; I won&#8217;t make mistakes!&#8221; Synopsis: An arrogant university graduate (Peter Lorre) brutally murders a pawnbroker (Mrs. Patrick Campbell) in order to help his sister (Tala Birell) and mother (Elisabeth Risdon) escape a life of poverty &#8212; but soon a suspicious police inspector (Edward Arnold) begins a subtle campaign to convince Lorre to confess. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cat-and-Mouse Edward Arnold Films Guilt Josef von Sternberg Films Peter Lorre&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26970\"> 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-26970","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\/26970","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=26970"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57230,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26970\/revisions\/57230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}