{"id":5457,"date":"2008-04-13T17:58:38","date_gmt":"2008-04-14T00:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5457"},"modified":"2021-01-31T12:46:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T19:46:28","slug":"man-who-reclaimed-his-head-the-1934","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5457","title":{"rendered":"Man Who Reclaimed His Head, The (1934)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;As long as munitions stay in the hands of private enterprise, war will always be around the corner.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Poster-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Poster.jpg 855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn anti-war editorialist (Claude Rains) goes mad when he discovers that his editor (Lionel Atwill) has betrayed his trust by collaborating with munitions manufacturers.\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>Betrayal<\/li>\n<li>Claude Rains Films<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Joan Bennett Films<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Atwill Films<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptations<\/li>\n<li>World War I<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The Man Who Reclaimed His Head<\/em> &#8212; based on a stage play by Jean Bart &#8212; is not, as its provocative title would suggest, a horror flick; while insanity and murder <em>are<\/em> involved, they ultimately take a back seat to the central story of a freelance writer (Rains) so in love with his beautiful young wife (Joan Bennett):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-In-Love2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-In-Love2-1024x738.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-In-Love2-1024x738.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-In-Love2-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-In-Love2-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-In-Love2-768x553.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-In-Love2-375x270.png 375w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-In-Love2.png 1403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>that he agrees to work for an unscrupulous former boss (Atwill), only to find his trust sorely misplaced. Unfortunately, while the expose of &#8220;special interests&#8221; driving the machinery of war &#8212; and the complicity of the media in such efforts &#8212; was surely shocking at the time of the film&#8217;s release, today&#8217;s audiences will find such nefarious collaborations sadly commonplace, and thus may have a hard time relating to the enormity of Rains&#8217; emotions (not to mention his drastic actions). Rains &#8212; always a compelling actor &#8212; is excellent in the title role (indeed, Peary nominates his performance for an <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=2606\">Alternate Oscar<\/a>), but Atwill&#8217;s &#8220;evil&#8221; character isn&#8217;t fleshed out nearly enough.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Atwill2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Atwill2-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Atwill2-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Atwill2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Atwill2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Atwill2-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Atwill2-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Atwill2.png 1373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bennett (capable of much better) emerges as little more than a pretty face. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Bennett.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Bennett-1024x783.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"489\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Bennett-1024x783.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Bennett-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Bennett-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Bennett-768x587.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Bennett-353x270.png 353w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Bennett.png 1359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s not &#8220;must see&#8221; viewing for all film fanatics, however, Claude Rains fans will certainly want to check this one out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Claude Rains as Paul Verin<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Rains.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Rains-1024x780.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Rains-1024x780.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Rains-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Rains-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Rains-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Rains-355x270.png 355w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-Rains.png 1375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An early expose of the military-industrial complex<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Military-Industrial.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Military-Industrial-1024x756.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"473\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Military-Industrial-1024x756.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Military-Industrial-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Military-Industrial-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Military-Industrial-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Military-Industrial-366x270.png 366w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Man-Who-Reclaimed-His-Head-Military-Industrial.png 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a look. Listed as a Sleeper and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0025453\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1935\/01\/09\/archives\/claude-rains-in-the-man-who-reclaimed-his-head-at-the-rialto.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2015\/04\/30\/the-man-who-reclaimed-his-head-1934\/\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;As long as munitions stay in the hands of private enterprise, war will always be around the corner.&#8221; Synopsis: An anti-war editorialist (Claude Rains) goes mad when he discovers that his editor (Lionel Atwill) has betrayed his trust by collaborating with munitions manufacturers. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Betrayal Claude Rains Films Flashback Films Joan Bennett Films Lionel Atwill Films Play Adaptations World War I Writers Review: The Man Who Reclaimed His Head &#8212; based on a stage play by&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5457\"> 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-5457","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\/5457","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=5457"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67409,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5457\/revisions\/67409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}