The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

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Steve D 03/13/2024 I found the whole thing unconvincing. See more 05/28/2020 Silly drama made entirely worthwhile by a brilliant Edward G. Robinson performance. See more 02/28/2016 An interesting twist of a late 1930's Gangster Movie. Great cast with Humphrey Bogart and Edward G Robinson. See more 05/22/2015 really quite entertaining, preposterous, and funny. RObinson is a delight as a "mad scientist" See more 10/27/2014 I really enjoyed this off-the-wall gangster comedy by Warner Brothers, pitting Edward G. Robinson against Humphrey Bogart, with the former trying to scientifically study the fundamental nature of crime. A real howler I know you'll get a blast out of! Crime might not pay, but it sure can be educational! =) See more 05/20/2013 Apart from a lot of sniggering about the awesome title (in particular, wondering what the alternate porn title is), I knew very little about this film until it crossed my path on the weekend. Perhaps I've read about it before in one or two of countless movie lists, but until the film started, I actually got it confused with another B&W title called Dr. Caligari - a creepy horror film, supposedly. So this weird noirish crime drama came as a surprise, in more ways than one. Edward G. Robinson does a great job as a priggish professor obsessed with psychoanalysing criminals, to the extent that he becomes one and Bogie is fun in a hard-boiled early role as a mob heavy. There a more than a few dashes of both broad and black comedy, some more successful (and less dated) than others. The film is pretty absurd and the most absurd thing about it is the abrupt ending. But it's also pretty original, and often interesting, and I reckon ripe for a modern remake. And not just as a porn title... See more Read all reviews

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