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Post by topbilled on Oct 23, 2024 22:39:05 GMT
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Post by Fading Fast on Oct 24, 2024 7:06:23 GMT
I recently watched "Three Strangers" again – a very good movie (my full comments on it here: "Three Strangers") – and noted the unique angle this movie takes on the Greenstreet-Lorre pairing:
Lorre and Greenstreet, who teamed up in a total of nine movies, are also outstanding here, even in atypical roles. Greenstreet is not a master manipulator, as usual, but a man who is being out manipulated. It is interesting to see him be the one to twist and turn in agony for a change.
Lorre, too, plays against type in this one, as he is a thoughtful and philosophical man. Yes, he is an alcoholic, but he's not creepy, sinister, or bent in the way he usually is. He's the more rational one than Greenstreet.
It's a fun variation on their usual pairing, as typically, it's Lorre who is spiraling into an abyss of self-doubt, with Greenstreet settling him down. That "feels" right as Greenstreet is three times Lorre's size. Yet here, it's tiny Lorre calming the flailing giant down: it's wonderfully unexpected.
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Post by topbilled on Oct 24, 2024 13:33:05 GMT
Thanks for your brief commentary. I have to admit I have not seen these films yet. And now I am looking forward to watching THREE STRANGERS.
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Post by kims on Oct 24, 2024 19:49:15 GMT
And another jewel is THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS, another film that Lorre was not a villain.
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Oct 24, 2024 21:05:45 GMT
And another jewel is THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS, another film that Lorre was not a villain. That is my favorite Greenstreet\Lorre film where they have leading roles. |
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