Why hadn't this film caught my attention before?
Equal parts black humor, noir, and something just slightly off as to make the film even more intriguing.
The icing on the cake was all the attention to detail evident throughout, such as
the repeated use of spheres, concentric circles and spirals:
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
directed by Anatole Litvak
cinematography by Tony Gaudio
art direction by Carl Jules Weyl
4 comments:
Goodness, the still with the policeman (?) is art deco gorgeousness. Tony Gaudio always did such great work, though.
This film is so artfully decorated that I knew someone especially talented was involved. I searched through my posts but this is the first Tony Gaudio film I've featured. Not the last, as you can imagine!
"The Mask of Fu Manchu" is the most recent Gaudio film I've seen, and the movie is really rotten EXCEPT for the stunning visuals. He elevates even the most bland programmers, even "The Case of the Lucky Legs". Films like "Larceny, Inc" and "The Man Who Came To Dinner" don't require more than adequate cinematography, but there's something about his movement and his framing that makes even static scenes pop.
I LOVE "The Man Who Came To Dinner" and I'm sure Gaudio is a big part of that. I'm due to see "Larceny, Inc." soon. He's a screen-cap artist's dream.
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