Peter Lorre described himself as merely a 'face maker'. His own
negative attitude also characterizes traditional perspectives which
position Lorre as a tragic figure within film history: the
promising European artist reduced to a Hollywood gimmick, unable to
escape the murderous image of his role in Fritz Lang's M. This book
shows that the life of Peter Lorre cannot be reduced to a series of
simplistic oppositions. It reveals that, despite the limitations of
his macabre star image, Lorre's screen performances were highly
ambitious, and the terms of his employment were rarely restrictive.
Lorre's career was a complex negotiation between transnational
identity, Hollywood filmmaking practices, the ownership of star
images and the mechanics of screen performance.
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