Perhaps this is how he dressed when he was "just being himself"? If not, I'd like to think it was something to do with his being up for the role of Dracula (which the head of Universal had intended for him, so says IMDB). He certainly has a most insouciant way with a crucifix.
his being up for the role of Dracula (which the head of Universal had intended for him, so says IMDB).
I've read that also! It's fascinating to contemplate; I suspect he would have gotten even more typed as a horror star afterward, but the thought of a Dracula with the physical otherness of Cesare or Gwynplaine's awareness of monstrosity is almost irresistible. On the other hand, he thought his English wasn't good enough; and he would never have worked with Powell and Pressburger if he had stayed in Hollywood through the '30's, so it's not like we got nothing in this universe. But maybe he could have done Dracula and then gone back to Germany . . .
He certainly has a most insouciant way with a crucifix.
My friend Gail-Nina, who knows about such things, answers without pausing for breath: "Silent German movie The Student of Prague 1926. (Available, in episodes, on YouTube)"
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The Church of the Necrotic Neurosis.
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That's for sure!
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I've read that also! It's fascinating to contemplate; I suspect he would have gotten even more typed as a horror star afterward, but the thought of a Dracula with the physical otherness of Cesare or Gwynplaine's awareness of monstrosity is almost irresistible. On the other hand, he thought his English wasn't good enough; and he would never have worked with Powell and Pressburger if he had stayed in Hollywood through the '30's, so it's not like we got nothing in this universe. But maybe he could have done Dracula and then gone back to Germany . . .
He certainly has a most insouciant way with a crucifix.
Amen.
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on YouTube)"
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Awesome.
Please thank her for me!
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Should have looked further, but it was already past four.
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Conrad Veidt vs. Robert Mitchum: film at eleven.
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. . . Man, I don't even care that much about Harry Potter and now I want to see that!