Peter Lorre: Face Maker: Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe

by Sarah Thomas and Sarah Thomas

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785330438
• ISBN13: 9781785330438
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"