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David Perlmutter's avatar

"You stupid fathead, you...."

Imitations of Lorre's voice (some with his image, some without) have long been a staple element of animation characterization for a long time. And, for the most part, if they are trying to channel any specific one of his characters, it would be Joel Cairo.

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Carol Saint Martin's avatar

Yes! I always figured Joel Cairo and Ugarte were his most famous characters (apart from the killer in M), but Cairo is certainly the most Peter Lorre-esque of them all.

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Nick Richards's avatar

What’s interesting about this version of the story is it had to live within the code. So while in the book just about every man chasing the Falcon is gay, in the movie they only really hint that about Cairo in a sorta obvious way.

The way to know Greenstreet is as well is the way he wants to travel with Bogart, and, of course, having Cook as his “gunsel.”

This may tell us something about Dashiell Hammett’s views of the world.

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Carol Saint Martin's avatar

Yes, that's right. Reminds me a little bit of The Brick Foxhole and Crossfire (1947) situation.

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Mike noonan's avatar

Sydney and Peter Lorre were one of the best movie teams. The whole cast is good in this one. A near perfect film.

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Carol Saint Martin's avatar

Completely agree. Always a joy to watch them together.

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