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I love Joel Cairo.

March 31, 2002

I love Joel Cairo. The Maltese Falcon is one of my favorite movies and Joel Cairo is the funniest character. It is partially the way he looks but it's mostly his demeanor. The actor, Peter Lorre, is in a number of other big movies (Casablanca, The Man Who Knew Too Much) but his performance here is great. His character has a nondescript accent and a worldly way to him. I attribute it all to the directing. The movie is very melodramatic and Joel Cairo embodies the theme. Just go see the movie before I keep rambling.

p.s. It's also a very strong performance for Bogart. This movie's Bogeylicious.

Comments (2 comments so far)

Comment #1:

Have you seen The Big Sleep? That's my favorite of the Bogeylicious movies.

My favorite moment...
Carmen: Is he as cute as you are?
Marlowe: No one is.

Posted by Liz on April 01, 2002 at 7:37AM

Comment #2:

Weird. You're on my Burn Baby Burn list of CD recipients, so I decided to check out your web site. Not only was I watching The Maltese Falcon when you seemed to be (on TCM?), but I share a birthday with Peter Lorre. Anyway, it's worth checking out the original Dashiell Hammett novel, if you haven't already. The Thin Man, another Hammett, is also a great novel, and much seedier than the movie (and all of its sequels) would have you believe.

Posted by Valarie on April 08, 2002 at 11:23PM

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