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Organized in 1936 for the purpose of bringing great, but little-known motion pictures, the series will include "The Man Who Knew Too Much," directed by Alfred Hitchcock, "Neighbors Under Fire," a British war documentary production, "Professor Mamlock," an anti-Nazi film, and "A Nous La Liberte," directed by Rene Clair...
...Soviets jerked the anti-Nazi motion picture Professor Mamlock from daily showings at the Russian World's Fair Pavilion, substituted Lenin in 1917, blandly explained that this was a routine change of program. At Coney Island, Park Policeman Thomas O'Connor saw Mrs. Ray Brodsky sitting on a piece of paper. When he warned her this counted as littering the beach, she called him a "Hitler." Brooklyn Magistrate D. Joseph de Andrea dismissed the charge but warned Mrs. Brodsky against calling anyone "Hitler." Prison wardens in New York, who feed inmates 51 ounces of meat a week, observed...
Anyone who sees "Professor Mamlock" at the Fine Arts Theatre, and no one should miss it, will realize that Art with a capital A has created this picture. Its photography is scusitive and interprets as well as records. The actors are particularly convincing in their parts and benefit from the absence of love glorified in the Hollywood manner. Most important of all, if has that rare quality of pace which makes detail a powerful ally of action...
Although the story concerns the persecution of Jewish Dr. Mamlock, it is pointed at a greater purpose than racial equality. Behind almost every incident lies calculated Communist propaganda. Dr. Mamlock's removal from his clinic and his brutal treatment are minor themes which bind together a bitter denunciation of Nazi methods. Definitely meant for foreign consumption and as a guide to Communist technique, the picture is aimed to destroy the theory that Communists set the Reichstag fire and opposed the welfare of Germany. The moviegoer should note these pointed thrusts of propaganda, but pay greater attention to the artistic merits...
Professor Mamlock (Lenfilm-Amkino...
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