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Synopsis: Roderick Raskolnikov, a brilliant criminology student and writer, becomes embittered by poverty and his inability to support his family. When he sees a desperate prostitute, Sonya, degraded by a vicious pawnbroker, Raskolnikov, a proponent of the idea that some people are imbued with such intelligence that the law cannot be applied to them as to other people, decides to rid the world of the pawnbroker and thus save his family and Sonya as well from the fate poverty forces on them. When Porphiry, the police detective investigating the murder, encounters Raskolnikov, he finds a man nearly crippled by the guilt and paranoia his deed has burdened him with. But Raskolnikov clings with as much coldness and calculation as he can muster to his guiding idea, that some crimes ought not to be punished.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Josef von Sternberg
Production: B.P. Schulberg Productions
 
IMDB:
7.0
NOT RATED
Year:
1935
88 min
540 Views


- How much higher do I have to climb?

- One more flight. The last door on top.

A nice place you've brought me to,

I must say!

I didn't expect your son

to be living in a palace,

but you didn't tell me

he was living in a place like this.

We didn't know.

He should've written us the truth.

Roderick.

It's awful finding you in a place like this.

Tony.

Roderick, this is our friend, Mr Lushin.

My son.

How do you do, sir?

- Mr Lushin's a very important man!

- I'm honoured.

- He holds two government positions!

- Two? I'm doubly honoured!

I can't tell you how kind

and helpful he's been to us.

After Antonia lost her position,

we were in terrible trouble.

- Mother, please don't let's

talk about it now. - What trouble?

She wouldn't let me write.

The husband of the woman she worked for

turned out to be the most horrible person.

I had to leave because I wasn't obliging.

Let's not go over that again, Mother.

- Tell him about the revolver.

- What revolver?

She had to keep it under her pillow at night

to protect herself from him.

And his wife found out

and lied about me after I left.

You can imagine how easy it was

to find a position after that.

It was lucky Mr Lushin came along

to help us.

- Shall we tell your brother now?

- Why not? He'll have to know sometime.

I know this will be a great surprise

to you, Roderick,

but Mr Lushin and your sister

are engaged to be married.

- Show him your ring, Antonia.

- Tony engaged?

Well, sir, is that all you have to say?

- I want to understand this clearly.

- What's there to understand?

Mr Lushin has honoured me

by asking me to become his wife.

And I've accepted because I love him.

Madam, let me compliment you

on your son's manners.

Please don't be offended.

Her happiness means everything to him.

Roderick, I think you ought to know that

Mr Lushin's marrying your sister

without asking for any dowry at all.

I may say that I have fairly advanced ideas

on the subject of marriage.

- Indeed.

- I prefer a girl like your sister,

who has experienced poverty.

I believe that a wife should always

look up to her husband as a benefactor.

And here's the best news of all, Roderick.

Mr Lushin has agreed to employ you

as his private secretary.

I'm afraid you're stating things

a little too definitely.

I didn't absolutely agree

to employ your son.

But, Mr Lushin, you did. You promised me.

It was quite definite.

- No, I did not promise.

- How can you say that? You did!

For the sake of

clarifying our future relationship,

please understand that I prefer

not to be contradicted.

Excuse me for coming to your room

like this.

I just had to thank you for the money

you gave us.

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Joseph Anthony

Joseph Anthony (May 24, 1912 – January 20, 1993) was an American playwright, actor, and director. He made his film acting debut in the 1934 film Hat, Coat, and Glove and his theatrical acting debut in a 1935 production of Mary of Scotland. On five occasions he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Direction. more…

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