A great actor remains a great actor even in a small film, and I'm not talking about a short film. I am talking about this film which is not Paul Muni's best film, it is only a modest film in the style of Italian neorealism from the years after the second world war, neorealism perfected by directors such as Vittorio De Sica, Roberto Rossellini, Luchino Visconti, Alberto Lattuada, Carlo Lizzani, Aldo Vergano, Pietro Germi and Luigi Zampa. Joseph Losey acquitted himself of the task in a more than decent way. Likewise, the unique, extraordinary Paul Muni, who didn't have much to do here, to show off his infinite talent. Excellent children, the boy played by Vittorio Manunta, and the girl, his sister, Fausta Mazzucchelli. Luisa Rossi in the role of the mother, Joan Loring, in the role of Angela, Héléna Manson in the role of the victim killed in the store, and a constant collaborator of Federico Fellini, Aldo Silvani, in the role of Peroni, are very convincing.
Review of Stranger on the Prowl
