Der Engel mit der Mörderhand (1968)
50KDer Engel mit der Mörderhand: Directed by Noel Black. With Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld, Beverly Garland, John Randolph. When a mentally disturbed young man tells a pretty girl that he’s a secret agent, she believes him, and murder and mayhem ensue.
“Legendary critic Pauline Kael staunchly championed u0026quot;Pretty Poisonu0026quot; which she clearly loved but her accolades did little in preventing this small, funny but decidedly evil movie from vanishing into obscurity.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enThe pairing of Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins was inspired. Being actors who Hollywood never quite understood how to use, they are perfectly cast as social renegades. Both are in their prime; young, attractive, funny and fiercely intelligent. They are a joy to watch. Four years later they would be brought together for the wonderful u0026quot;Play It As It Laysu0026quot;, but by then both tapped into a world weary disillusionment far from the playfulness of u0026quot;Pretty Poisonu0026quot;. They were an odd team, playing off each other to dazzling effect. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHow those two movies have been relegated to almost total obscurity remains a sad testament to the industry. Should the rare opportunity to watch u0026quot;Pretty Poisonu0026quot; arises, donu0026#39;t miss it.”
