The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1935)
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This truly offbeat filmization of Jean Bart's stage drama The Man Who Reclaimed His Head has been misleadingly released to TV as part of the "Shock Theater" package, even though the film is more melancholy than horrific. At the height of WW I, the trembling, near-lunatic Paul Verin… More This truly offbeat filmization of Jean Bart's stage drama The Man Who Reclaimed His Head has been misleadingly released to TV as part of the "Shock Theater" package, even though the film is more melancholy than horrific. At the height of WW I, the trembling, near-lunatic Paul Verin (Claude Rains) arrives at police headquarters, carrying an ominously heavy handbag. Before revealing the bag's gruesome contents, he relates his tragic story in flashback. At one time a promising writer, Verin was married to the beautiful and ambitious Adele (Joan Bennett), who pushed and prodded him to advance himself. Accordingly, he sold his "head" -- that is, his integrity -- to powerful publisher Henri Dumont (Lionel Atwill), ghostwriting Dumont's anti-war editorials. By the time he realized that the hypocritical Dumont had himself sold out to the pro-war business interests, Verin had lost his wife and child to the scheming publisher. Driven mad on the battlefield, he made his way back to Dumont's mansion, exacting a horrible but appropriate revenge (hence the film's title). The Man Who Reclaimed His Head was remade in 1945 as Strange Confession -- with the pacifist angle completely removed! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Edward Ludwig
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 24, 1934 Wide
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Cast
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Claude Rains
as Paul Verin
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Joan Bennett
as Adele Verin
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Lionel Atwill
as Henri Dumont
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Henry O'Neill
as Fernand DeMarney
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Wallace Ford
as Curly
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Lawrence Grant
as Marchand
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Henry Armetta
as Laurent
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Gilbert Emery
as His Excellency
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Norman Ainsley
as Steward
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Bessie Barriscale
as Louise Maid
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Lionel Belmore
as Train Conductor
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Ted Billings
as Newsboy
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Phyllis Brooks
as Secretary
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Rudolph Cameron
as Maitre d'
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Carol Coombe
as Clerk
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Harry Cording
as French Mechanic
- Nell Craig
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Grace Cunard
as Woman
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William B. Davidson
as Charlus
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James Donlan
as Man in Theater Box
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Noel Francis
as Chon-Chon Curly's Girl
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G.P. Huntley
as Pierre
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Ferdinand Gottschalk
as Baron
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William Gould
as Man
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Ben Hendricks Jr.
as Chauffeur
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Valerie Hobson
as Mimi Carnival Girl
- Baby Jane Holzer
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Lloyd Hughes
as Andre Dumont's Secretary
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John Ince
as Speaker
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Lilyan Irene
as Woman Shopper
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Boyd Irwin
as Petty Officer
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Colin Kenny
as Citizen
- Crauford Kent
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Anderson Lawler
as Jack
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Doris Lloyd
as Lulu
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Margaret Mann
as Granny
- Edward Martindel
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Hugh O'Connell
as Danglas
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Lee Phelps
as Soldier
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Russell Powell
as Station Master
- Purnell Pratt
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Juanita Quigley
as Linette Verin
- Tom Ricketts
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William H. Ruhl
as Shopper's Husband
- Jack Rutherford
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Rolfe Sedan
as Waiter
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C. Montague Shaw
as Dignitary
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Will Stanton
as Drunk Soldier
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Carl Stockdale
as Tradesman
- Josef Swickard
- Jameson Thomas
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Emerson Treacy
as French Student
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Edward Van Sloan
as Munitions Board of Directors Member
- Walter Walker
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Judith Wood
as Margot
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William Worthington
as Attendant
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Rollo Lloyd
as Jean
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Maurice Murphy
as Leon
- William West
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Bryant Washburn
as Antoine
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Wilfred North
as Bit
- Hyram A. Hoover
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Russ Clark
as French Truck Driver
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George Davis
as Lorry Driver
