Review of Compulsion (1959) by Nicolas L — 23 Dec 2008

I had a bad feeling watching the opening scene (when the title appeared, and Strauss is laughing maniacally), but Dean Stockwel's simultaneously chilling and vulnerable portrayal of the young murderer is the treat of this film.

.. other than every scene with Orson Welles, whose deceptively languid presence is magnetic (incl the only slightly overdone closing speech).