Crime and Punishment, USA (1959)

by Linda Kay

Directed by: Denis Sanders

Synopsis: An Americanized adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel finds law student Robert (George Hamilton) cockily taunting the police after committing a murder.

Purr Blur: In one scene Robert leaves his apartment to grab a neighbor’s newspaper. A cat is sauntering across the walkway in the distance.

Crime and Punishment, USA - Robert George Hamilton getting newspaper with cat walking in background
Crime and Punishment, USA - Robert George Hamilton getting newspaper with cat walking in background
Crime and Punishment, USA - Robert George Hamilton getting newspaper with cat walking in background animated gif

Final Mewsings: Cats know better than to admit their guilt!

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