Only Paul Muni's performance as Dr. Samuel Abelman--the title figure--is consistently good. If Gerald Greene, who adopted The Last Angry Man from his novel of the same name, had decided to focus ...

The Devil (Claude Rains) arranges for a deceased gangster (Paul Muni) to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life, but is vexed when the gagnster starts to ...

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Ed Begley won. Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Paul Muni won.

Nominated for five Oscars and winner for Best Picture, this biographical drama stars Paul Muni ("I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang," "The Life of Louis Pasteur") as the famed writer who risks his ...