简介：PanikinChicagowasanenormoussuccessinallmajorcitiesinGermany,asreportedinthepress.“TheD.L.S.branchesinDüsseldorfandFrankfurta.M.hadsuchrecordbookingsforthefilmPanikinChicagoduringthefollowingtwoweeksthatseveralnewcopieshadtobedistributedinthesedistrictsbecausetheavailablesubsidiarycopiescouldnotfulfillthedemandforscreenings.OtherreportsrefertotheunusualpopularacclaimthefilmenjoyedinLeipzig,Halle,Munich,andStuttgart. Inthereviewssomecriticismwasleveledagainstthequalityofseveralofthedialoguesandtherelativeweaknessofthefemaleroles.Thefilmasawhole,howeverwasgivenamostpositiveevaluationinDieLichtBildBühne. RobertWienemadeatremendousefforttoextractfromthestorywhateveritwouldgive.Sohedidsucceedincreatingscenesthatwillberememberedforalongtime.Eerieandghostlike,everythingconnectedwiththelonelyhouse.Thedimstairs,therushingpeople,orthefabulousnightshotsofabigcity.Theglassreflectionsofadancescene.Simplymasterful!Onthewhole,theimageryinthisfilmachievesgreattriumphs.WilliGoldberger,thecameraartist,andRobertNeppach,therefinedarchitect,wereWiene’sinvaluablecollaborators.…