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Overview

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Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

Whitfield Cook (screenplay)
Alma Reville (adaptation)
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Release Date:

15 April 1950 (USA) more

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller more

Tagline:

Every time I'm beginning to think what color your eyes are, you disappear! more

Plot:

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high society entertainer. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination more

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(4 articles)

Contributor's Crypt: Oh The Horror!
 (From Fangoria. 11 October 2009, 12:53 AM, PDT)

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Not a total Hitchcock misfire more (65 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Jane Wyman ... Eve Gill (aka Doris Tinsdale)

Marlene Dietrich ... Charlotte Inwood
Michael Wilding ... Ordinary Smith
Richard Todd ... Jonathan Cooper
Alastair Sim ... Commodore Gill (as Alistair Sim)
Sybil Thorndike ... Mrs. Gill
Kay Walsh ... Nellie Goode
Miles Malleson ... Mr. Fortesque (also as Miles Mallison)
Hector MacGregor ... Freddie Williams
Joyce Grenfell ... 'Lovely Ducks'
André Morell ... Inspector Byard (as Andre Morell)
Patricia Hitchcock ... Chubby Bannister
Ballard Berkeley ... Sergeant Mellish
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright (UK) (complete title)
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Runtime:

110 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

West Germany:16 (nf) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (2004) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A (video rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved


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First cinema film of Lionel Jeffries. more

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Continuity: The way that Johnny carries Charlotte's blue dress changes between shots. more

Quotes:

Det. Insp. Wilfred 'Ordinary' Smith: Every time I'm beginning to think I know what colour your eyes are - you disappear! more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Usual Suspects (1995) more

Soundtrack:

Love Is Lyrical (Whisper Sweet Little Nothing to Me) more


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Not a total Hitchcock misfire, 26 November 2001
Author: Glenn Andreiev (gandreiev@aol.com) from Huntington, NY

STAGE FRIGHT (1950), whicch is usually dismissed as an Alfred Hitchcock failure, really has some fascinating things in it. As a whole, the film feels empty. The viewer knows they saw masterful construction work, but with lousy glue.

Richard Todd plays a Londoner wrongly accused of murdering his mistresses' husband. He is befriended by a young actress (Jane Wyman), her eccentric dad (Alister Sim, perfect as a daffy version of a Brit gentleman)

This film has arresting female characters (Marlene Dietrich is great as Todd's gal-pal. Patricia Hitchcock makes a top-grade debut in her father's films, and Kay Walsh is unforgettable as a blackmailer.)

The film begins in mid chase, has a terrific long take during a flashback, several other chases across and around stages and outdoor performances. The finale in a cluttered, noir-ish prop room is good stuff. What truly mars the film is the uninteresting sub-plot with detective Michael Wilding.

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