This 1950 Hitchcock film is not considered one of his better ones. The American and English cast (counting Marlene as American by this point) is certainly a good one and one can make the case that the film works on a certain level. However, Hitchcock made a mistake in casting, which he rarely did. Trying to capitalize on Jane Wyman's Oscar Win for JOHNNY BELINDA, he gave her a part that simply was not suited for her and she, in turn, was unable to do much with it. This is the big weakness of the film, a very big one that never allowed STAGE FRIGHT to really take flight! Good 'ole' Alma Reville is, as always, by Hitch's side given writing credit. I rather enjoyed the likes of the great Dame Sybil Thorndyke, Alastair Sim out of his SCROOGE costume, Joyce Grenfell and André Morell, names no one would recognize nowadays. I make it a priority to know all these great character actors as I love film very much and want to know even more than I do at age 40. One could not finish up without the mention of PATRICIA HITCHCOCK whom I first saw on DVD as that eccentric girl, sister to Ruth Roman in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN. As sisters, well movie sisters, Roman certainly got the lion's share of beauty.
There is a problem with your e-mail address and we are unable to communicate with you. Please go to My Account to update your email.
Please choose a username to sign your comments. Only letters, digits, dash - or period. Minimum 4 characters.
Your age and sex:
We publish all comments, except abusive, at our discretion.