Another Hitchcock gem with my new favorite Michael Wilding. Jane Wyman sets out to protect a young man framed for murder by a grand singer, Dietrich. Michael plays the detective who sets out to find the killer and who is falling in love with Wyman.
Dietrich is Dietrich and Wyman's performance as a drama student is just fine. Michael plays the detective with an understated elegance which is the hallmark of his work, IMO. You are never tempted to say "Oh, there's Wilding acting again". I have read that means he's "bland" but I think being so recognizable that the audience sees an actor and not the character is a bad thing. He was equally believable as a detective, as the young aristocrat, or as a stuffy class conscious butler turned Army Major.
Nice surprise was Alistair Sims so very type cast as Scrooge. In this movie he was Jane's father, a sort of regular guy who incidentally has an issue or two with the police.
Suspenseful with very clever dialogue.
Dietrich sings.
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The scene in the pub, when Jane Wyman was playing the damsel in distress to get Michael Wilding's attention, but it was the frog-faced man who kept approaching her first, was hilarious!
I LOVE that scene. Such a great film and underrated treasure
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