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Director:
Writers:
Whitfield Cook (screenplay)
Alma Reville (adaptation)
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Release Date:
15 April 1950 (USA) more
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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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A solid, entertaining Hitch flick more (65 total)

Cast

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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
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Marlene Dietrich demanded to be costumed exclusively by fashion design house Dior. Dior demanded a screen credit and Paramount demanded and received a 25% discount. more
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: Eve reports back to her father in a call box having been unable to gain entrance to the murder house. "Oh don't be ridiculous father, the police won't let anyone near the place" - she actually mouths "near the house". more
Quotes:
Charlotte Inwood: He was an abominable man. Why do women marry abominable men? more
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Featured in The Hitchcocks on Hitch (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
The Laziest Gal in Town more

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A solid, entertaining Hitch flick, 17 October 1999
7/10

Often considered to be one of Alfred Hitchcock's lesser known films, "Stage Fright" has unfortunately gotten a bad wrap. Even mediocre Hitchcock is better than most movies ever get, though. And this one is a solid, entertaining picture. With an eclectic cast one doesn't expect to see together, each diverse actor provides a little something for everyone. And with Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Richard Todd and Michael Wilding how can you go wrong?

Wyman convincingly plays a drama student who gets involved over her head in a purely Hitchcockian case of murder. When her ex-lover Todd is suspected of killing Dietrich's husband, Wyman hides him and helps him allude the police. Meanwhile, Wyman disguises herself as Dietrich's maid to help find evidence to save Todd's freedom. Wyman falls into a dangerous trap, and danger surrounds her.

Disappointingly underdeveloped as it starts, "Stage Fright" eventually turns into a first-rate thriller. While Wyman has been better, Dietrich is hilariously catty and Todd is wickedly suspicious. This is undoubtedly a Hitchcock film all the way around, but adding a nice twist to the formula is a soaring, romantic soundtrack. A seriously satisfying film, "Stage Fright" hits most of the right notes.

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