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User Rating:
6.9/10   427 votes
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Director:
Henry Hathaway
Writers:
Philip MacDonald (novel)
Nigel Balchin (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
27 July 1956 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
STEP-BY-STEP...(original print ad - all caps) more
Plot:
Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A great rainy day, suspense movie. more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Van Johnson ... Phillip Hannon

Vera Miles ... Jean Lennox
Cecil Parker ... Bob Matthews
Patricia Laffan ... Miss Alice MacDonald
Maurice Denham ... Inspector Grovening
Estelle Winwood ... Barmaid
Liam Redmond ... Mr. Murch
Isobel Elsom ... Lady Syrett
Martin Benson ... Pillings
Natalie Norwick ... Janet Murch
Terence de Marney ... Sgt. Luce
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Additional Details

Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (optical prints)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (cut version) | West Germany:16 (uncut version) | USA:Approved (certificate #17867) | UK:U | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The central plot-gimmick about the mysterious "Mr.Evans" and its final revelation is a lift from the "Mr.Christopher" strand in The House on 92nd Street (1945), also directed by Henry Hathaway in 1945. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When leaving Lady Syrett's the first time, Bob puts Phil's scarf on his shoulders, then the camera angle changes and he puts it on him again. more
Movie Connections:
Version of The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939) more

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22 out of 22 people found the following comment useful:-
A great rainy day, suspense movie., 30 January 2000
8/10
Author: Robert Nicholas (Rob-77) from Perth, Western Australia

If you have worn out all your Hitchcock videos and need a good way to fill in a few hours on a rainy afternoon, this is the movie for you. A blind play-write over hears a fiendish conversation and is determined to intervene. Armed with his trusty man-servant and beautiful American female companion, this flick delivers on many levels, right up to the twist at the end.

They don't seem to make movies like this one anymore. Mores the pity. A must see for all suspense fans, plus a lovely glimpse into 50's London.

Scored it as 8/10.

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