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nick121235
I never hear much about this movie when talking about Hitchcock which is a sad thing because this film is quite good.
It's not particularly complex but it has some great performances and is a quality example of Hitchcock's 50's output.
Siskoid
With Stage Fright, Alfred Hitchcock has a few fleeting moments worthy of the "Master of Suspense", mostly towards the end, but for the most part, this is a detective story where the heroes try different ploys to get an alleged murderess to confess, and the eventual twist isn't set up as well as I'd have liked, because I sort of had to backtrack to see if it was justified (it was, but I feel like my chain was jerked). There is certainly some fun to be had in the idea of an aspiring actress playing a role to get close to an established one who is also playing a role to get out of murder charges, and Hitchcock has a few funny bits along the way (I loved the shooting gallery lady, for example). But overall, a minor film in the director's filmography, and I don't know about you, but watching Marlene Dietrich in this, I couldn't get Madeline Kahn's Lili Von Shtupp in Blazing Saddles out of my mind. Obviously, her song "The Laziest Gal In Town" was a big inspiration for "I'm Tired". Worth it just to make the movie connection.
Cippenham
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