Stage Fright
Love held its breath as sudden terror held the stage!
Love held its breath as sudden terror held the stage!
Thriller
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1950
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A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
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Details
Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
23 Feb 1950
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$1,450,000
Revenue:
$1,900,000
Awards:
5 wins & 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Hitchcock conjures a deep-rooted, irony-rich complicity of father and daughter that seems borrowed from the films of Howard Hawks and suggests the inner compass that helps to guard against chasing the wrong man.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Mar 2014
fresh:
Wyman is delightful as embryo actress but the choice femme spot goes to Dietrich.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
4 Feb 2008
fresh:
The issues aren't satisfactorily resolved, but Hitchcock seems to be exploring the ways in which various falsehoods -- the falsehoods of acting, storytelling, and art in general -- can lead to the truth
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
4 Feb 2008
rotten:
One is strongly suspicious, after watching this helter-skelter film, that Mr. Hitchcock was much less interested in his over-all story than in individual scenes.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
28 Jan 2006
fresh:
A fairly routine thriller, noted chiefly for its cheating flashback, though with much more to enjoy than its detractors -- including Hitchcock -- make out.
– ,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006