Stage Fright (1950)
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Stage Fright toys with our notions of the dividing line between reality and artifice by being set in the London theatre world. On the lam from the police, Richard Todd takes refuge in the home of his former girlfriend, RADA student Jane Wyman. Todd has been spotted fleeing the scene of a murder, but he insists that he's innocent. Wyman believes his story, but knows that the police won't, so she decides to play detective herself. She also plays several other roles in a variety of disguises so as to escape the notice of genuine detective Michael Wilding. Top-billed Marlene Dietrich plays a Dietrich-like chanteuse whom Wyman pigeonholes as the real murderer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Stage Fright
Stage Fright toys with our notions of the dividing line between reality and artifice by being set in the London theatre world. On the lam from the police, Richard Todd takes refuge in the home of his former girlfriend, RADA student Jane Wyman. Todd has been spotted fleeing the scene of a murder, but he insists that he's innocent. Wyman believes his story, but knows that the police won't, so she decides to play detective herself. She also plays several other roles in a variety of disguises so as to escape the notice of genuine detective Michael Wilding. Top-billed Marlene Dietrich plays a Dietrich-like chanteuse whom Wyman pigeonholes as the real murderer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 110 mins
Complete Cast of Stage Fright
- Jane Wyman - Eve Gill
- Michael Wilding, Sr. - Insp. Wilfred Smith
- Kay Walsh - Nellie Goode
- Sybil Thorndike - Mrs. Gill
- Hector MacGregor - Freddie Williams
- Andre Morell - Inspector Byard
- Ballard Berkeley - Sergeant Mellish
- Helen Goss
- Talks to Self
- Arthur Howard
- Everley Gregg
- Marlene Dietrich - Charlotte Inwood
- Richard Todd - Jonathan Cooper
- Alastair Sim - Commodore Gill
- Miles Malleson - Bibulous gent
- Joyce Grenfell - Shooting Gallery Attendant
- Patricia Hitchcock - Chubby Bannister
- Cyril Chamberlain
- Jenny Neumann
- Gary Sweet
- Irene Handl
- Director(s):
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Writer(s):
- Alma Reville, James Bridie, Whitfield Cook
- Producer(s):
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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