Stage Fright (1950 film)
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| Directed by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Produced by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Screenplay by |
Whitfield Cook Ranald MacDougall |
| Story by |
Alma Reville (adaptation) James Bridie |
| Based on |
Man Running 1948 novel by Selwyn Jepson |
| Starring |
Jane Wyman Marlene Dietrich Michael Wilding Richard Todd Alastair Sim |
| Music by | Leighton Lucas |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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110 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Stage Fright is a 1950 British crime film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock starring Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding and Richard Todd. Others in the cast include Alastair Sim, Sybil Thorndike, Kay Walsh, Hitchcock's daughter Pat Hitchcock in her movie debut and Joyce Grenfell in a humorous vignette.
The story was adapted for the screen by Whitfield Cook, Ranald MacDougall and Alma Reville (the director's wife), with additional dialogue by James Bridie, based on the novel Man Running by Selwyn Jepson.
Much of the plot has a theatrical setting. There is a female protagonist, and early on, the film features an account, by an unreliable narrator, which the audience sees as a flashback. The plot is also punctuated by numerous humorous scenes.
Eve Gill (Jane Wyman) is an aspiring actress at RADA. She is interrupted in rehearsal by her friend (and crush), actor Jonathan Cooper (Richard Todd), the secret lover of flamboyant stage actress/singer, Charlotte Inwood (Marlene Dietrich). Via a flashback he says Charlotte visited him after killing her husband; she was wearing a bloodstained dress. Jonathan claims he went back to her house for another dress, but was seen by Charlotte's cockney dresser, Nellie Goode (Kay Walsh). He escaped the police and needs help.
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