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- 1950
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 50 m
- 1950
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 50 m
Summary A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence after he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
- 1950
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 50 m
- 1950
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 50 m
Stage Fright
62
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Summary A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence after he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
62
73% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
27% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
62
73% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
27% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The standard British murder mystery is raised to a higher plateau by Hitchcock in STAGE FRIGHT, but still falters in comparison to the best of the master's works.
Stage Fright has serious fun with the business of acting, a trade that calls for both the cold, calculating Charlotte and the committed, caring Eve alike to transform into other people. And Hitchcock appreciates the charged atmosphere of an empty theatre, as well as the frisson when the doors are closed, the lights go down and audiences wait expectantly in silence, never knowing quite what will happen next.
This 1950 Hitchcock film came between Under Capricorn and Strangers on a Train, and if it isn’t the equal of those two sterling achievements, it’s still an intriguing experiment.
A fairly routine thriller, noted chiefly for its cheating flashback, though with much more to enjoy than its detractors - including Hitchcock - make out.
So-so. [23 Jan 1997, p.9B]
There are all kinds of deception being practised in this whodunit, then, not least by Alfred Hitchcock. [28 Feb 2009, p.48]
It has a classic Hitchcock scenario in which a man is mistaken for a murderer, but the film lacks humor and suspense. Even the great cast is unable to make much headway with this torpid thriller.
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Production Company
Warner Bros.,
Transatlantic Pictures
Release Date Apr 15, 1950
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating Approved
Tagline Every time I'm beginning to think what color your eyes are, you disappear!
Awards
Locarno International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
• 1 Nomination
