This entertaining espionage thriller with a strong supporting cast was one of several made at the time to warn the American public against an isolationist stance towards the events in Europe. It is constructed as a series of climactic set pieces, linked by a play upon the deceptiveness of appearances and the cyclic journey of a couple searching for Nazi spies in London and Holland following the disappearance of a diplomat - a journey which establishes the reporter-hero’s identity. It bears a close relationship to other picaresque thrillers directed by Hitchcock: “The 39 Steps”, “Saboteur” and “North By Northwest”. Cast includes Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall and George Sanders.
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ACMI Identifier
310210
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspapers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Detective and mystery films
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Spy films
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Black and White
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)