Review of Stage Fright (1950) by Matthew D — 25 Jul 2018
A pedestrian entry in Hitchcock's oeuvre; it's full of twists of situation that get the protagonist playing dual roles in the wrong place at the wrong time, which could be played for suspense or for laughs, but neither is capitalised on.
All in all, there's not much drama here besides the conceit of the heroine and villainess both being employed as actors (one Hitchcock repeats from Murder! with barely improved results). There's some entertainment from the latter's scenery-chewing, but it ruins any sense of believability.
This review of Stage Fright (1950) was written by Matthew D on 25 July 2018.
Stage Fright has generally received positive reviews.
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