82 mins |
Rated
PG (Violence)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Starring Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney, Percy Marmont, Edward Rigby, Mary Clare
Playing as party our Retro Boutique Cinema's 30s & 50s Hitchcock series, playing all through April.
Alfred Hitchcock’s delightfully entertaining, often overlooked tale of a wrongly accused man follows a young writer (Derrick De Marney) who, when he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of an actress, goes on the run with the chief constable’s daughter (Nova Pilbeam) as his only help. Romance and thrills ensue, with Hitchcock’s master touch apparent in a memorable children’s-party set piece and an elaborately choreographed crane shot used to reveal the killer.
Release as THE GIRL WAS YOUNG in the United States.
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Playing as party our Retro Boutique Cinema's 30s & 50s Hitchcock series, playing all through April.
Alfred Hitchcock’s delightfully entertaining, often overlooked tale of a wrongly accused man follows a young writer (Derrick De Marney) who, when he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of an actress, goes on the run with the chief constable’s daughter (Nova Pilbeam) as his only help. Romance and thrills ensue, with Hitchcock’s master touch apparent in a memorable children’s-party set piece and an elaborately choreographed crane shot used to reveal the killer.
Release as THE GIRL WAS YOUNG in the United States.