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Alfred Hitchcock
Director -
Charles Bennett
Adaptation -
Alma Reville
Script Supervisor -
Marianne
Wardrobe Designer -
Ivor Montagu
Associate Producer -
Albert Whitlock
Scenic Artist -
Bob Clark
Makeup Artist -
Jack Beaver
Original Music Composer
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CinemaSerf 6/19/2022 9:29:36 AM
A simply wonderful, sophisticated, adaptation of John Buchan's book of wartime espionage and murder. Robert Donat ("Hannay") goes to the theatre to see a man with an incredible memory; but instead becomes embroiled in a tale of cloak-and-dagger antics that see him accused of murder and forced to flee to the highlands of Scotland. It is here that he encounters a sceptical Madeleine Carroll and together they try to get to the bottom of this clever mystery. The dark and eerie Scottish scenery adds to the suspense and there are two good cameos from Peggy Ashcroft and John Laurie too. I found the ending let this down a little - but it is still a gripping hour and half to watch under the expert hand of Alfred Hitchcock.
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)Matthew Boulton
Fake Police Officer (uncredited)Charles Bennett
Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited)Godfrey Tearle
Professor JordanPeggy Ashcroft
The Crofter's Wife MargaretJohn Laurie
John the CrofterElizabeth Inglis
Professor Jordan's Daughter Pat (uncredited)Miles Malleson
Palladium Manager (uncredited)