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Alfred Hitchcock
Producer -
Peter Ustinov
Screenplay -
Hume Cronyn
Screenplay -
Charles E. Parker
Makeup Artist -
John Colton
Writer -
Bert Bates
Editor -
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography -
Richard Addinsell
Original Music Composer
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CinemaSerf 7/9/2022 10:17:13 AM
There are two ways to look at this rather procedural Victorial melodrama: either it's Hitchcock very much off form from his usual perfection; or it's Hitchcock demonstrating that he has other strings to his bow than his much lauded suspense thrillers. I prefer the latter! Michael Wilding arrives in New South Wales looking for his fortune. He alights on "Mr. Flusky" (Joseph Cotton) as a likely business partner, and at a dinner discovers that he has history with his wife, the alcoholic "Lady Henrietta" (Ingrid Bergman). The story tries to reconcile their respective back stories with their current scenarios and the three - alongside a solid performance from Cecil Parker as the Governor - create a decent enough melodrama that isn't half bad, even if I found Bergman - her usual emotional and over-performing self - a bit pathetic after a while.
Alfred Hitchcock
Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited)Ingrid Bergman
Lady Henrietta FluskyJoseph Cotten
Sam FluskyEdmond O'Brien
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Cecil Parker
The GovernorJack Watling
WinterFrancis de Wolff
Major WilkinsVictor Lucas
The Reverend Smiley