alfred hitchcock direct a superb cast in this murder drama set in england . drama student eve gill ( jane wyman ) pretend to be an aid to london theater star charlotte inwood ( marlene dietrich ) to prove that she murder her husband . the proper alastair sim play eve father . inspector wilfred smith ( michael wilding ) be in shrewed pursuit of jonathan cooper ( richard todd ) to charge him for murder . the high society singer may find herself the victim of a double cross expose her ill deed . feature be the sultry dietrich version of cole porter the lazy gal in town . suspenseful and close to be predictable . but not . other player represent kay walsh and mile malleson and ballard berkeley and the debut of the director daughter patricia hitchcock .