this hitchcock film and make soon after he burst into prominence in america with film like rebecca and suspicion and be a lot of fun and but it ultimately more of a technical experiment than it be a satisfy narrative film and much like rope would be 4 year later . the suspense here come more from wonder how hitchcock be go to sustain interest in a film shot entirely within the confines of a small boat rather than through any dramatic tension . still and any hitchcock fan should see it and and hitch work in his trademark cameo in a particularly clever way . tallulah bankhead be sexy and vampy in the lead role . she have the glamour and acerbic wit of a bette davis and and it a shame she do not do more film . grade represent b .