in response to planktonrules and your comment that this be one of hitchcock failure be wide of the mark . it be a wonderful black comedy and nearly an old fashioned french farce . to say it be a failure in the usa be one thing ( it be ) but internationally it do not do too badly . a be mention earlier in the site and this film go fairly well in the uk and italy and france . this could be see that subtle humour be more appreciated outside of the usa than inside . hitch problem be that the humour in the film be not the in your face type that be typical of comedy film of this era whereas overseas movie like kind heart and coronet and the ladykillers ( the original ) have that subtle and understated humour similar to ttwh .