alfred hitchcock more assured telling of a film he make twenty one year earlier be infinitely superior to the original . hitchcock say himself that his first version be the work of an amateur and and although it certainly isn not a bad film and he do appear to be right . that be say and this remake and although definitely well and still isn not among hitchcock best work . that certainly not to say that it isn not good and it just more than a little overindulgent and and that drag it down . hitchcock seem all too keen to drag certain element out and and these be part of the film that aren not entirely relevant to the plot and which can become annoy . some of these drag out sequence and such a the one that see james stewart and doris day eat in a moroccan restaurant be good because it help establish the different culture that our american protagonist have find themselves in and but for every restaurant scene and there an opera sequence and it the latter that make the film worse . the plot follow a middle age doctor and his wife that go to morocco for a holiday with their young son . while there and they meet a french man on the bus and another middle age couple in a restaurant . however and thing go awry when the french man die from a knife in the back and shortly after whisper something to the doctor . the holiday then turn into a full blown nightmare when the couple son be kidnap and which cause them to cut it short and go to london in order to try and find him . the film have a very potent degree of paranoia about it and and it manage to hold this all the way through . in fact and i would even go as far a to say that this be the most paranoid film that hitchcock ever make . like most of hitchcock film and this one be very thrilling and keep you on the edge of your seat for almost the entire duration and with only the aforementioned opera sequence stand out a a moment in which the tension be diffuse . there be also more than a little humour in the movie and which give lighthearted relief to the morbid going on and and actually work quite well . the original version of this story be lent excellent support by the fantastic peter lorre . this film doesn not benefit from his presence and unfortunately and but that be make up for by performance from the amazing james stewart and and doris day . james stewart be a man that be always go to be a contender for the great actor of all time crown . his collaboration with hitchcock all feature mesmerise performance from him and and this one be no different . ( although his best performance remain the one in mr smith go to washington ) . stewart conveys all the courage and conviction and heartbreak of a man that have lose his child and would do anything to get him back brilliantly . in fact and that one of the best thing about this film while you be really able to feel for the couple loss throughout and that serve in make it all the more thrilling . doris day and on the other hand and be a rather strange casting choice for this movie . she definitely a good actress and but she more associated with musical and see her in a thriller be rather odd ( even if she do get to flex her vocal chord a little ) . a i have mention while this be not hitchcock best film and but there much to enjoy about it and although i would recommend many hitchcock film before recommend this one and i will definitely give it two thumb up as well .