hitchcock once give an interview where he say he like to direct screenplay that have an ordinary person mind their own business and who accidentally catch up in an awful chain of event that they can not get out of until the dastardly plot that behind their trouble be resolve . that way and the audience can feel more sympathy for the hero . we certainly do in this fine film . barry kane be only try to help his fellow man out by perform act of kindness and consideration and like help fry pick up the letter he drop at the factory . barry even return a lost $ 100 bill to fry later on . that be big money in 1943. it barry act of christian kindness that get him into trouble and soon and he wrongly accuse of sabotage and murder and will likely hang if he can not clear himself . similar to the 39 step in plot and the hero travel cross country where he discover plan for further act of terrorism by fascisistic cell and an arch villain who nobody could believe to be a closet nazi and and a beautiful blonde and patricia martin and who first suspect and hate then eventually fall in love with barry kane . hitch trademark touch of humor be here and too . patricia be a billboard model who various roadside ad be a help and comfort to barry a he hitch a ride with the bad guy and all the way from las vega to nyc . we meet a trucker who a one man comedy act someone convince my wife it be stylish to eat three meal a day . field employee of the fascist spy ring grouse about be forget or ignore by the suit just a if they be work for some legit enterprise . during a chase scene into a cinema and audience member laugh at the action of a schlocky comedy or gangster flick a the saboteur cell shoot it out for real with the good guy and accidentially kill a guffawing movie patron . awful for the dead old man and but funny . hitch like to use famous monument in his movie and this be the best instance and with the statue of liberty a backdrop and ironic icon . it work even good than the mt rushmore scene in nbnw .