Dietrich shines in Hitchcock thriller
”Stage Fright” was the last film Alfred Hitchcock would make in the UK before returning one final time with “Frenzy” in 1972. Though it isn’t one of Hitchcock’s strongest pictures, “Stage Fright” does offer an intriguing plot, a sense of fun, and Marlene Dietrich.<br /><br />Eve Gill (Jane Wyman), an aspiring actress, becomes involved in a murder mystery when she sets out to help boyfriend Jonathan Carter (Richard Todd) clear his name of a murder for which he was framed by his lover, stage star Charlotte Inward (Marlene Dietrich). In a lengthy flashback at the beginning of the film, Jonathan tells Eve the events that have caused him to be a fugitive from justice.<br /><br />Eve figures the only way she can help Jonathan is by calling on her acting skills to conduct her own undercover investigation. She pretends to be a reporter to gather some preliminary information, a maid to gain access to Charlotte, and a flirt to get close to the lead detective (Michael Wilding) on the case. The theatricality of the story is emphasized by curtains, one opening on the credits and and the other closing at the film’s end.<br /><br />Hitchcock adds a light touch to the proceedings with the British supporting cast: Alastair Sim as Commodore Gill, Eve’s father; Sybil Thorndike as Mrs. Gill; Kay Walsh as the mysterious Nellie Goode; and rubber-faced Joyce Grenfell as the eccentric operator of a shooting gallery. Hitchcock’s daughter, Patricia, appears in a small role as a theater student.<br /><br />Dietrich is the showpiece in “Stage Fright. She performs a number that would become a signature song, “The Laziest Girl in Town,” especially written for her by Cole Porter. She also sings the Edith Piaf standard “La Vie en Rose.” Dressed in fabulous costumes by Christian Dior, she adds immense stature to the film and is its greatest asset. Her larger-than-life personality dominates every scene.<br /><br />In “Stage Fright,” Hitchcock is telling us that everything we see or hear has multiple interpretations. There is no easily defined demarkation between artifice and reality. Several characters in the film fail or risk failure because of their inability to discern the truth and their willingness to be duped and exploited by others.<br /><br />There is controversy about that early flashback, which some regard as a major flaw and others consider a brilliant touch. It’s best not to provide details here, lest too much is revealed. Hitchcock himself felt he had made a serious error but history has taken a kinder look. In the movie’s context, the flashback works quite effectively and dramatically to supply insight into the mind of the narrator.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the unrated Blu-ray release from Warner Archive include the following:<br />The making-of documentary from 2004, “Hitchcock and Stage Fright”<br />Theatrical trailer<br /><br />What “Stage Fright” lacks in suspense and action it more than makes up for in comedy. A highlight is the rifle range sequence in which Alastair Sim tries desperately to get Joyce Grenfell to part with a toy doll. But there are spine-tingling moments, too, with dark foreshadowing of Hitchcock’s later film “Psycho” (1960). The movie’s quirkiness and sense of fun are what give it enduring appeal.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : In Alfred Hitchcock's world, theaters are where danger stalks the wings, characters are not what they seem, and that "final curtain" can drop any second. The droll Stage Freight springs from that entertaining tradition. Jane Wyman plays drama student Eve Gill, who tries to clear a friend (Richard Todd) being framed for murder by becoming the maid of flamboyant stage star Charlotte Inwood (Marlene Dietrich). Filming in his native England, Hitchcock merrily juggles elements of humor and whodunit and puts a game ensemble (Alistair Sim, Sybil Thorndike, Joyce Grenfell, Kay Walsh and daughter Patricia Hitchcock) through its paces. No one turns a theatre into a bastion of dread like Hitchcock, and Stage Fright is proof positive..