After viewing this film, I was wondering if Jane Wyman was intimidated by the fact that she co-starred with Marlene Dietrich in this 1950 Hitcock film. It sure appeared that way to me in the scenes with these two ladies, despite the fact that Wyman had already copped an Oscar 2 years before for "Johnny Belinda."
The interesting performance in this film is that of Richard Todd. It's interesting to view his innocence at the beginning literally turn into a maniacal performance of being first rate.
How convenient that the woman he loved, Wyman, would instead turn her attention to Michael Wilding, the investigator of the murder case. You know there is more to it than Dietrich turning the tables on Todd. In a way, it reminded me of the complicity of Dietrich with Tyrone Power, 8 years later in "Witness for the Prosecution."
Nonetheless, the film is an interesting one. We can say by film's end that the curtain literally comes down on Todd.
The interesting performance in this film is that of Richard Todd. It's interesting to view his innocence at the beginning literally turn into a maniacal performance of being first rate.
How convenient that the woman he loved, Wyman, would instead turn her attention to Michael Wilding, the investigator of the murder case. You know there is more to it than Dietrich turning the tables on Todd. In a way, it reminded me of the complicity of Dietrich with Tyrone Power, 8 years later in "Witness for the Prosecution."
Nonetheless, the film is an interesting one. We can say by film's end that the curtain literally comes down on Todd.