RKO Radio Pictures
Directed by Orson Welles
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Fox/MGM)
The Orson Welles classic deals with a Nazi war criminal hiding in a small New England town under an assumed name. He is a respected teacher at the local school. He marries the daughter of a prominent judge, but on their wedding day a strange "little man" appears at their house. The man turns out to be an old Nazi friend, and afraid of exposure Welles kills him. Surprisingly, he lets his wife in on the act, but gives her a different explanation. A government man pursuing him tells her about his real identity, but she refuses to believe it. The last half-hour or so is a tense battle of wills, with Welles desperate to do away with his wife, but her friends trying to save her. My only gripe would be that it is a bit melodramatic towards the end, but otherwise a truly gripping film filled with shadows and symbolism.
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