Warner Bros.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Warner Bros.)
Actress Jane Wyman is approached by her friend Michael Todd to hide him from authorities when his lover's husband is murdered. In an important flashback, he tells her how he went to the scene of the crime to retrieve a dress, since the one worn by his lover, Marlene Dietrich, was bloody. Since Wyman is in love with him, she believes him and takes him to her father's remote house to hide. Her father, however, finds cracks in his story, as does an investigating detective. Wyman finds herself falling for the detective while doubting Todd. All clues point to Dietrich, and the truth comes out in typical Hitchcock style in a large, empty theater. Less Hitchcock, to my eyes, with Dietrich chewing up the scenery and Wyman unsympathetic.
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