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Título original: Stage Fright

1950
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1h 51min

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Una actriz en apuros intenta ayudar a un amigo a demostrar su inocencia cuando es acusado de asesinar al marido de una artista de la alta sociedad.Una actriz en apuros intenta ayudar a un amigo a demostrar su inocencia cuando es acusado de asesinar al marido de una artista de la alta sociedad.Una actriz en apuros intenta ayudar a un amigo a demostrar su inocencia cuando es acusado de asesinar al marido de una artista de la alta sociedad.

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Premios
- 2 premios ganados y 1 nominación en total

Commodore Gill
(as Alistair Sim)

Sybil Thorndike

Mrs. Gill

Kay Walsh

Nellie Goode

Miles Malleson

Mr. Fortesque
(as Miles Mallison)

Hector MacGregor

Freddie Williams

Joyce Grenfell

'Lovely Ducks'

André Morell

Inspector Byard
(as Andre Morell)

Patricia Hitchcock

Chubby Bannister

Ballard Berkeley

Sergeant Mellish

Robert Adair

Rough Individual
(sin créditos)

Alfie Bass

Stage Hand With Microphone
(sin créditos)

Hyma Beckley

Man in Pub
(sin créditos)

Gordon Bell

2nd Chauffeur
(sin créditos)

Gerald Case

Policeman
(sin créditos)

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Trivia
Because Patricia Hitchcock (Chubby Bannister) bore a resemblance to Jane Wyman, her father Sir Alfred Hitchcock asked her to double for Wyman in the scenes that required "danger driving" in the beginning of the movie.

Errores
In the opening credits, Alastair Sim's name is misspelled as "Alistair Sim".

Citas
Charlotte Inwood: He was an abominable man. Why do women marry abominable men?

Créditos curiosos
The opening credits depict a theatrical safety curtain being raised to reveal the opening shot of London.

Versiones alternativas
A French VHS released in the nineties contained two versions of the film: one dubbed, the other subtitled. Beside this difference numerous edits were made in the dubbed version. Many scenes were shortened such as the talk between Eve and her father outside the boathouse in the night, Eve's attempt to disguise herself as a maid... However, and more importantly, this version contained two longer scenes not present in any copy released on VHS or DVD so far.
The first one is an extension of the bar discussion scene between the maid and the other patrons, right before Eve asks Wilfred Smith "Don't you think she's talking too much?" The dialog is dubbed in French.
The second scene is a slightly but magnificent longer version of Marlene Dietrich singing "The Laziest Gal in Town". The complete song runs 4 minutes instead of 3.37 in the edited version. The cut occurs after the first "it's not 'cause I couldn't" in the lyrics.

Conexiones
Featured in Marlene (1984)

Bandas sonoras
The Laziest Gal in Town
(1950) (uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Marlene Dietrich and a male quartet

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9/10

Criminally undervalued

"Stage Fright" has become one of my favourite Hitchcock movies. Even though it's not in the same league as "Psycho" or "Rear Window", it's still an extremely delightful piece of film making.

What makes it so enjoyable is the wonderful cast, which was mostly unknown to me before. Jane Wyman makes a lovely heroine for the audience to care about, and Marlene Dietrich is a riot as the stage diva, although I was a bit skeptical toward her at first. The scenes between Alastair Sim and Sybil Thorndike as Wyman's eccentric parents are hilarious. Richard Todd is perhaps a bit weak as the suspected murderer, but not distractingly so.

All in all, I find this a far more preferable watching experience than some of his more acclaimed films like "Notorious" or "The Birds" which are kind of cold and sterile. See it if you have the chance.