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Stage Fright (1950)

★ 7.0Approved105 minDirector: Alfred Hitchcock

1950 film by Alfred Hitchcock

Stage Fright is a 1950 British thriller film noir directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding and Richard Todd. The cast also features Alastair Sim, Sybil Thorndike, Kay Walsh, Hitchcock's daughter Pat Hitchcock in her film debut, and Joyce Grenfell in a vignette.

The story was adapted for the screen by Whitfield Cook and Alma Reville (the director's wife), with additional dialogue by James Bridie, based on the 1947 novel Man Running by Selwyn Jepson.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Stage Fright about?
Stage Fright (1950) — Jonathan Cooper is wanted by the police who suspect him of killing his lover's husband. His besotted friend Eve Gill offers to hide him and Jonathan explains to her that his real lover, actress Charlotte Inwood is the real murderer. Eve decides to investigate for herself, but whe
Is Stage Fright based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Stage Fright scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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