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Format: Blu-ray January 25, 2022
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In Alfred Hitchcock's world, theaters are where danger stalks the wings, characters are not what they seem, and that "final curtain" can drop any second. The droll Stage Freight springs from that entertaining tradition. Jane Wyman plays drama student Eve Gill, who tries to clear a friend (Richard Todd) being framed for murder by becoming the maid of flamboyant stage star Charlotte Inwood (Marlene Dietrich). Filming in his native England, Hitchcock merrily juggles elements of humor and whodunit and puts a game ensemble (Alistair Sim, Sybil Thorndike, Joyce Grenfell, Kay Walsh and daughter Patricia Hitchcock) through its paces. No one turns a theatre into a bastion of dread like Hitchcock, and Stage Fright is proof positive.
Genre: Mystery & Suspense, Mystery & Suspense/Film Noir
Contributor: Alastair Sim, Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Richard Todd, Sybil Thorndike
Language: English
Studio: Warner
Number Of Discs: 1
MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 0.38 x 5.35 x 6.75 inches; 2.24 ounces
Release date : January 25, 2022
Actors : Alastair Sim, Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Richard Todd, Sybil Thorndike
Studio : Warner
Number of discs : 1
Best Sellers Rank: #6,554 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV) #5,006 in Blu-ray
#5,006 in Blu-ray:
Customer Reviews: 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (411)
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Photo 3: Hitchcock’s cameo @ 39:50 With the release of ‘Stage Fright’ (1950) on Blu-ray, 29 of the 30 films from Alfred Hitchcock’s American period (1940-1978) are now available on Blu-ray (+ four titles are available on 4-K Blu-ray). The straggler is his only screwball comedy ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ (1941) starring Robert Montgomery and Carole Lombard (available on DVD). ‘Stage Fright’ was filmed in the United Kingdom, but produced and released by Warner Brothers (the UK film industry was still recovering from the damage inflicted by World War II). I have no idea why it took so long for ‘Stage Fright’ to be upgraded to Blu-ray. It’s a classic Hitchcock suspense film with some of my favorite British and American actors. Jane Wyman plays an English drama student (“educated in America”) who tries to prove Marlene Dietrich guilty of the murder that her creepy boyfriend Richard Todd is charged with. She is aided by her eccentric father (Alastair Sim) and her new boyfriend, Scotland Yard Inspector Michael Wilding (soon to be the first Mr. Elizabeth Taylor). It was also the film debut of Hitchcock’s 22 year-old daughter Patricia, who plays Jane Wyman’s best friend “Chubby” Bannister (she would appear again in ‘Strangers on a Train’ and ‘Psycho”). Patricia Hitchcock bore a remarkable resemblance to Jane Wyman. In the opening shot, Jane Wyman is seen driving her boyfriend out of London, but that is actually Patricia Hitchcock behind the wheel @ 1:06 (see photos). My only complaint is that no new bonus features were produced for the Blu-ray. No audio commentary, but there is a 20 minute “making of” documentary carried over from the old DVD. WARNING: It contains horrible spoilers. Don’t watch it until after you have seen the film.) 1.3/1 black and white picture with optional English SDH subtitles. The actual picture quality is a modest improvement over DVD, but nothing dramatic. HITCHCOCK HOLLYWOOD FILMOGRAPHY, 1940-1976 (some of these were filmed in the UK, but all were produced and released by American studios). 29 of 30 films are on Blu-Ray (four titles are also on 4-K Blu-ray - they have an asterisk). ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ is only available on DVD. 1940 Rebecca (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray 1940 Foreign Correspondent [Blu-ray 1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith DVD - Mr & Mrs Smith also on Amazon Prime Video 1941 Suspicion [Blu-ray 1942 Saboteur [Blu-ray 1943 Shadow of a Doubt [Blu-ray 1944 Lifeboat [Blu-ray 1945 Spellbound (hitchcock) [Blu-ray 1946 Notorious (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray 1947 The Paradine Case [Blu-Ray]] 1948 1948 Rope [Blu-ray 1949 Under Capricorn [Blu-ray 1950 Stage Fright - REVIEWED ON THIS PAGE 1951 Strangers On A Train (BD) [Blu-ray 1953 I Confess (1953) [Blu-ray 1954 Dial M for Murder (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray) [1954] [Region Free (2-D and 3-D versions) 1954 Rear Window [Blu-ray * 1955 To Catch A Thief (1955) (BD) [Blu-ray 1955 The Trouble with Harry [Blu-ray 1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much [Blu-ray (second version) 1956 The Wrong Man [Blu-ray 1958 Vertigo [Blu-ray * 1959 North By Northwest (1959) (BD) [Blu-ray 1960 Psycho (1960) [Blu-ray (get the “60th Anniversary Edition”) * 1963 The Birds [Blu-ray * 1964 Marnie [Blu-ray 1966 Torn Curtain [Blu-ray 1969 Topaz [Blu-ray 1972 Frenzy [Blu-ray 1976 Family Plot [Blu-ray * also on 4-K Blu-ray: ‘Rear Window’ (1954), ‘Vertigo’ (1958), ‘Psycho’ (1960), and ‘The Birds’ (1963). Their content is identical to older Blu-rays, except The new edition of ‘Psycho’ has an additional 13 seconds not on the old DVD / Blu-ray - make sure you get the “60th Anniversary Edition” on Blu-Ray or 4-K. BRITISH PERIOD: 20 of the 26 films from Hitchcock’s early period are on Blu-ray. For a DVD/Blu-ray filmography of Hitchcock’s 26 English films (1925-1939), see my Amazon review of ‘Rich and Strange’.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2022 by John Fowler John Fowler
I have always loved this film and have grown to like it more. This is one of the Hitchcock films that i watch over and over. First i want to let it be known that i may have a slight bias because i am a big Marlene Dietrich fan. Stage Fright is one of those films that has legends attached to it due to the types of personalities involved. Detrich's scenes were basically a collaboration. It is documented that she took complete control of her scenes to the extent pretty much directing them--which would make sense and adds to her classic legendary status as a true star. My main fascination is this film mixes mainly 2 different styles of film. The British Hitchcock films mixed with the American. The end result is a more British feel with an odd American fusion that works like no other Hitch film. It has an odd almost absurd feel to it with some of the main obvious examples being: 1. The animated superb cinematography with the over the top performances by Dietrich and Jonathan Cooper. 2.The offbeat non cinematic character played by Jane Wyman--what i mean by non cinematic is she has this odd minimalist reserved/confused/pensive thing going on that is truly original. Wymans visual impact with her different disguises makes her performance more like a silent film style. There are really far out moments when Coopers characters face becomes more ans more distorted and crazed bordering on scary. There is this really bizarre scene where Dietrich looks like she is doing a close up scene over a blue screen background(or whatever they used in the early 50's). There is a great soundtrack unfortunately not composed by Herman but still almost as good. The musical score has a Big Sleep feel to it. This film is definitely a noir picture that did something a lot of 1950's mainstream noirs wanted to do but could not. This was make a less dark noir with a more accessible plot that would appeal to a larger audience. Even though reviews at the time were mixed i think Hitch again was at the top of the game and made a picture that is still not understood fully. Back to the difference between Hitched British period and his American would be the dialogue is faster and usually more consistently funny. If you take his masterpiece Frenzy for example, he went back and made a 100% British style film. In Stage Fright there are American actors but the cinematography and camerawork seems American as well. The dialogue and the time spent on certain plot developments make this a meld of the 2 styles like none other in Hitch's catalog. There is really witty lines and an almost inner mockery of the conclusion involving blood stained dolls. The ending is classic Hitch and i was surprised by the satisfying and to me, unpredictable ending. This is a must own for Hitchcock fans. I also love the packaging of the regular dvd. The design on the disk is cool. The case it one of those rare solid ones.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2018 by Robert Strecker Robert Strecker
Underrated and misunderstood Hitchcock film comes to Blu-ray via Warner Archive with exemplary results. Watched this through the projector and it was like traveling back in time and seeing it in 1950 on the big screen. Jane Wyman stars and is excellent as a struggling actress who must give the performance of her life and Dietrich is, well, Dietrich - the one and only. Anytime she's on screen you can't take your eyes off of her. Perhaps the most surprisingly arresting work here, though, comes from Alastair Sim as Wyman's father. Film's got a fine Hitchcock ending. Theatre folks especially should check this out. I was intrigued by the part of the film focusing on the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), which is one of those institutions I hear about all the time as half the actors in England trained there.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2022 by Scorpius