Stage Fright (1950) on Netflix
Approved19501h 50mFilm-NoirMysteryThriller
Eve Gill, an aspiring actress, hides her friend Jonathan Cooper, whom the police suspect of killing the husband of stage star Charlotte Inwood. She poses as a maid in Charlotte's household.
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Plot summary
Eve Gill studies acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where her friend Jonathan Cooper interrupts a rehearsal. Jonathan, the secret lover of stage star Charlotte Inwood, says she came to him after killing her husband in a bloodstained dress, and that Charlotte's maid and dresser, Nellie Goode, saw him at the house. The police are looking for him, so Eve hides him at the coastal home of her father, Commodore Gill. The Commodore decides the blood was smeared deliberately and suspects a frame-up; Jonathan burns the dress. Eve bribes Nellie, then passes herself off as Nellie's Cockney cousin, Doris Tinsdale, and takes Nellie's place in Charlotte's household. She also meets Detective Inspector Wilfred Smith.
Cast
- Hector MacGregoras Freddie Williams
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- Hyma Beckleyas Man in Pub (uncredited)
- Gordon Bellas 2nd Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Gerald Caseas Policeman (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Stage Fright (1950)
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Stage Fright drew adverse publicity when it was first released because of the "lying flashback" seen near the beginning of the film. Hitchcock realized the scene might be misinterpreted only after the film was edited together, and later called it one of his greatest mistakes.- Marlene Dietrich was allowed unprecedented control of her shots by Alfred Hitchcock during the filming of Stage Fright. Hitchcock said she had arranged the whole thing and told the crew exactly where to place the lights and how to photograph her.
