Derby Daily Telegraph (26/Sep/1950) - A Triumph for Mr. Wilding

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• article: A Triumph for Mr. Wilding
• newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph (26/Sep/1950)
• keywords: Alastair Sim, Alfred Hitchcock, Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding, Richard Todd, Stage Fright (1950)

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A Triumph for Mr. Wilding

Brilliant photography, impeccable acting and a reasonably convincing plot are excellently blended by the genius of director Alfred Hitchcock to make "Stage Fright" (Regal) one of the best British pictures so far this year.

The production has something to satisfy all tastes — humour provided by that professor of dry wit Alastair Sim, a first-class murder mystery built around Richard Todd and Marlene Dietrich, and superb performances by Jane Wyman and Michael wilding.

Briefly, the story opens with a young man attempting to save a beautiful stage star — with whom he is infatuated — from being arrested for murder. It soon becomes apparent, however, that "there is more to it than meets the eye" and the denouement is clever.

The film is a personal triumph for Mr. Wilding and a credit to the British film Industry.

J.H.W.