Stage Fright (1950)
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- Approved
- 1h 50min
- Film-Noir, Mystery
- 15 Apr 1950 (USA)
- Movie
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence after he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Jane Wyman | ... |
Eve Gill
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Marlene Dietrich | ... |
Charlotte Inwood
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Michael Wilding | ... |
Insp. Wilfred O. 'Ordinary' Smith
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Richard Todd | ... |
Jonathan Cooper
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Alastair Sim | ... |
Commodore Gill
(as Alistair Sim)
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Sybil Thorndike | ... |
Mrs. Gill
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Kay Walsh | ... |
Nellie Goode
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Miles Malleson | ... |
Mr. Fortesque
(as Miles Mallison)
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Hector MacGregor | ... |
Freddie Williams
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Joyce Grenfell | ... |
'Lovely Ducks'
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André Morell | ... |
Inspector Byard
(as Andre Morell)
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Patricia Hitchcock | ... |
Chubby Bannister
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Ballard Berkeley | ... |
Sergeant Mellish
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Robert Adair | ... |
Rough Individual (uncredited)
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Alfie Bass | ... |
Stage Hand With Microphone (uncredited)
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Hyma Beckley | ... |
Man in Pub (uncredited)
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Gordon Bell | ... |
2nd Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Gerald Case | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Robert Cawdron | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Cyril Chamberlain | ... |
Detective Sgt. Loomis (uncredited)
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Ann Codrington | ... |
Helper (uncredited)
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Brenda Cowling | ... |
Plump RADA Girl (uncredited)
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Harold Coyne | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Basil Cunard | ... |
Mr. Tippett (uncredited)
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Nuna Davey | ... |
Masculine Woman (uncredited)
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Petra Davies | ... |
RADA Girl (uncredited)
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Howard Douglas | ... |
3rd Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Josephine Douglas | ... |
Valerie (uncredited)
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Frank Duncan | ... |
News Photographer (uncredited)
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David Ellis | ... |
Dancer in opening sequence (uncredited)
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Norman Fisher | ... |
Garden Party Audience (uncredited)
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Suzanne Gibbs | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Helen Goss | ... |
Miss Tippett (uncredited)
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Everley Gregg | ... |
Charlotte's Dressmaker (uncredited)
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Irene Handl | ... |
Mrs. Mason - Gill's Maid (uncredited)
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John Harvey | ... |
Inspector Loomis (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock | ... |
Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited)
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Arthur Howard | ... |
Groves - Charlotte's Butler (uncredited)
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Lionel Jeffries | ... |
Bald RADA Student (uncredited)
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Linda King | ... |
Garden Party Barker (uncredited)
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Kenneth Kove | ... |
Meek Little Man (uncredited)
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Joe Linnane | ... |
Liveried Doorman (uncredited)
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James Maclaren | ... |
Stage singer (uncredited)
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Jack Mandeville | ... |
Garden Party Audience (uncredited)
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Howard Marion-Crawford | ... |
1st Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Sidney Monckton | ... |
Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Edna Morris | ... |
Plump Woman (uncredited)
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Colin Morton | ... |
Garden Party Barker (uncredited)
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Reginald Purdell | ... |
Police Car Driver (uncredited)
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Louie Ramsay | ... |
Young Woman (uncredited)
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Peggy Scott Sanders | ... |
Passerby (uncredited)
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Leonard Sharp | ... |
Stage Doorkeeper (uncredited)
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Jean Shepherd | ... |
Fitter (uncredited)
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Paddy Smith | ... |
Garden Party Audience (uncredited)
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John Tatham | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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Dennis Vance | ... |
2nd Detective (uncredited)
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Digby Wolfe | ... |
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock |
Written by
Whitfield Cook | ... | (screenplay) |
Alma Reville | ... | (adaptation) |
Selwyn Jepson | ... | (novel "Man Running") |
James Bridie | ... | (additional dialogue) (uncredited) |
Ranald MacDougall | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Leighton Lucas |
Cinematography by
Wilkie Cooper | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Edward B. Jarvis | ... | (as E.B. Jarvis) |
Editorial Department
Eve Catchpole | ... | first assistant editor (uncredited) |
Bill Prowse | ... | second assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
Robert Lennard | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Terence Verity |
Costume Design by
Milo Anderson | ... | (uncredited) |
Christian Dior | ... | (uncredited) (costumes: Marlene Dietrich) |
Makeup Department
Colin Garde | ... | makeup artist |
Hilda Fox | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
Joan Smallwood | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
Neville Smallwood | ... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Fred Ahern | ... | production supervisor |
Gerry Mitchell | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Bertera | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Jack Martin | ... | first assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Bill Beavis | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Frederick Bowerbank | ... | drapes (uncredited) |
Olga Lehmann | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Anthony Masters | ... | chief draughtsman (uncredited) |
Dudley H. May | ... | prop buyer (uncredited) |
Barney Moodnick | ... | master plasterer (uncredited) |
Bill Osborne | ... | property master (uncredited) |
Arthur Searle | ... | construction manager (uncredited) |
Sam Shawcroft | ... | chief buyer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Harold V. King | ... | sound (as Harold King) |
Les Hammond | ... | sound recording mixer (uncredited) |
Arthur Southgate | ... | dubbing editor (uncredited) |
Jim Whiting | ... | assistant boom operator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Besche | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Davis Boulton | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Jack Haste | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Chris Holden | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Dennis C. Lewiston | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bernard Brien | ... | assistant wardrobe (uncredited) |
Babs Gray | ... | assistant wardrobe (uncredited) |
Alice McLaren | ... | wardrobe mistress (uncredited) |
Music Department
Louis Levy | ... | musical director |
William Lava | ... | composer: US trailer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Pamela Gayler | ... | assistant continuity (uncredited) |
Angela Martelli | ... | continuity (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Leslie Frewin | ... | publicity supervisor (uncredited) |
Hugh Samson | ... | unit press representative (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1950) (United States) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- Mundial Films (1961) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1967) (Finland) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1985) (Finland) (tv)
- TV3 (1989) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (World-wide) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (5-disc Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Finland) (DVD) (6-disc Alfred Hitchcock Prestige Collection)
- Centrala Wynajmu Filmów (1965) (Poland) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Warner Archive Collection (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Christian Dior (costumes)
- Elstree Film & Television Studios (movie studio)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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 when she meets the detective in charge of the case, she truly falls in love.
Written by Col Needham |
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Taglines | Every time I'm beginning to think what color your eyes are, you disappear! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,437,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $1,012,000, 31 Dec 1952 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In an extraordinary move for the normally controlling director, Sir Alfred Hitchcock allowed Marlene Dietrich an exceptional amount of creative control for this movie, particularly in how she chose to light her scenes. Hitchcock knew that Dietrich had learned a great deal of the art of cinematography from Josef von Sternberg and Günther Rittau and let her work with Cinematographer Wilkie Cooper to light and set her scenes the way that she wished. See more » |
Goofs | Eve reports back to her father on a call box having been unable to gain entrance to the murder house. "Oh don't be ridiculous, father; the police won't let anyone near the place" - she actually mouths "near the house". See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Marlene (1984). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Laziest Gal in Town See more » |
Crazy Credits | The opening credits depict a theatrical safety curtain being raised to reveal the opening shot of London. See more » |
Quotes |
Charlotte Inwood:
He was an abominable man. Why do women marry abominable men? See more » |