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Stage Fright (1950)
Rate:
2
Viewed:
5/06
5/06:
It would be nice if Alfred Hitchcock made another thriller that's along the lines of
The 39 Steps.
Well, it's too bad because Stage Fright isn't one of them. For a Hitchcockian picture, I've never seen worse
acting, more contrived dialogue, and lamer plot. Why...I was bored to tears.
I'm disgusted with the overindulgence of Marlene Dietrich and don't think of her a great beauty. All
she does is act pompous, make funny faces, and throw holier-than-you looks. None of that crap works on me. At this rate
she's going, Marlene Dietrich will need a giant cork taken out of her tight ass.
All in all, Alfred Hitchcock would overcome the failure of Stage Fright by making infinitely better films
afterwards.