Not one of his best, but even then, Alfred Hitchcock still delivers a superior piece of filmmaking.
A former successful (amateur) tennis player (Ray Milland) plots to kill his unfaithful wife (Grace Kelly). As one would expect, not everything goes to plan as Chief Inspector Hubbard (John Williams) suspects there’s more to the dead body in the London apartment than the smooth-talking sportsman is letting on.
Adapted from his original BBC play by Frederick Knott that moved into the West End and on to Broadway, dialogue is sharp and pointed if a little stagey resulting in a lesser albeit engaging enough Hitchcock.
Rating: 61%
Director: Alfred Hitchcock (Rear Window, North By Northwest)
Writer: Frederick Knott (Wait Until Dark, The Last Page) – adapted from his own television play
Main cast: Ray Milland (The Lost Weekend, Love Story), Grace Kelly (The Country Girl, High Society), John Williams (Sabrina, To Catch a Thief)
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