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Stage Fright Overview:

Stage Fright (1950) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by Alfred Hitchcock.

SYNOPSIS

This later British production from Hitchcock features an outstanding cast. Acting student Wyman's ex-boyfriend (Todd) comes to her with a dilemma: his mistress, nightclub chanteuse Dietrich, came to him spattered with blood and with the news that her husband has been murdered. The police, naturally, suspect Todd, and Wyman's the only one he can turn to.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Stage Fright BlogHub Articles:

Blu-ray Review: Stage Fright

By Devon Powell on Jan 25, 2022 From Hitchcock Master

Distributor: Warner Brothers Release Date: January 25, 2022 Region: Region A Length: 01:49:56 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 2.0 English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Subtitles: English SDH Ratio: 1.37:1 Notes: This Warner Archives release marks the film’s North American Blu-ray debut. Warning:... Read full article

Stage Fright (1950): Hitchcock and Dietrich

By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 14, 2021 From 4 Star Films

It’s true that “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” However, dress it up with murder and life becomes a series of stages and varying performances you’re putting on for different audiences — trying your best to play your audience —... Read full article

THE SECOND ANNUAL ALFRED HITCHCOCK BLOGATHON: Stage Fright (1950)

on Jul 6, 2018 From Caftan Woman

The site Maddy Loves Her Classic Films hosts The Second Annual Alfred Hitchcock Blogathon on July 6 and 7. Click HERE for the contributions. Thank you, Maddy. By necessity, my discussion of Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright is not a spoiler-free zone. This is due to the fact that the very thing that ... Read full article

THE SECOND ANNUAL ALFRED HITCHCOCK BLOGATHON: Stage Fright (1950)

on Jul 6, 2018 From Caftan Woman

The site Maddy Loves Her Classic Films hosts The Second Annual Alfred Hitchcock Blogathon on July 6 and 7. Click HERE for the contributions. Thank you, Maddy. By necessity, my discussion of Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright is not a spoiler-free zone. This is due to the fact that the very thing that ... Read full article

Classic Films in Focus: STAGE FRIGHT (1950)

By Jennifer Garlen on Jul 12, 2016 From Virtual Virago

Released just before the wildly successful Strangers on a Train (1951), Stage Fright (1950) ranks among the minor entries in the Alfred Hitchcock canon. It lacks the screw tightening suspense of the best of the director's pictures, and its humor, while engaging, never reaches that pitch black, twist... Read full article

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Stage Fright Quotes:

Eve Gill: There's nothing the matter with your reputation!
Commodore Gill: Oh, indeed? I'd rather flattered myself that there was...
Charlotte Inwood: He was an abominable man. Why do women marry abominable men?
Eve Gill: I'm afraid the murderer might come here madam. Might get into the dressing room. Might even murder me madam. I'm surprised you're not a bit afraid yourself.
Commodore Gill: More than a friend, eh?
Eve Gill: When I'm with him, I get a feeling in here that... that's sort of...
Commodore Gill: Yes, well, we'll go into the symptoms later. Meanwhile, I take it you're either keen on him, or still hungry.
Commodore Gill: I never hope to be appreciated. Yes, your mother cured me of that. That's why I could never be bothered with your mother.
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Stage Fright Facts
The scenes where Jane Wyman first enters Marlene Dietrich's home undercover she introduces her self as Doris Tynsdale, but Dietrich refers to her first as Phyliss, then Elsie, then Doris, then lastly Mavis. It was classic dialogue play for Hitchcock.
Alfred Hitchcock:  turning to look at Eve in her disguise as Charlotte's maid.
Alfred Hitchcock originally wanted to cast Tallulah Bankhead for the role of Charlotte Inwood. But the studio suggested casting Marlene Dietrich instead.
Miles Malleson was also working on Golden Salamander at the same time.
This movie is significant because it broke a long-established cinematic convention that flashbacks were always a true account of earlier events. In this film, though, the opening flashback turns out to be a lie, a device which at first baffled then enraged cinemagoers who felt that they had in some way been cheated.
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