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Stage Fright

Stage Fright

Love held its breath as sudden terror held the stage!

19506.81h 50m

Overview

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Selwyn Jepson, Whitfield Cook, Alma Reville
Produced by Alfred Hitchcock
Box OfficeBudget: $1.4MRevenue: $1.9M

Top Cast

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Eve Gill

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Charlotte Inwood

Michael Wilding

Michael Wilding

Det. Insp. Wilfried 'Ordinary' Smith

Richard Todd

Richard Todd

Jonathan Cooper

Alastair Sim

Alastair Sim

Commodore Gill

Sybil Thorndike

Sybil Thorndike

Mrs. Gill

Kay Walsh

Kay Walsh

Nellie Goode

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Mr. Fortesque

H

Hector MacGregor

Freddie Williams

Joyce Grenfell

Joyce Grenfell

'Lovely Ducks'

Themes & Keywords

london, englandbased on novel or bookloverblack and whitemaiddollextramarital affairimpersonationlondon theater districtstage performanceaccused of murdershooting gallerystage actress

About Stage Fright

Stage Fright is a thriller film released in 1950 exploring themes of london, england, based on novel or book, lover, black and white, maid, doll. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it stars Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding. A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.

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