HITCHCOCK'S FIRST REAL-LIFE THRILLER!
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and bleak.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Henry FondaManny Balestrero
- Vera MilesRose Balestrero
- Anthony QuayleFrank D. O'Connor
- Harold J. Stone. Bowers
- Charles CooperMatthews
- John HeldabrandTomasini
- Esther MinciottiMama Balestrero
- Doreen LangAnn James
- Laurinda BarrettConstance Willis
- Norma ConnollyBetty Todd
Crew
- Alfred HitchcockDirector
- Angus MacPhailScreenplay
- Maxwell AndersonScreenplay
- Robert BurksDirector of Photography
- Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer
- George TomasiniEditor
- Alfred HitchcockProducer
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Fingersmith 200583% alikeTelevision · Both grave, classical in form, earnest.
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