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  • A Minor Hitchcock Film, But Good Nonetheless

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    Stage Fright  (1950)

    For the most part, I was entertained throughout, but my one gripe is Merlene Dietrich's atonal warbling (which is, apparently, a signature song for her). I realize the song is called "Lazy In Love" and she sings it with an appropriate drawling indolence, but I just found myself annoyed with her delivery. Many people also seem to have issues with the "false" flashback, but I believe in recent history this has become an interesting and "original" storytelling device that obviously had its root here. Jane Wyman is a pretty good actress, and I'm surprised I'd never heard of her until now. A fun little Hitchcock excursion.

 


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