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Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers:
Whitfield Cook (screen play)
Alma Reville (adaptation)
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Release Date:
15 April 1950 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
Every time I'm beginning to think what color your eyes are, you disappear! See more »
Plot:
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high society entertainer. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
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Mavis or is it Phyllis? See more (79 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jane Wyman ... Eve Gill

Marlene Dietrich ... Charlotte Inwood

Michael Wilding ... Ordinary Smith

Richard Todd ... Jonathan Cooper
Alastair Sim ... Commodore Gill (as Alistair Sim)
Sybil Thorndike ... Mrs. Gill
Kay Walsh ... Nellie Goode
Miles Malleson ... Mr. Fortesque (also as Miles Mallison)
Hector MacGregor ... Freddie Williams
Joyce Grenfell ... 'Lovely Ducks'
André Morell ... Inspector Byard (as Andre Morell)
Patricia Hitchcock ... Chubby Bannister
Ballard Berkeley ... Sergeant Mellish
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Adair ... Rough Individual (uncredited)
Alfie Bass ... Stage Hand With Microphone (uncredited)
Gordon Bell ... 2nd Chauffeur (uncredited)
Gerald Case ... Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Cawdron ... Policeman (uncredited)
Cyril Chamberlain ... Detective Sgt. Loomis (uncredited)
Ann Codrington ... Helper (uncredited)
Brenda Cowling ... Plump RADA Girl (uncredited)
Basil Cunard ... Mr. Tippett (uncredited)
Nuna Davey ... Masculine Woman (uncredited)
Petra Davies ... RADA Girl (uncredited)
Howard Douglas ... 3rd Chauffeur (uncredited)
Josephine Douglas ... Valerie (uncredited)
Frank Duncan ... News Photographer (uncredited)
Susanne Gibbs ... Little Girl (uncredited)
Helen Goss ... Miss Tippett (uncredited)
Everley Gregg ... Charlotte's Dressmaker (uncredited)
Irene Handl ... Mrs. Mason - Gill's Maid (uncredited)
John Harvey ... Inspector Loomis (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock ... Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited)
Arthur Howard ... Groves - Charlotte's Butler (uncredited)

Lionel Jeffries ... Bald RADA Student (uncredited)
Linda King ... Garden Party Barker (uncredited)
Kenneth Kove ... Meek Little Man (uncredited)
Joe Linnane ... Liveried Doorman (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford ... 1st Chauffeur (uncredited)
Sydney Moncton ... Stage Manager (uncredited)
Edna Morris ... Plump Woman (uncredited)
Colin Morton ... Garden Party Barker (uncredited)
Reginald Purdell ... Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Louie Ramsay ... Young Woman (uncredited)
Jean Shepherd ... Fitter (uncredited)
Dennis Vance ... 2nd Detective (uncredited)
Digby Wolfe ... Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock 
 
Writing credits
Whitfield Cook (screen play)

Alma Reville (adaptation by)

Selwyn Jepson (based on a novel by)

James Bridie  additional dialogue (uncredited)
Ranald MacDougall  uncredited

Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Leighton Lucas (music composed by)
 
Cinematography by
Wilkie Cooper (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Edward B. Jarvis (film editor) (as E.B. Jarvis)
 
Casting by
Robert Lennard (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Terence Verity 
 
Costume Design by
Milo Anderson (uncredited)
Christian Dior (costume designer: Marlene Dietrich) (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Colin Garde .... makeup artist
Joan Smallwood .... hairdresser (uncredited)
Neville Smallwood .... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Fred Ahern .... production supervisor
Gerry Mitchell .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Bertera .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Jack Martin .... first assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Bill Beavis .... scenic artist (uncredited)
Olga Lehmann .... set dresser (uncredited)
Anthony Masters .... chief draughtsman (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Harold V. King .... sound (as Harold King)
Leslie Hammond .... sound recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Besche .... camera operator (uncredited)
Davis Boulton .... still photographer (uncredited)
Jack Haste .... camera operator (uncredited)
Chris Holden .... focus puller (uncredited)
Dennis C. Lewiston .... clapper loader (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Babs Gray .... assistant wardrobe (uncredited)
Alice McLaren .... wardrobe mistress (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Eve Catchpole .... first assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Louis Levy .... musical director
 
Other crew
Pamela Gayler .... assistant continuity (uncredited)
Angela Martelli .... continuity (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright" - UK (complete title)
"Die rote Lola" - Austria, West Germany
"Le grand alibi" - Belgium (French title), France
"Desesperación" - Argentina
"Det store alibi" - Norway (imdb display title)
"Esirippu laskee" - Finland
"Félelem a reflektorfényben" - Hungary (alternative title)
"Het groot alibi" - Belgium (Flemish title)
"Lampefeber" - Denmark
"Le Trac" - Belgium (French title)
"Misdaad achter het voetlicht" - Netherlands (informal literal title)
"O dolofonos erhetai kathe vrady" - Greece (reissue title)
"Pànic a l'escenari" - Spain (Catalan title)
"Pánico en escena" - Mexico (imdb display title)
"Pánico en la escena" - Spain
"Pânico nos Bastidores" - Portugal
"Pahud Bama" - Israel (Hebrew title)
"Panique" - Canada (French title) (uncensored intended title)
"Paura in palcoscenico" - Italy
"Pavor nos Bastidores" - Brazil
"Plankenkoorts" - Belgium (Flemish title)
"Ponemeno romantzo" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Rémület a színpadon" - Hungary
"Rampfeber" - Sweden
"Ridån går ned" - Finland (Swedish title) (theatrical title)
"Sahne Korkusu" - Turkey (Turkish title) (imdb display title)
"Trema" - Yugoslavia (Serbian title) (informal literal title)
"Trema" - Poland
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
West Germany:16 (nf) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (2004) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A (video rating) | USA:Unrated | Norway:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #14269)
Filming Locations:
Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, UKSee more »
Company:
Warner Bros. PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Alfred Hitchcock]turning to look at Eve in her disguise as Charlotte's maid.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: The way that Johnny carries Charlotte's blue dress changes between shots.See more »
Quotes:
Eve Gill:There's nothing the matter with your reputation!
Commodore Gill:Oh, indeed? I'd rather flattered myself that there was...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
La vie en roseSee more »

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23 out of 27 people found the following review useful.
Mavis or is it Phyllis?, 19 April 2005
Author: BumpyRide from TCM's Basement

This movie gets a very much undeserved amount of flack for being a lessor work of Hitchcock. I can see why it might not appeal to some people, being character driven rather than having children being chased by rampant birds or someone being attacked by a serial killer in an old lady's wig. The performances here are all excellent especially Jane Wyman and Marlene Dietrich as Charlotte Inwood, perhaps the laziest girl in town but also the most flamboyant. The secondary characters are also in fine form and make memorable impressions that adds to the enjoyment factor of this film. I don't know why some people feel tricked after watching the movie, seeing and believing are two different things, especially in an Alfred Hitchcock movie!

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