Jung und unschuldig (1937)

Jung und unschuldig: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney, Percy Marmont, Edward Rigby. A man on the run from a murder charge enlists a beautiful stranger who must put herself at risk for his cause.

“Young and Innocent (1937)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe title is appropriate to the point of being redundant, because in nearly every Alfred Hitchcock film the key theme is an innocent man accused. In this case, accused of murder, and the young man is a charming English actor, Derrick De Marney. As the police begin their hunt, he runs into the police chiefu0026#39;s daughter, played by Nova Pilbeam, a tomboyish answer to Katherine Hepburn, and the real star of the movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a late British Hitchcock film, and it feels slightly raw around the edges, but itu0026#39;s so fast and likable and well constructed, you have to love it. In fact, the suspense of getting caught is balanced by some downright slapstick scenes that are brief and hilarious. And a reminder that this is a romp, the whole thing a beautiful, spritely entertainment. Never mind a killer is on the loose, because if one man is innocent of murder, another, out there somewhere, it not.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is 1937, and by 1939 Hitchcock has moved to the U.S. to do Hollywood movies (including the amazing Rebecca in 1940), and so Young and Innocent and The Lady Vanishes (which has a similar quaint feel) wrap up his long British period. It says a lot for a movie to say I could watch it again, not because itu0026#39;s technically astonishing, but because itu0026#39;s just a joy, and very sweet. Never mind a little corniness or an inevitable ending, itu0026#39;s good!”