Saboteure (1942)

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Saboteure: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter. A young man accused of sabotage goes on the lam to prove his innocence.

“Overall, this is entertaining and odd film. Donu0026#39;t try to make sense of it. There are more holes in the story than a computer could keep up with, but Robert Cummings and a cast of minor characters are mostly fun to watch in this u0026quot;Fugitiveu0026quot;-like story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUnlike the popular TV show and then 1993 movie, this fugitive isnu0026#39;t looking for a one-armed man, but a two-armed Nazi saboteur by the the name of u0026quot;Frank Fry.u0026quot; Cummings (u0026quot;Barry Kaneu0026quot;) gets blamed when a defense plant blows up in Los Angeles and goes on the lam looking for the man who did it (Fry) to clear his name.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe first 40 minutes or so are very tense and interesting. Then Priscilla Lane (u0026quot;Pat Martinu0026quot;) enters the story, and it starts to bog down a bit with some sappy dialog. Director Alfred Hitchcock often did that with his female characters, to the point I wonder if he had a clue how woman talked. Laneu0026#39;s character here was a little lame.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eActually, the villains played by Otto Kruger (u0026quot;Charles Tobinu0026quot;) and Norman Lloyd (u0026quot;Frank Fryu0026quot;) were the best, in my opinion……just fascinating. Krugeru0026#39;s acting and dialog was especially good.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you havenu0026#39;t seen this film but saw Hitchcocku0026#39;s well-known u0026quot;North By Northwest,u0026quot; youu0026#39;ll chuckle at the ending and really enjoy it. Instead of a climactic scene at Mount Rushmore, here we have a memorable last 10 minutes at the State Of Liberty. As usual, Hitchcock camera angles are great and fun to view.”

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