VHS : Alfred Hitchcock Double Feature Volume One - Sabotage / The Man Who Knew Too Much
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starring: Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, John Loder, Peter Lorre, Edna Bestdirected by: Alfred Hitchcock
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302767919
Format: Black & White, EP, NTSC
ISBN: 6302767911
Label: Madacy Video
Manufacturer: Madacy Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Madacy Video
Release Date: June 02, 1998
Running Time: 150 minutes
Sales Rank: 99543
Studio: Madacy Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 11, 1937
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Thrills and Chills From The Master
Sylvia Sydney, who graced the screen for more than 70 years stars in "Sabotage". Younger viewers may remember Miss Sydney as "Juno" in Beetlejuice" or "Grandma" in "Mars Attacks". If you have never seen any of her earlier works(this one from 1936), you are in for a real treat. In this terrific thriller, she is Mrs. Verloc. A lovely woman who is slowly becoming suspicious of her husband's(Oscar Homolka) strange activities.And with good reason, he is involved in a deadly conspiracy.
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Rating:  - Good films from The Master; dubbed from a submaster.
Both of these films are good early Hitchcock, but Saboteur is a slower, more character-driven drama in the same vein as The 39 Steps, with just a touch of Suspicion thrown in. Sylvia Sidney turns in a great performance as a woman who only thought she knew her husband. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1935) is a fast-paced, witty film with an emphasis on action and suspense, and for my money (not much in this particular case) is miles ahead of the 50's remake in every way except for the cast. Still, any ... Read More
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