Length: 1hr 24m.
Genre: Drama/Mystery.
Starring: Diana Wynyard and Anton Walbrook. Directed by Thorold Dickinson.
Synopsis. Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow's murder by a thief looking for
her jewels, newlyweds Paul (Anton Walbrook) and Bella Mallen (Diana
Wynyard) move into the very house where the crime was committed. Retired
detective B.G. Rough (Frank Pettingell), who worked on the Barlow case,
is still in the area and grows suspicious of Paul, who he feels bears a
striking resemblance to one of Barlow's relatives. Rough must find the
truth before the killer can strike again and reclaim his bounty. (
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My opinion. Hard to get into at first, because I felt like the acting was very 30's and a little bit too dramatic for my taste. However, as I watched (and got used to their accents), I started to enjoy it and feel both anger towards the dude and sympathy towards the lady. Plus it was better acting than I had originally thought, they both do a really good job and it makes me want to watch the 1944 movie starring Ingrid Bergman (and I would watch it except I can't find it free on YouTube - if I can find it free anywhere else for sure I'll 1. watch it and 2. post the link - if you don't mind forking over a whole $1,
watch it on Amazon Prime). It did a good job at ramping up the tension and being creepy. You have doubts about everyone and whether anyone is up to any good, or at least up to what they're saying they're up to. Some parts it left unexplained* but it wrapped up nicely, all things considering. Probably a movie I'll re-watch in the future, but not for a while.
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*(spoilers - don't continue if you haven't watched it and don't want to know)
like 1) did he know about the rubies when he gave her the brooch? Probably not since he seemed shocked and wanted to get them back, but then why did he keep that one of all the things he had, and also why didn't he check each of the things he got from the murdered, to make sure none were hiding anything. 2) How did they get a warrant for his house when he hasn't done anything to break the law? Is British law different from American law? 3) Does Nancy know she's involved & sort of an agent for them? If so, why don't they say that? And if not, why is she being all pal-around with her boss? Is it only so she can get info out of him? Then why didn't her story wrap up with everyone else's? and I had a fourth but I can't remember it lol.
