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Young and Innocent (1937)

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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 14  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.5/10

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Runtime: 89 mins

Synopsis: A young starlet washes up on a seaside beach and is found by Robert Tisdall (Derrick Demarney). Running to get help, he is spotted by a group of local girls who report him to the police as the murderer fleeing the scene. Taken in for questioning, Tisdall quickly realizes that as a stranger in town... A young starlet washes up on a seaside beach and is found by Robert Tisdall (Derrick Demarney). Running to get help, he is spotted by a group of local girls who report him to the police as the murderer fleeing the scene. Taken in for questioning, Tisdall quickly realizes that as a stranger in town with circumstantial evidence pointing to him, he has little chance of beating the murder rap. His escape gives him an opportunity to prove his innocence, and not unlike the Hannay character in THE 39 STEPS, he finds a young woman who will believe his story. The woman (Nova Pillbeam), however, proves to be the daugher of the local police constable, which generates a humorous set of complications. Nonetheless, the police and local authorities are not taking the escaped murderer lightly. The ensuing manhunt tests the wills of the father and daughter as well as the resolve of the innocent man. The film is based on the novel A SHILLING FOR CANDLES by Josephine Tey. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Derrick DeMarney, Nova Pilbeam, Percy Marmont, Mary Clare, John Longden

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: Edward Black
Screenwriter: Charles Bennett
Composer: Louis Levy

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 30, 2002

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DVD Features:

  • Region 0
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

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Brilliantly filmed finale

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08/22/06
Michael E. Grost
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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swift pace and dry humor far more entertaining than most late night offerings

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05/12/06
John A. Nesbit
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Alfred Hitchcock, England's jovial and rotund master of melodrama, has turned out another crisply paced, excellently performed film.

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01/28/06
Frank S. Nugent
New York Times
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Exciting chase with typically excellent Hitchcock touches

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11/28/05
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International
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An unassuming chase thriller by the youngish though not quite so innocent Alfred Hitchcock.

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09/22/05
Dennis Schwartz
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
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Carol Cling
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07/10/03
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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05/24/03
Channel 4 Film
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Breezy, romantic Hitchcock; an underrated gem.

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04/14/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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Breezy thriller fun from start to finish with all the Hitchcockian flourishes you want (and the cameo, yes).

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01/16/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Terrific early Hitchcock, though it has dated rather badly.

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12/30/02
Rob Vaux
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Vintage Hitchcock. The tracking shot near the end is priceless, a great example of using the camera to let the audience in on something while the hero remains in the dark.

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10/04/02
Bob Bloom
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One of the most entertaining of Hitchcock's English films.

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01/01/00
Dave Kehr
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