Young and Innocent

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Russ G Some interesting movie making techniques on display including the models of the train yard, spoiled, as other reviewers have observed, by the static human miniatures. The plot's a bit hard to follow given the often rapid-fire British Upper Crust dialect and there are glaring continuity errors but I've seen those in Sir Alfred's later works including the notorious one in the North By Northwest's restaurant scene. US distributors chopped out a ten minute scene in the middle that's pretty pointless, but Hitchcock insisted it stay in so you'll have to wade through it or fast-forward the TCM copy. Naturally there's a MacGuffin that drives the story and viewers can catch Hitchcock doing his usual cameo. The final clue that leads to the murderer is extremely far-fetched but as with a number of HItch's films, suspense and a sudden resolution seems more important than solving a mystery. There is zero exposition as to how the perpetrator wound up where he's ultimately caught and it seems like a quite convenient contrivance. All in all a not awful effort given the likely low budget for a film made for the pre-war UK market, but nothing to write home about. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/25 Full Review Ted B 3.0 stars. This is an early (1938) Alfred Hitchcock movie. By Hitchcock’s later standards, this movie was 'innocent' and very British. However, you could see the beginnings of the Hitchcock style: an innocent man chase movie in the style of “North by Northwest.” There were a number of narrow escape scenes with Hitchcock-style tension. Not the most sophisticated Hitchcock movie, but still it's a fun trip. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/18/24 Full Review Steve D Nothing really worked for me here. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/08/24 Full Review Xopher P I only watched this because I'm a huge Hitchcock fan and the good reviews it has received on Rotten Tomatoes. Unfortunately, I cannot concur with them. I found Young and Innocent bereft of any suspense, plodding, unrealistic, and frustrating -- so much so that I don't want to waste my energy writing any more about it than that. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/24/23 Full Review Dick C It's an exciting British motion picture, Young and Innocent and in the US as The Girl Was Young, 1937, directed by my favourite filmmaker, Alfred Hitchcock.. Based on the 1936 fascinating novel A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey, a pseudonym used by Elizabeth MacKintosh, a Scottish author... Both British actress and actor, Nova Pilbeam and Derrick De Marney portray good... Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as artful or as entertaining as Hitch's normal thrillers but it's still a very enjoyable watch. Innocent man on the run and a young romance at the heart of it. de Marney and Pilbeam's on screen chemistry has a wonderful sweetness to it. Hitchcock uses dramatic irony to fabulous effect once again by including a magnificent gliding crane shot that unveils the true killer. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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