Sunday, March 19, 2006
WHOOOSH!
Today's NYTimes 1176 Film is a Hitchcock Classic that many people haven't heard about.
This film (it says) was filmed on a low budget and sometimes that is apparent. The effects that were effective in 1938 look a bit amateurish today but there is still some thrill watching Michael Redgrave climb out one train window and into another as another train goes by. I ducked!
The story starts slowly and seems to be more of a comedy than a mystery. But, the mystery takes over and morphs into a thriller.
All is explained in the end.
Margaret Atwood sees the lady vanish. Wonderful Dame May Whitty is the lady herself and does a great job. Here, she has returned from her vanishing act.
I liked it a lot.
In its time, it is a five. In our time, a three.
I will split the difference and give it a 4 our of Netflix5.
