Trailer
Summary
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 73Audiences 72GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer81%
Metascore64
User score7.5
Audience score72%
IMDb7.1
Letterboxd · 29 K ratings3.5/5
Box office
1.6×its budget
- Budget
- $780 K
- Worldwide
- $1 M
Worldwide it earned $470 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for thrillers, +5 min on the typical 104
typical 104109Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 21 more
Released
1942
April 22, 1942
84 years ago
Genres
ThrillerMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 70 more107 people
Robert CummingsBarry Kane- Priscilla LanePat Martin
- Otto KrugerCharles Tobin
- Alan BaxterFreeman
- Clem BevansNeilson
- Norman LloydFrank Fry
- Alma KrugerMrs. Henrietta Sutton
- Vaughan GlaserMr. Miller
Dorothy PetersonMrs. Mason
Ian WolfeRobert
Frances CarsonSociety Woman
Murray AlperTruck Driver
Kathryn AdamsYoung Mother
Pedro de CordobaBones - Circus Troupe
Billy CurtisMidget - Circus Troupe- MLMarie Le DeauxFat Woman - Circus Troupe
Anita Sharp-BolsterEsmeralda the Bearded Lady- JRJeanne RomerSiamese Twin
- LMLaura MasonSiamese Twin
Oliver BlakeDeputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Alfred HitchcockMan in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)
Pat FlahertyGeorge - Elevator Operator (uncredited)- SHSam HarrisParty Guest (uncredited)
Frank McLureParty Guest (uncredited)
Directing · 5
- Alfred Hitchcock Director, Story
- John P. Fulton Second Unit Director, Special Effects
- Vernon Keays Second Unit Director
- Fred Frank Assistant Director
- Adele Cannon Continuity
Writing · 3
- Joan Harrison Screenplay
- Peter Viertel Screenplay
- Dorothy Parker Screenplay
Production · 2
- Frank Lloyd Producer
- Jack H. Skirball Associate Producer
Camera · 4
- Joseph A. Valentine Director of Photography
- James V. King Camera Operator
- Charles Van Enger Additional Photography
- Virgil Summers Best Boy Grip
Editing · 2
- Edward Curtiss Editor
- Otto Ludwig Editor
Sound · 4
- Frank Skinner Original Music Composer
- Charles Previn Music Director
- Bernard B. Brown Sound Director
- William Hedgcock Other
Art · 5
- Dorothea Holt Production Illustrator
- Robert F. Boyle Assistant Art Director
- John DeCuir Production Illustrator
- Jack Otterson Art Direction
- Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Irene Saltern Costume Design
- Eugene Joseff Other
Other crew · 4
- David Sharpe Stunt Double
- Dale Van Sickel Stunts
- Duke York Stunts
- Russell Saunders Stunt Double
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