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Saboteur
Saboteur

6.9

Saboteur

NR·1942·108m

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.

Cast

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Barry Kane

Priscilla Lane

Priscilla Lane

Pat Martin

Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger

Charles Tobin

Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter

Freeman

Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Neilson

Norman Lloyd

Norman Lloyd

Frank Fry

Alma Kruger

Alma Kruger

Mrs. Henrietta Sutton

Vaughan Glaser

Vaughan Glaser

Mr. Miller

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Mason

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Robert

Frances Carson

Frances Carson

Society Woman

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Truck Driver

Kathryn Adams

Kathryn Adams

Young Mother

Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba

Bones - Circus Troupe

Billy Curtis

Billy Curtis

Midget - Circus Troupe

Marie Le Deaux

Fat Woman - Circus Troupe

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Esmeralda the Bearded Lady

Jeanne Romer

Siamese Twin

Laura Mason

Siamese Twin

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

George - Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Frank McLure

Party Guest (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Party Guest (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hans Conried

Hans Conried

Edward (uncredited)

Tony Randall

Tony Randall

Cameraman (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright

J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Second Sheriff (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hardie Albright

Hardie Albright

Detective (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Navy Officer at Ship Launching (uncredited)

Edward Biby

Dignitary at Ship Launching (uncredited)

William A. Boardway

Navy Officer at Ship Launching (uncredited)

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Party Guest (uncredited)

Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

Farmer (uncredited)

Don Cadell

FBI Man (uncredited)

James Carlisle

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Jack Cheatham

Detective Outside Movie Theater (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Man in Movie Audience (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mary Curtis

Midget (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Sayre Dearing

Party Guest (uncredited)

Harry Denny

Admiral (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Norma Drury

Norma Drury

Refugee Mother (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)

John Eldredge

John Eldredge

Footman (uncredited)

Paul Everton

Paul Everton

Party Guest (uncredited)

James Flavin

James Flavin

Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)

Eddie Foster

Driver for Saboteurs (uncredited)

Ben Frommer

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Jack Gardner

Pat's Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Gene Garrick

Gene Garrick

Plant Worker (uncredited)

Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

Gus Glassmire

Mr. Pearl (uncredited)

William Gould

William Gould

Stranger on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Aleth Hansen

Cowhand (uncredited)

Margaret Hayes

Margaret Hayes

Henry's Wife in Movie (uncredited)

Vinton Hayworth

Vinton Hayworth

Will - Other Man in Movie (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

FBI Chief (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Man Killed in Movie Theater (uncredited)

Rex Lease

Rex Lease

Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)

Will Lee

Will Lee

Rogers (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Ethelreda Leopold

Party Guest (uncredited)

Alexander Lockwood

Alexander Lockwood

Marine (uncredited)

Nancy Loring

Young Mother (uncredited)

Lou Lubin

Lou Lubin

Man (uncredited)

Jimmie Lucas

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

Frank Marlowe

Man in Newsreel Truck (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard

Cowhand (uncredited)

Dick Midgley

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Belle Mitchell

Belle Mitchell

Adele - Tobin's Maid (uncredited)

Margaret Moffatt

Mrs. Moore - Neighbor (uncredited)

Field Norton

Party Guest (uncredited)

Gene O'Donnell

Gene O'Donnell

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Paddy O'Flynn

Counterman at Statue of Liberty (uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr.

George Offerman, Jr.

Plant Worker (uncredited)

Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker

Woman in Car (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)

Ruth Peterson

Ruth Peterson

Society Woman (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Plant Security Officer (uncredited)

Paul Phillips

Driver (uncredited)

Gerald Pierce

Gerald Pierce

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Alexander Pollard

Party Guest (uncredited)

Catherine Price

Party Guest (uncredited)

Louis Quince

Tourist (uncredited)

Lynne Romer

Siamese Twin (uncredited)

William Ruhl

Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

Paul Russell

Paul Russell

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Saboteur (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Charles Sherlock

Barry's Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Byron Shores

Detective (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Motorcycle Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

Virgil Summers

Henchman (uncredited)

Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher

Man (uncredited)

Jean Trent

Blonde Aircraft Worker (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell

Archie Twitchell

Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

FBI Assistant - Phone Operator (uncredited)

Claire Whitney

Claire Whitney

Wife in Movie Audience (uncredited)

Matt Willis

Matt Willis

First Sheriff (uncredited)

Marjorie Wood

Marjorie Wood

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Barton Yarborough

Barton Yarborough

First FBI Man at Mason's House (uncredited)

Duke York

Duke York

Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Story

Alfred Hitchcock

Screenplay

Dorothy Parker

Screenplay

Peter Viertel

Screenplay

Joan Harrison

Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

September 2, 2019

8

North By Northwest's parent movie.

This is one that I actually feel deserves a higher rating on internet sites, is it fair to say that this film can be called the black & white North By Northwest? since thematically it's the same so it is something of a forerunner to that great film. Simplistic plot of innocent man on the run trying to find the real culprit after he is blamed for a fire that killed his best friend. Whilst on the run he meets an array of interesting Hitchcockian characters, from spies to circus freaks and of course the delicious lady of the piece, in this case Pricilla Lane. Enough suspense to mark it out as a film from the maestro, witness a scene as the main protagonist Barry Kane is trying to split his handcuffs on the roadside, and the ending at the statue of liberty is a cracker, making this a very tidy suspenser that earns 8/10 from me.

Tidbid; Hitchcock had wanted Gary Cooper & Barbara Stanwyck for the lead roles here and although that sounds mightily great, he didn't have to worry because Lane & Robert Cummings did just fine.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$780,000.00

Revenue:

$1,250,000.00

Keywords

falsely accused
statue of liberty
aircraft factory