This really isn't a bad movie, but the remake improves on it in almost every way. Is it better to slowly build tension, or cut to the chase? I felt like this was a little too rushed, getting straight to the beats of the plot without building that sense of dread and helplessness. As for the casting, Boyer vs.Walbrook: draw. Wynyard vs. Bergman: Bergman. Pettingell vs. Cotten: Pettingell better character, Cotten better performance. Again, not a bad movie but the remake does it so much better.

A neat psychological thriller that gets the balance right between dark and light. On one hand, you have a deliciously cruel Anton Walbrook mentally torturing his poor wife... and on the other hand you have some light relief offered up by the saucy maid and Petingell's Sherlockian character, who treats the whole thing as if it's a big game. I haven't seen the 1944 version yet, but thought this was good fun.