Above average but nothing that special, not just because every aspect of it has since turned into cliche, but also all the abductions and intrigue and shooting just get tired pretty quickly. I actually liked the beginning of it, before the first shot was fired and it turned into a thriller. Lorre is as iconic as ever in the role of the villain.

Hokey and really dated. Too much talking and not enough to look at. It's also boring and I needed subtitles for half of the stuff that was said.

Not bad, although I thought some of the acting was a bit hammy and the pacing felt a bit off at times. The shoot-out scene at the end was faintly ridiculous, too, but Peter Lorre is fantastic and the film contains a ton of Hitchcock's trademark visual flourishes - I particularly liked that one shot of all the fingers pointing at the bullet hole.

Better than the remake. No-one in this cast is as strong as James Stewart, but on the other hand, no horribly annoying 50s kid to deal with. This kid is actually upset and worried when captured, as opposed to sitting around sighing and complaining about card games. Also, no singing in this one. It's also a lot funnier, and some of the scenes - the ski lodge, for instance - look lovely.

Sort of a witty movie with some funny scenes, but not one of Hitchcock's best suspense films.

No, not the best by any means, but even Hitchcock had to start somewhere, right? Worth watching just to see Peter Lorre at his creepy, bug-eyed best.

73.875

Not terrible, but British cinema wasn't that great back then. Or later... or ever really. But Hitchcock definitely stood out, which is why Hollywood wanted him.

It's definitely not as accomplished as Hitchcock's later films, loosing its tension and falling a bit flat once it gets the climactic and drawn-out gunfight. There's some good stuff up until then, such as Lorre being a suitably evil villain. Also CHAIR FIGHT!

Hitchcock was right to redo this film in the 50s, although the original does boast a frightening Peter Lorre and a chair fight in a church!

Peter Lorre carries this.

Love the chair fight scene, so awesome.

Good, but I'm glad Hitchcock re did this with Stewart.

Great film.