Gregory Peck is stiffer than usual, accomplishing the almost impossible feat of making his fascination with the gorgeous Valli seem improbable. The individual scenes are well directed--as one expects from Hitchcock--but the whole movie drags, probably because of Selznick, whose idea of "important" is my idea of "ponderous." I rate this film as highly as I do because Ann Todd, an underrated actress, gives a sensitive and nuanced performance--almost as good as her work in "Madeleine."

Darkly funny and obsessive, this sleekly stylized courtroom thriller foreshadows masterworks to come; in its way, as satisfying as Spellbound

Valli is great as Maddalena, really capturing the mystique and enchanting beauty of the woman. The development of her character until the final emotional outbursts are built up well. Hitchcock builds some nice suspense in the middle part, and the way he shows that most of the characters, even those who "hate" her as being fooled into thinking her innocent was done well. The love triangle, and Gay's passion, mixed with Tony's desires conflict well, but I must say the court scenes drag on a bit.

61.625

hitchcock does a lot with a little here. the story really isn't that interesting, but the performances and composition make it worth watching.

Hitch's worst film IMHO

Peck is an absolute dud, of course, and Selznick's touch is felt all over the place. It's mostly very dull and far too talky, the only interesting character is Mrs. Paradine and even Valli's performance isn't that great, although that may largely be due to Selznick cutting out so much of it. And Selznick also removed a scene that would have established Peck's character as a skilled attorney. Instead he comes off like an incompetent moron. A few interesting moments, but not nearly enough of them.

Blah. Peck plays one of the most naive characters in cinema history.

Well-done but tedious litigious yarn.

Peck was easily Hitch's worst leading man. I wonder why that is.