You are my ministering angel.

Based on a novel published a year ago. The detective part of the book is omitted, and the innocent male protagonist's experience as a fugitive is highlighted. In fact, this setting of "being planted for a desperate life needs self-evident innocence" Hitchcock had just used it in "The 39 Steps" two years ago, and whether it is the case level or The degree of tension in this film can not be compared with the previous work (the protagonist in "Steps" is chased by black and white, and the heroine has been turned back on the road). But Lao Xi (or Xiao Xi back then?) finally took over the filming, I guess he was interested in the eclectic love. One is a suspected murderer and a fugitive, and the other is the daughter of a police chief. From the love at first sight at first encounter to the revolutionary friendship that assisted in the escape process, it should be said that this combination of handsome men and beautiful women is basically convincing. What’s more commendable is that, if you look at the title, whether it’s the British version of "Young and Innocent" or the American version of "The Girl Was Young," the heroine is the first. You can say that this is to attract (male) audiences, but you can't deny that this "young girl" who is assertive, courageous, talented and daring to love and hate is indeed one of the most dazzling characters in the film. This is rare in Hitchcock movies where women are mostly vases and victims.
The film’s narrative is relatively smooth, and the protagonist’s clues to pursue the trench coat and belt (this is also McGoffin in this film) are clear, except for the children’s party in the middle, which is a bit off topic (but Hitchcock still shoots it very dangerously. feel). The real culprit appears at the beginning and the end of the film, and the climax is a matter of course. Of course, according to current standards, the murderer fainted in public because he was nervous and over-drinking. This method of self-surrendering or even confessing on the spot is really unconvincing; The goals have been achieved, and it is estimated that audiences more than 70 years ago will not be more realistic. What's more, they may still recall the high-angle shot that was considered a classic in film history not long ago: the shot slowly moved in the hotel lobby, gradually advancing, until the focus was fixed on the murderer’s face; the murderer was doing a blackface, At the beginning, it was not easy to be recognized by the audience. Until the final close-up, he blinked suddenly, who hadn't blinked before—this is the characteristic of recognizing him.
The heroine of the film, Nova Pilbeam, is not beautiful, but she is also pretty in some shots. Three years ago, when she was only 14 years old, she participated in Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much" ("The Man Who Knew Too Much"). This is the second time she has collaborated, and she seems to like it. she. There is a scene in the film where she was pulled up by one hand when she was about to fall off a cliff. That hand came from Hitchcock’s assistant director Pen Tennyson; what’s interesting is that the two got married two years later, is this? Is it the legendary promise to repay your life-saving grace? But fate is unpredictable. Tennyson died in a plane crash only 2 years after marriage, and Pilbeam gradually faded out of the film industry. Her old man is still alive today and is 94 years old.
If you pay attention, it should not be difficult to find Hitchcock’s cameo in this film-he had a ten-second-long shot in the 16th minute, that is, the reporter dangling with a camera outside the court. .

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