The read
Scores higher than 71% of the 89 1940s mystery movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic74/100
922 audience votes
Key crew
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
- Alma RevilleScreenplay
- Joan HarrisonScreenplay
- Samson RaphaelsonScreenplay
- Alfred HitchcockDirector
Cast
- Cary GrantJohn D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth
- Joan FontaineLina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
- Cedric HardwickeGeneral McLaidlaw
- Nigel BruceGordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
- May WhittyMrs. McLaidlaw
- Isabel JeansMrs. Newsham
- Heather AngelEthel the Maid
- Auriol LeeIsobel Sedbusk
- Reginald SheffieldReggie Wetherby
- Leo G. CarrollCaptain George Melbeck
- Billy BevanTicket Taker (uncredited)
- Faith BrookAlice Barham (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
poisonmarried coupletelegraminvestigationhoneymoonmarriagekissmoneymurdererloansuspicioussuspect husband