A good Gothic murder mystery ,in Victorian times , now in foggy London town ,now in the stately but maleficent mansion in the country where the mother kept her beloved son's room as it was when he was a child.
The overpossessive mom gives Ratoff's movie a Hitchcockian touch ,recalling "Marnie" " the birds" "notorious " to name but three ;besides blonde (and extremely photogenic ) Peggy Cummins is the perfect heroine a la Hitchcock ;do not miss her best part "gun crazy" in which she is absolutely sensational .The ladies blow Mature off the screen -he 's not really the romantic young man- , it's all the more obvious since Ethel Barrymore is terrifying , while remaining smooth and friendly : really an impressive performance in the last sequences .
Ratoff's following work "black magic" ,involves Cagliostro (extraordinary Orson Welles) ,Marie-Antoinette and Dr Mesmer in the neckless affair and is worth watching too.
It compares favorably with "my name is Julia Ross" "gaslight" or "footsteps in the dark" !
The overpossessive mom gives Ratoff's movie a Hitchcockian touch ,recalling "Marnie" " the birds" "notorious " to name but three ;besides blonde (and extremely photogenic ) Peggy Cummins is the perfect heroine a la Hitchcock ;do not miss her best part "gun crazy" in which she is absolutely sensational .The ladies blow Mature off the screen -he 's not really the romantic young man- , it's all the more obvious since Ethel Barrymore is terrifying , while remaining smooth and friendly : really an impressive performance in the last sequences .
Ratoff's following work "black magic" ,involves Cagliostro (extraordinary Orson Welles) ,Marie-Antoinette and Dr Mesmer in the neckless affair and is worth watching too.
It compares favorably with "my name is Julia Ross" "gaslight" or "footsteps in the dark" !