Saboteur [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock

Overview

Aircraft plant worker Robert Cummings is accused of sabotaging his factory and causing the death of a co-worker. Actually, Cummings is the fall guy for a clever ring of Nazi spies, headed by above-suspicion American philanthropist Otto Kruger. Our hero goes on a cross-country chase after genuine saboteur Norman Lloyd, all the while pursued himself by the police. Along the way, he acquires a reluctant "travelling companion" in the form of Priscilla Lane, who at first despises Cummings and intends to turn him over to the authorities at the first opportunity, but who gradually comes to realize that the boy is innocent. Alfred Hitchcock intended Saboteur to be the American equivalent to his British The 39 Steps, employing such details as the solid-citizen villain, the handcuffed hero, the unwilling blonde heroine, and any number of stopovers with a variety of offbeat characters (a travelling "freak" show, a compassionate blind man, a grizzled old prospector who turns out to be one of the spies, etc.)

Product Details

Release Date:	05/10/2022
UPC:	0191329220696
Original Release:	1942
Rating:	PG
Source:	Universal Studios
Language:	English
Time:	1:49:00
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	12,465

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert Cummings	Barry Kane
Priscilla Lane	Patricia Martin ("Pat")
Otto Kruger	Charles Tobin,Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
Norman Lloyd	Frank Fry
Alan Baxter	Freeman
Clem Bevans	Neilson
Vaughan Glaser	Phillip Martin
Dorothy Peterson	Mrs. Mason
Ian Wolfe	Robert, the Butler
Frances Carson	Society Woman
Murray Alper	Mac, the Deputy Driver
Kathryn Adams	Young Mother
Pedro de Cordoba	Bones the Human Skeleton
Billy Curtis	`Major' the Midget,Midget
Marie LeDeaux	Tatania the Fat Woman
Jeanne Romer	Marigold, Siamese Twin,Annette, Siamese Twin
Samuel S. Hinds	Foundation Leader
Charles Halton	Sheriff
John Eldredge	Footman
Selmer Jackson	FBI Chief,FBI Chief
Emory Parnell	Husband in Movie
Lou Lubin	Man
Torin Thatcher	Man
Oliver Blake	Man
Will Lee	Worker
Will Wright	Company Official
Margaret Moffat	Neighbor
Hans Conried	Edward
Paul Everton	Bus Man
Pat Flaherty	Navy Man
Barton Yarborough	1st FBI Man at Mason's House
Anita Sharp Bolster	Esmeralda the Bearded Lady/Lorelei
Virgil Summers	Ken Mason
Lee Phelps	Plant Policeman
George Offerman Jr.	Worker
Harry Strang	Cop
Matt Willis	Deputy
Marjorie Wood	Farmer's Wife
Paul E. Burns	Farmer
Belle Mitchell	Adele, the Maid
Eddie Foster	Driver for Saboteurs
William Ruhl	Deputy Marshal,Deputy Marshal
Gene Garrick	Worker
Dick Midgley	FBI Man
Don Cadell	FBI Man
Milton Kibbee	Husband in Movie Audience,Husband in Movie Audience
Gene O'Donnell	Jitterbug
Paul Phillips	Driver
William Gould	Stranger
Ralph Dunn	FBI Man at Mason's House
Vinton Haworth	Other Man in Movie
Margaret Hayes	Wife in Movie
Rex Lease	Plant Counterman
Duke York	Deputy
Nancy Loring	Young Mother
Claire Whitney	Wife in Movie Audience
Frank Marlowe	George, the Truck Driver
Alan Bridge	Marine Sergeant MP,Marine Sergeant MP
Norma Drury	Refugee Mother
Charles Sherlock	Barry's Taxi Driver
Jack Cheatham	Detective
Jack Gardner	Pat's Taxi Driver
Alexander Lockwood	Marine
Kernan Cripps	Man in Movie Audience
Jean Trent	Blonde Aircraft Worker
Jimmie Lucas	Taxi Driver
Dale Van Sickel	FBI Assistant/Phone Operator
Walter Miller	Midget
Margaret Ann McLaughlin	Baby Susie Brown
Kermit Maynard	Cowhand
Gerald Pierce	Elevator Operator
Claire James	Deaf Man's Companion
Alfred Hitchcock	Deaf and Mute Man Outside Drug Store
Cyril Ring	Party Guest
Jeffrey Sayre	Henchman
James Flavin	Actor
Maggie Hayes	Wife in Movie
Ted Offenbecker	Worker
Archie Twitchell	Motorcycle Cop
Anita Bolster	Esmeralda the Bearded Lady/Lorelei
Frank Skinner	Composer
Charles Previn	Composer

Technical Credits

Peter Viertel

Joan Harrison

Dorothy Parker

Alfred Hitchcock	Director
Frank Lloyd	Producer
Jack H. Skirball	Producer
Peter Viertel	Screenwriter
Joan Harrison	Screenwriter
Dorothy Parker	Screenwriter
Bernard Brown	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur is a stellar suspense film that the director considered an American version of The 39 Steps. However, the film it is most reminiscent of is Hitchcock's 1959 smash North by Northwest, which also featured an innocent man framed for a crime, who leads a cross-country chase that ends on a national monument. Filled with thrills, laughs, and romance, Saboteur is an exceptional picture whose only fault lies in its weak lead actors. Hitchcock initially lobbied for Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck and Harry Carey as the three stars, but Universal went with Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, and Norman Lloyd, who stands out in his role as the devious saboteur. Other characters include Otto Kruger as the crooked tycoon behind the terrorism, Vaughan Glaser as the kindly blind man, and Murray Alper as a helpful trucker; all add a wonderful dimension to the film. Much of its success can also be attributed to Dorothy Parker's superb script, which takes Cummings' character on a wild adventure into fantastic locations. Standout sequences include the disturbing opening act of sabotage, a daring escape scene in which Cummings leaps into a river à la Harrison Ford in The Fugitive, an incredible movie theater scene in which onscreen gunfire turns shockingly real, a lavish party scene in which Cummings and Lane are seemingly trapped, and the classic climax in which Cummings and Lloyd dangle precipitously from the Statue of Liberty. Technically, the film is strikingly lighted and shot and is backed by an excellent Frank Skinner score. The director's traditional cameo takes place at a newsstand.

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