MARLENE DIETRICH AS CHARLOTTE INWOOD IN ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S STAGE FRIGHT (1950)
Jane Wyman plays Eve Gill an aspiring actress who gets involved with her friend Jonathan Cooper (Richard Todd) when he is accused of killing his lover’s husband. Marlene Dietrich is Charlotte Inwood a high society cabaret performer whose blood stained dress becomes the flailing truth behind the murder. Michael Wilding is wonderful as Det. Ordinary Smith, and Alastair Sim is equally entertaining as Eve’s quirky father who is recruited to help Jonathon prove his innocence. Sybil Thorndike is Eve’s prickly mother.
Dietrich is glowing with sensuality, emblazoned in Christian Dior, crooning like the sultry Diva she is.
TONY ROME!! I am happy to not be the only one with a weekness for Sinatra’s films. They are so much fun to watch! I have forgotten about this scene and haven’t seen this film in a couple decades. Will check it out for a laugh, which we all need currently. Cheers, Joey!
Laughter is the best medicine. That scene is just delicious! Cheers, Joey