Saboteur Movie Download

7 / 10

Lots of Hitchcock features
Saboteur doesn’t get the attention it deserves for one major reason. Hitchcock wanted Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. Imagine what a “big” film it would have been perceived as with them as the stars.

Instead, he got Robert Cummings and Priscilla Lane, both very good, but signalling that somehow this wasn’t a major motion picture.

Saboteur has all the Hitchcock elements, some reminiscent of the 39 Steps – the wrong man accused and on the run, a blonde, handcuffs, and pre-North by Northwest, a scene at a landmark, with similar action taking place.

The story concerns a worker, Barry Kane (Cummings) accused of setting fire to a munitions factory and killing his best friend. In fact, Kane saw the terrorist – a man named Frye, who posed as an employee. He sets out to clear his name.

There are some interesting scenes and colorful characters, and the end is exciting – also a bit abrupt, as if Hitchcock ran out of money. Still very enjoyable and worth seeing.Read More