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Hitchcock's 1937, "Young and Innocent," starring

Posted by tinear on April 22, 2009 at 19:47:04:
19 year old (and very innocent looking and acting, yet exuding a repressed sexuality) Nora Pilbeam and the undeservedly forgotten Derrick De Marney.
I'd argue the hardest qualities for an actor to portray (perhaps because so few naturally possess them) are intelligence, class, and a suave manner. Cary had it and Derrick did, too.
I don't know why this is a comparably unknown effort of the Master of Suspense: it grips you from the first scene and has many of his stylistic mannerisms: extreme close-ups during the most dangerous moments; routine actions possessing great danger; bodies perilously hanging over precipices, and others.
Sure, the plot has some holes but.... you really don't care because of the chemistry between the principals, the pace of the chase, and the suspense.
The plot, for those who still are indecisive: a woman washes up in the surf, murdered, and a young man seen running from the beach is the prime suspect.
To share anymore would be to ruin key scenes and plot surprises which are part of Hitch's allure.
His early appearance in this one, incidentally, is frightfully clever.