Saboteur (1942)
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80% of critics liked it
(15 reviews) -
72% of users liked it
(7,934 ratings)
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… More 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.) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Written By
- Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison, Dorothy Parker
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- Apr 24, 1942 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 6, 2001
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
To put it mildly, Mr. Hitchcock and his writers have really let themselves go. Melodramatic action is their forte, but they scoff at speed limits this trip.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This political thriller, Hitchcock's contribution to American propaganda during WWII, is not one of the master's top films.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...even the most avid Hitchcock fan will have a tough time embracing the film.
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Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com
Of course Saboteur is well directed, though it's rather like visiting an art museum's 'early works' exhibit of an artist before he became the Master of his form.
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Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
Another of Hitchcock's deadly mistaken-identity tales.
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Cast
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Priscilla Lane
as Patricia Martin ("Pat")
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Robert Cummings
as Barry Kane
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Norman Lloyd
as Frank Fry
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Otto Kruger
as Charles Tobin
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Murray Alper
as Truck Driver
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Vaughan Glaser
as Phillip Martin
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Alma Kruger
as Mrs. Henrietta Van Sutton
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Dorothy Peterson
as Mrs. Mason
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Kathryn Adams
as Young Mother
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Alan Baxter
as Mr. Freeman
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Clem Bevans
as Neilson
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Oliver Blake
as Man
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Anita Bolster
as Esmeralda the Bearded Lady/Lorelei
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Al Bridge
as Marine Sergeant MP
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Paul E. Burns
as Farmer
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Frances Carson
as Society Woman
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Jack Cheatham
as Detective
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Hans Conried
as Edward
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Kernan Cripps
as Man in Movie Audience
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Billy Curtis
as Major the Midget
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Pedro de Cordoba
as Bones the Human Skeleton
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Norma Drury
as Refugee Mother
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Ralph Dunn
as FBI Man at Mason's House
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John Eldredge
as Footman
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Paul Everton
as Bus Man
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Pat Flaherty
as Navy Man
- James Flavin
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Eddie Foster
as Driver for Saboteurs
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Jack Gardner
as Pat's Taxi Driver
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Gene Garrick
as Worker
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William Gould
as Stranger
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Charles Halton
as Sheriff
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Vinton Haworth
as Other Man in Movie
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Maggie Hayes
as Wife in Movie
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Samuel S. Hinds
as Foundation Leader
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Selmar Jackson
as FBI Chief
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Milt Kibbee
as Husband in Movie Audience
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Marie Le Deaux
as Tatiana the Fat Woman
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Rex Lease
as Plant Counterman
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Will Lee
as Worker
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Alexander Lockwood
as Marine
- Lou Lubin
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Frank Marlowe
as George the Truck Driver
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Kermit Maynard
as Cowhand
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Belle Mitchell
as Adele the Maid
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Margaret Moffat
as Neighbor
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Gene O'Donnell
as Jitterbug
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Emory Parnell
as Husband in Movie
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Lee Phelps
as Plant Policeman
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Paul Phillips
as Driver
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Cyril Ring
as Party Guest
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Jeanne Romer
as Marigold Siamese Twin
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Lynn Romer
as Annette Siamese Twin
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William H. Ruhl
as Deputy Marshal
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Jeffrey Sayre
as Henchman
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Charles Sherlock
as Barry's Taxi Driver
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Harry Strang
as Cop
- Torin Thatcher
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Jean Trent
as Blonde Aircraft Worker
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Archie Twitchell
as Motorcycle Cop
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Dale Van Sickel
as FBI Assistant/Phone Operator
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Claire Whitney
as Wife in Movie Audience
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Matt Willis
as Deputy
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Ian Wolfe
as Robert the Butler
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Marjorie Wood
as Farmer's Wife
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Will Wright
as Company Official
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Barton Yarborough
as 1st FBI Man at Mason's House
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Duke York
as Deputy
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Ted Offenbecker
as Worker
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Claire James
as Deaf Man's Companion
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Jimmie Lucas
as Taxi Driver
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Gerald Pierce
as Elevator Operator
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Don Cadell
as FBI Man
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Walter Miller
as Midget
