Young and Innocent (1938)

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• AJ V

  
  This is a good attempt at the story of a man who has to prove his innocence, but I didn't like the ending, plus it's a predictable movie. I kind of liked it, but kind of didn't, so I say it's average.

• Stella D

  
  charming early hitchcock similar to saboteur minus the propaganda. daughter of chief constable helps fugitive find real killer. featuring hitch's trademark blend of action, humor and suspense

• Chris W

  
  A decent early British film from Hitchcock. Not his first, but still an early one. The roots of his brilliance (that would fully bloom later on) and future trademarks (such as themes/motifs) can be seen here and there throughout as well. Overall, a decent film, neither spectacularly… More
  A decent early British film from Hitchcock. Not his first, but still an early one. The roots of his brilliance (that would fully bloom later on) and future trademarks (such as themes/motifs) can be seen here and there throughout as well. Overall, a decent film, neither spectacularly good nor spectacularly bad.

• Cassandra M

  
  A truly charming film from the Master of Suspense. Being a rather huge Hitch fan, I recently sought out some lesser known films from his early period. Of those I viewed ("Number 17," & "Murder!" among others) this one was my favorite--among the best of his… More
  A truly charming film from the Master of Suspense. Being a rather huge Hitch fan, I recently sought out some lesser known films from his early period. Of those I viewed ("Number 17," & "Murder!" among others) this one was my favorite--among the best of his Pre-Hollywood films. There is the usual mixture of humor and suspense, some nice camera work (including a wonderful precursor to the "key-in-hand" shot of "Notorious"), and most importantly, Nova Pilbeam. I'm not sure how this actress managed to play her scenes SO appealingly, and yet managed to have fallen SO completely off the acting radar. How many people today have her name rattling about their cerebral attic? Virtually none, I'd hazard, and yet she is terrific here--worth the effort of finding the video for her performance alone. This film certainly is not in the same league as Hitch's best, but still is vastly superior to the average suspense film coming out of Hollywood today--or any other day, for that matter.

• Brian R

  
  "Young And Innocent" is about the story of a man wrongly accused of commiting a crime. It's a whodunnit picture where the main charcter must try to prove his innocence. This is the sort of stories Alfred Hitchcock would later be known for, although i'm not sure if… More
  "Young And Innocent" is about the story of a man wrongly accused of commiting a crime. It's a whodunnit picture where the main charcter must try to prove his innocence. This is the sort of stories Alfred Hitchcock would later be known for, although i'm not sure if this film would be one of his best works. Hitchcock was starting to mold and shape his skills as a filmmaker where two, three years later would go to America and establish himself as serious talent.

• John M

  
  It's entertaining and I recommend it only for those who feel like they have to see each and every work of Alfred Hitchcock. "Young and innocent" has lots of funny situations and dialogs, in fact it's more a comedy thriller.

• Doctor S

  
  'Young and Innocent' Oldie but Enjoyable Early Hitchcock ticks another off that list. Not bad but he's made many better, The 39 Steps in fact is rather similar.

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