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Young and Innocent is a British film of genre Drama directed by Alfred Hitchcock released in USA on 17 february 1938 with Derrick De Marney

Young and Innocent (1937)

Young and Innocent
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Released in USA 17 february 1938
Length 1h20
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Crime,    Romance
Rating67% 3.3974653.3974653.3974653.3974653.397465

Young and Innocent (American title: The Girl Was Young) is a 1937 British crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Nova Pilbeam and Derrick De Marney. Based on the 1936 novel A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey, the film is about a young man on the run from a murder charge who enlists the help of a woman who must put herself at risk for his cause. It is notable for an elaborately staged crane shot Hitchcock devised towards the end of the film, which identifies the real murderer.

Synopsis

Christine Clay (Pamela Carme), a successful actress, argues passionately with her jealous ex-husband Guy (George Curzon), who makes particular reference to Robert Tisdall, a young man staying near her at her retreat on the English coast. Christine slaps him several times across the face, but he hardly reacts, choosing instead to depart without a word.

Actors

Derrick De Marney

(Robert Tisdall)
Nova Pilbeam

(Erica Burgoyne)
Percy Marmont

(Col. Burgoyne)
Basil Radford

(Erica's Uncle Basil)
Edward Rigby

(Old Will)
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