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Saboteur

"Unmasking the man behind your back!"

1942-04-24 Thriller 1hr 48m

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

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Storyline

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

  • Released
    1942-04-24
  • Revenue
    $1,250,000
  • Budget
    $780,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 48m
  • Genre
    Thriller, Mystery, Action
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.1
  • Production
    Universal Pictures, Frank Lloyd Productions

Crew

Alfred Hitchcock
Director
Joan Harrison
Screenplay
Frank Lloyd
Producer
Keywords:
falsely accused statue of liberty aircraft factory

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Cast

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings
Barry Kane
Priscilla Lane

Priscilla Lane
Pat Martin
Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger
Charles Tobin
Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter
Freeman
Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans
Neilson
Norman Lloyd

Norman Lloyd
Frank Fry
Alma Kruger

Alma Kruger
Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
Vaughan Glaser

Vaughan Glaser
Mr. Miller
Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Mason
Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe
Robert
Frances Carson

Frances Carson
Society Woman
Murray Alper

Murray Alper
Truck Driver
Kathryn Adams

Kathryn Adams
Young Mother
Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba
Bones - Circus Troupe
Billy Curtis

Billy Curtis
Midget - Circus Troupe
Marie Le Deaux

Marie Le Deaux
Fat Woman - Circus Troupe
Anita Sharp-Bolster

Anita Sharp-Bolster
Esmeralda the Bearded Lady
Jeanne Romer

Jeanne Romer
Siamese Twin
Laura Mason

Laura Mason
Siamese Twin
Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock
Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty
George - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Sam Harris

Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank McLure

Frank McLure
Party Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller

Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hans Conried

Hans Conried
Edward (uncredited)
Tony Randall

Tony Randall
Cameraman (uncredited)
Will Wright

Will Wright
J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
Charles Halton

Charles Halton
Second Sheriff (uncredited)
Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hardie Albright

Hardie Albright
Detective (uncredited)
Frank Baker

Frank Baker
Navy Officer at Ship Launching (uncredited)
Edward Biby

Edward Biby
Dignitary at Ship Launching (uncredited)
William A. Boardway

William A. Boardway
Navy Officer at Ship Launching (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman

Lulu Mae Bohrman
Party Guest (uncredited)
Al Bridge

Al Bridge
Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks
Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns
Farmer (uncredited)
Don Cadell

Don Cadell
FBI Man (uncredited)
James Carlisle

James Carlisle
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham

Jack Cheatham
Detective Outside Movie Theater (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps
Man in Movie Audience (uncredited)
Oliver Cross

Oliver Cross
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mary Curtis

Mary Curtis
Midget (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing

Sayre Dearing
Party Guest (uncredited)
Harry Denny

Harry Denny
Admiral (uncredited)
Helen Dickson

Helen Dickson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Norma Drury

Norma Drury
Refugee Mother (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn
FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
John Eldredge

John Eldredge
Footman (uncredited)
Paul Everton

Paul Everton
Party Guest (uncredited)
James Flavin

James Flavin
Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Foster

Eddie Foster
Driver for Saboteurs (uncredited)
Ben Frommer

Ben Frommer
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Jack Gardner

Jack Gardner
Pat's Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Gene Garrick

Gene Garrick
Plant Worker (uncredited)
Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore
Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Gus Glassmire

Gus Glassmire
Mr. Pearl (uncredited)
William Gould

William Gould
Stranger on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Aleth Hansen

Aleth Hansen
Cowhand (uncredited)
Margaret Hayes

Margaret Hayes
Henry's Wife in Movie (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth

Vinton Hayworth
Will - Other Man in Movie (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson
FBI Chief (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee
Man Killed in Movie Theater (uncredited)
Rex Lease

Rex Lease
Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
Will Lee

Will Lee
Rogers (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold

Ethelreda Leopold
Party Guest (uncredited)
Alexander Lockwood

Alexander Lockwood
Marine (uncredited)
Nancy Loring

Nancy Loring
Young Mother (uncredited)
Lou Lubin

Lou Lubin
Man (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas

Jimmie Lucas
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe

Frank Marlowe
Man in Newsreel Truck (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard
Cowhand (uncredited)
Dick Midgley

Dick Midgley
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Belle Mitchell

Belle Mitchell
Adele - Tobin's Maid (uncredited)
Margaret Moffatt

Margaret Moffatt
Mrs. Moore - Neighbor (uncredited)
Field Norton

Field Norton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gene O'Donnell

Gene O'Donnell
Jitterbug (uncredited)
Paddy O'Flynn

Paddy O'Flynn
Counterman at Statue of Liberty (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.

George Offerman, Jr.
Plant Worker (uncredited)
Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker
Woman in Car (uncredited)
Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell
Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)
Ruth Peterson

Ruth Peterson
Society Woman (uncredited)
Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps
Plant Security Officer (uncredited)
Paul Phillips

Paul Phillips
Driver (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce

Gerald Pierce
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard

Alexander Pollard
Party Guest (uncredited)
Catherine Price

Catherine Price
Party Guest (uncredited)
Louis Quince

Louis Quince
Tourist (uncredited)
Lynne Romer

Lynne Romer
Siamese Twin (uncredited)
William Ruhl

William Ruhl
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Paul Russell

Paul Russell
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre
Saboteur (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock

Charles Sherlock
Barry's Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Byron Shores

Byron Shores
Detective (uncredited)
Harry Strang

Harry Strang
Motorcycle Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Virgil Summers

Virgil Summers
Henchman (uncredited)
Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher
Man (uncredited)
Jean Trent

Jean Trent
Blonde Aircraft Worker (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell

Archie Twitchell
Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel
FBI Assistant - Phone Operator (uncredited)
Claire Whitney

Claire Whitney
Wife in Movie Audience (uncredited)
Matt Willis

Matt Willis
First Sheriff (uncredited)
Marjorie Wood

Marjorie Wood
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Barton Yarborough

Barton Yarborough
First FBI Man at Mason's House (uncredited)
Duke York

Duke York
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

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Reviews for Saboteur
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A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2019-09-02

North By Northwest's parent movie. This is one that I actually feel deserves a higher rating on internet sites, is it fair to say that th... read more

North By Northwest's parent movie. This is one that I actually feel deserves a higher rating on internet sites, is it fair to say that this film can be called the black & white North By Northwest? since thematically it's the same so it is something of a forerunner to that great film. Simplistic plot of innocent man on the run trying to find the real culprit after he is blamed for a fire that killed his best friend. Whilst on the run he meets an array of interesting Hitchcockian characters, from spies to circus freaks and of course the delicious lady of the piece, in this case Pricilla Lane. Enough suspense to mark it out as a film from the maestro, witness a scene as the main protagonist Barry Kane is trying to split his handcuffs on the roadside, and the ending at the statue of liberty is a cracker, making this a very tidy suspenser that earns 8/10 from me. Tidbid; Hitchcock had wanted Gary Cooper & Barbara Stanwyck for the lead roles here and although that sounds mightily great, he didn't have to worry because Lane & Robert Cummings did just fine.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-26

A rather run-of-the-mill espionage thriller, this one, with Robert Cummings wrongly accused of complicity in a fire that destroys a large pa... read more

A rather run-of-the-mill espionage thriller, this one, with Robert Cummings wrongly accused of complicity in a fire that destroys a large part of an aircraft construction factory. He manages to avoid the police long enough to travel the breadth of the United States on the trail of a group of wealthy, powerful, fifth columnists. Priscilla Lane is the initially sceptical sidekick as they try to ensnare Otto Kruger and his network of traitors. Unfortunately, there is just too much inevitability about the story; very little suspense and the performances are really quite dry - especially the rather daft circus act storyline. It is fine to watch, but nothing notable to remember, I'm afraid.

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A Review by John Chard

North By Northwest's parent movie. This is one that I actually feel deserves a higher rating on internet sites, is it fair to say that this film can be called the black & white North By Northwest? since thematically it's the same so it i...

reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2019-09-02

North By Northwest's parent movie. This is one that I actually feel deserves a higher rating on internet sites, is it fair to say that this film can be called the black & white North By Northwest? ...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-26

A rather run-of-the-mill espionage thriller, this one, with Robert Cummings wrongly accused of complicity in a fire that destroys a large part of an aircraft construction factory. He manages to avoid ...

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