Listen "Saboteur (1942)"
Episode Synopsis
Bonnie is out this week, but her daughter Juliana does an amazing job filling in for her. The subject is Saboteur, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1942 adventure spy movie.
***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.
Details: A Universal Picture released in England on December 9, 1934. Produced by Frank Lloyd and Jack Skirball. Screenplay by Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison, and Dorothy Parker. Starring Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, Norman Lloyd, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter, Alma Kruger. Cinematography by Joseph A. Valentine. Music by Frank Skinner.
Ranking: 25 out of 52. Ranking movies is a reductive parlor game. It’s also fun. And it’s a good way to frame a discussion. We aggregated over 70 ranked lists from critics, fans, and magazines Saboteur got 1,690 ranking points.
***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.
Details: A Universal Picture released in England on December 9, 1934. Produced by Frank Lloyd and Jack Skirball. Screenplay by Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison, and Dorothy Parker. Starring Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, Norman Lloyd, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter, Alma Kruger. Cinematography by Joseph A. Valentine. Music by Frank Skinner.
Ranking: 25 out of 52. Ranking movies is a reductive parlor game. It’s also fun. And it’s a good way to frame a discussion. We aggregated over 70 ranked lists from critics, fans, and magazines Saboteur got 1,690 ranking points.
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