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1938 Certificate U
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'Young and Innocent' finds a case of mistaken identity which sets off a chase through the Cornish countryside to find a murderer. Also features Basil Rathbone in The Woman in Grenn, and Hitchcock's The Man who Knew too Much Read more

Starring Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney, Percy Marmont, Edward Rigby
Director Alfred Hitchcock
Genres Drama

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Young And Innocent

'Young and Innocent' finds a case of mistaken identity which sets off a chase through the Cornish countryside to find a murderer. Also features Basil Rathbone in The Woman in Grenn, and Hitchcock's The Man who Knew too Much

Starring Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney, Percy Marmont, Edward Rigby, Mary Clare, John Longden, George Merritt
Director Alfred Hitchcock
Studio Orbit Media Ltd.
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 14 Aug 2006
Production year: 1938
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of Young And Innocent

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    Based on Josephine Tey's novel A Shilling for Candles, this may be a minor entry in the Hitchcock canon. But, as it boasts one of the most stunning sequences he ever executed the audacious travelling shot to the murderer's twitching eye this film still proves him to be the master of technique, as well as suspense. One of Hitch's many “wrong man” thrillers, it takes viewers on a breathless pursuit, pausing only for a nerve-jangling children's party and a mine-shaft cliffhanger, that will leave you as frayed and exhausted as the imperilled Derrick de Marney and Nova Pilbeam. Sit back and nail-bite.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 2 stars out of 4

    Pleasant, unassuming chase melodrama with a rather weak cast but plenty of its director's touches.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    young & innocent

    Not one of hitchcocks better films but watchable. Mainly for Hitchcock fans only.

      • A customer from england
      • Posted 13 Nov 2005 15:49

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  • 1 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Old and tired

    As another reviewer said, definitely one for Hitchcock fans only; it has some of his touches and style, but it's so poorly made (the backdrops and model shots are often embarassing) that it's difficult to watch it in places now. What is really bizarre is that it was made after The Thirty-Nine Steps, which deals with similar material but so much more effectively. There is no bonus material with the DVD, which for some reason calls the film 'Young and strange' on its menu page (perhaps thinking of Rich and Strange?). Not for general consumption.

      • Paul Thompson from King's Lynn, Norfolk
      • Posted 22 Jan 2006 09:19

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