Young and Innocent
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.
Plot
On a stormy night, at a retreat on the English coast, Christine Clay (Pamela Carme), a successful actress, argues passionately with her jealous ex-husband Guy (George Curzon). Not accepting her Reno divorce as valid, he accuses her of having an affair. Finally, she slaps him and he leaves the room. While they had been arguing, his eyes twitched violently; they continue to do so when, once outside, he turns angrily to look at the closed door behind him.
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| author | Alma Reville Charles Bennett Josephine Tey |
|---|---|
| director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| editor | Charles Frend |
| genre | crime thriller |
| keywords | allied arrest ballroom barrister blackface conduct conductor dance band dead body extreme closeup filling station follow george curzon grand hotel long con morris car morris motors murder suspect on the run police chief reno divorce running board stormy night young women |
| musicBy | Jack Beaver |
| producer | Edward Black |
| productionCompany | Gaumont Film Company |
| publisher | General Film Distributors |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |