Saturday, November 24, 2018

Sabotage. The Woman Alone (1936): Alfred Hitchcock and Sylvia Sidney


     Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Sabotage, alternately titled, The Woman Alone (1936) was the first and only time the beautiful Sylvia Sidney starred in a Hitchcock film. She found Hitchcock to be an unfavorable person, and refused to work with him again. The story concerns a terrorist plot by saboteurs to set off a bomb in London, and the tragic result that comes about. The climactic scene with a little boy on a bus is unforgettable. Sylvia Sidney is lovely and radiant as always, strong in her role. Oskar Homolka is great as her conspirator husband. The supporting cast is good as well, including John Loder. 

Sabotage. The Woman Alone. 1936. Alfred Hitchcock: Sylvia Sidney

Sabotage. The Woman Alone. 1936. Alfred Hitchcock: Sylvia Sidney

Sabotage. The Woman Alone. 1936. Alfred Hitchcock

Sabotage. The Woman Alone. 1936. Alfred Hitchcock

Sabotage. The Woman Alone. 1936. Alfred Hitchcock: Sylvia Sidney

Sabotage. The Woman Alone. 1936. Alfred Hitchcock: Sylvia Sidney

Sabotage. The Woman Alone. 1936. Alfred Hitchcock: Sylvia Sidney

Sabotage. The Woman Alone. 1936. Alfred Hitchcock

Sabotage. The Woman Alone. 1936. Alfred Hitchcock: Sylvia Sidney