{"id":10673,"date":"2010-06-29T12:25:11","date_gmt":"2010-06-29T19:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10673"},"modified":"2021-01-01T20:22:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T03:22:06","slug":"saboteur-1942","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10673","title":{"rendered":"Saboteur (1942)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A man like you can&#8217;t last in a country like this.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Saboteur-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Saboteur-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-61194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Saboteur-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Saboteur-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Saboteur-Poster-176x270.jpg 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Saboteur-Poster.jpg 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen an airplane factory worker (Robert Cummings) is wrongly accused of starting a fire that killed his best friend, he goes on the lam to search for the real saboteur (Norman Lloyd), enlisting the reluctant help of a feisty billboard model (Priscilla Lane).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Falsely Accused<\/li>\n<li>Fugitives<\/li>\n<li>Hitchcock Films<\/li>\n<li>Priscilla Lane Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Cummings Films<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAlfred Hitchcock made so many tautly directed thrillers about &#8220;falsely accused men&#8221; that it can be difficult to determine which ones should be considered required viewing. As an inveterate Hitchcock fan, I tend to go out on a limb in support of most of them &#8212; including this most enjoyable &#8220;man on the lam&#8221; flick, starring B-actor <a href=\"http:\/\/allmovie.com\/artist\/robert-cummings-16136\">Robert Cummings<\/a> in perhaps his most significant film role. Co-scripted by Joan Harrison (who wrote the screenplay for several of Hitchcock&#8217;s other same-era films, including <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10606\">1940&#8217;s <em>Foreign Correspondent<\/em><\/a>), <em>Saboteur<\/em> was Hitch&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4125\">second film within six years specifically about sabotage<\/a>, and may suffer somewhat in one&#8217;s memory from its rather generic title. It&#8217;s also often unfairly dismissed as merely an inferior thematic forerunner to Hitchcock&#8217;s later, more esteemed classic <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2412\"><em>North by Northwest<\/em> (1959)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Yet <em>Saboteur<\/em> remains a highly enjoyable flick in its own right: it&#8217;s jam-packed with exciting sequences, creative settings, and memorable character actors (most notably Otto Kruger as one of the first enemies Cummings encounters after his escape from the police, and Norman Lloyd as the real saboteur). As Cummings desperately wends his way across the country to clear his name, he encounters a requisite feisty love interest (nicely played by Priscilla Lane); meanwhile, he must escape from the clutches of an underground network of fascists who seem to lurk around every corner. From the opening act of sabotage &#8212; a dramatically filmed factory fire that astonishes me anew each time I see it &#8212; Hitchcock keeps his sets fresh and exciting; see stills below for glimpses of Cummings (with Lane) at a deceptively dangerous upper-crust party, escaping gunfire at Radio City Music Hall, and fighting for his life atop the Statue of Liberty. Other memorable scenes include Cummings&#8217; poolside encounter with Kruger and his grandson, as well as Cummings and Lane&#8217;s brief interlude with a troupe of circus &#8220;freaks&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Listen for some zingy dialogue by Dorothy Parker, who contributed to several key scenes.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Cummings as Barry Kane<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-cummings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-cummings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10675\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Priscilla Lane as Pat<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-lane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-lane.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10680\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Otto Kruger as Charles Tobin<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-kruger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-kruger.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10679\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Norman Lloyd as Frank Fry<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-lloyd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-lloyd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10678\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The opening factory fire<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-opening-flames.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-opening-flames.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10677\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The incredibly tense &#8220;party sequence&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-party-sequence.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-party-sequence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10684\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The creatively conceived Radio City Music Hall shoot-out<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-radio-city-music-hall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-radio-city-music-hall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10687\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The closing &#8220;Statue of Liberty&#8221; sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-statue-of-liberty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/saboteur-statue-of-liberty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10676\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an underrated thriller by Hitchcock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0035279\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1942\/05\/08\/archives\/saboteur-alfred-hitchcock-melodrama-starring-priscilla-lane-robert.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=4396&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s189saboteur.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/88836\/saboteur#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/reviews\/73886\/saboteur.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A man like you can&#8217;t last in a country like this.&#8221; Synopsis: When an airplane factory worker (Robert Cummings) is wrongly accused of starting a fire that killed his best friend, he goes on the lam to search for the real saboteur (Norman Lloyd), enlisting the reluctant help of a feisty billboard model (Priscilla Lane). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Falsely Accused Fugitives Hitchcock Films Priscilla Lane Films Robert Cummings Films Spies Review: Alfred Hitchcock made so many tautly directed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10673\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10673"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61197,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10673\/revisions\/61197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}