Taking place in the 1930's in London, we learn that there are multiple terrorist attacks with the use of explosives. Karl Verloc (Oscar Homolka) is a member of the group, but hides out in his own movie theater. His wife (Sylvia Sidney) begins to investigate his behavior, and so is Scotland Yard Detective Sgt. Ted Spencer (John Loder). We later find out that Verloc gets his wife's little brother to deliver the bombs with pieces of film.
This is the first mystery I've watched in a while, and I have to say, I really liked it. I've seen a handful of Hitchcock movies before this, and I definitely loved how he incorporated his famous style into this piece. The dinner scene was the most memorable, I just loved watching the mysterious dialogue between them. I could ramble on and on about the scenes I loved in this movie, which is why I don't understand why it's never really talked about. Many people have heard of Vertigo and Psycho. I've seen Vertigo and I can guarantee that the plot is much better in Sabotage. It's even reached Hollywood yet and went into his pieces of art. Anyways, I love how Hitchcock incorporated the wife's role into the story so smoothly. I could really tell, from a story standpoint, what she was thinking and what her intentions were. Overall, Sabotage was a great film and I believe everyone should go watch it.
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