I regret that I'm compelled to swim against the current stream of love being shown by most IMDb reviewers for this movie. I love this genre of movie. But this film, in my opinion, just doesn't make the grade. For the most part the cast is good...love Carradine, McDowell and even the one dimensional Sanders but, Walter Pidgeon and Joan Bennett just don't have any chemistry and don't compare with the likes of the Robert Donat/Madeleine Carol (39 Steps), Rex Harrison/Margaret Lockwood (Night Train to Munich)or Michael Redgrave/Margaret Lockwood (Lady Vanishes). And Joan's effort at a Cockney accent was lame. I watched this movie for the first time last night on TCM and, after reading all the scintillating reviews at IMDb, was expecting a minor classic. However, I'm sorry to say that for me the Fritz Lang mystique does not overcome what I consider to be a rather plodding- dull effort. That's why I say it's not in the same league as 39 Steps, Lady Vanishes nor Night Train to Munich.
