6.3
Hiss and Yell (1946)
February 14, 194617mEN
5.0
4 votes
Overview
Vera thinks she's witnessed a man decapitating his wife. Actually, she's only seen magician Bluebeard the Great rehearsing his act. Still convinced that the magician is a killer, Vera goes through all sorts of comic agony when she is forced to share the same train compartment with Bluebeard (who doesn't help matters when he offers her a sandwich consisting of "scrambled brains and tongue").
Director
Jules WhiteWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
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CinemaSerf
5.0To be fair to Barbara Jo Allen here, she gives it all she has got as she tries to squeeze just about every mishap and misunderstanding into twenty minutes of light slapstick comedy. She’s “Vera” who thinks she saw magician “Bluebeard” (Barton Yarborough) get up to something especially macabre. He tells her that he’s just practicing for his stage-show, but she’s sceptical - to put it mildly. That nervousness isn’t improved when the two have to share a railway carriage and the magician’s taste for ghoulish delicacies only heightens her fears! What let’s this down is the really lacklustre writing…
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