More than "the thirty-nine steps" , Siodmak 's movie will remind you of another HItchcock's work ,"saboteur" ,released the same year ,starring Robert Cummings and Priscilla Lane whose characters are close to those of Richard Carlson and Nancy Kelly ;he's a fugitive ,chased by the strong arm of the law and she's dragged (reluctantly ) into the plot by him because "she can sketch a portrait of him,which would help the police".
The chase movie is not Siodmak's field: his is the gangsters saga ("the killers" "criss cross" with plenty of treasons ) or the psychological thriller ("the spiral staircase" "the dark mirror " "black angel" );but he pulls it off efficiently.
There's a lot a humor (the burning cigarettes,the fake wedding) ,plenty of suspense (the loony bin) and never a dull moment in this exciting man/woman hunt.
Of course the ending is exactly what you expect ,but it's the rule of the game.
The chase movie is not Siodmak's field: his is the gangsters saga ("the killers" "criss cross" with plenty of treasons ) or the psychological thriller ("the spiral staircase" "the dark mirror " "black angel" );but he pulls it off efficiently.
There's a lot a humor (the burning cigarettes,the fake wedding) ,plenty of suspense (the loony bin) and never a dull moment in this exciting man/woman hunt.
Of course the ending is exactly what you expect ,but it's the rule of the game.