Man in Hiding (1953)
4/10
Crime is convoluted, especially when it's a reopened murder mystery.
22 May 2022
Warning: Spoilers
This movie is very convoluted too, a B Hammer mystery that is intriguing in spots but filled with too many unanswered questions. It's films like this if you have to be in the mood for, completely alert and paying 100% attention to the screen. Otherwise, if you miss one detail, you'll be thrown out of the loop and possibly completely bored with another going on. Lois Maxwell is afraid her estranged husband has escaped from prison to seek revenge for her falling in love with someone else, and being accused of a murder he claimed to be innocent of wants to find the real killer.

Maxwell becomes so paranoid about her husband or the killer going after her and shoots aimlessly at someone coming in to her flat without even finding out who it is. Paul Henreid becomes involved in the case, and keeps badgering Maxwell in efforts to help her. Kieron Moore and Kay Kendall co-star, with flustered direction by Terence Fisher. In spite of a sparkling production design, I found myself bored with the entire thing and couldn't wait for it to be over.
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