Hitchcock movie based on a true story. 1956. Director: Alfred Hitchcock.
Manny Balestrero (Henry Fonda) is a musician at a night club in New York. He and his wife Rose (Vera Miles) are very poor and when Rose is forced to go to the dentist, which doesn't come cheap, Manny has to go to the insurance company to get money from their insurance.
But at the office, Manny is recognized as an armed robber. He's totally innocent, but the police and everyone else are all sure that he's the robber. The following days Manny has to fight against the police, to prove his innocense. But it's not just going to be that easy when Rose feels terribly miserable because of what's happening.
This movie is touching, but too slow. It's not like any usual Hitchcock movie. I expected exitement, which this movie doesn't contain at all. Henry Fonda and Vera Miles are both very good in their roles. But because I was kind of expecting more exitement.
But I can't judge this movie as if it should have been as thrilling as the "normal" Hitchcock movies. So as a drama movie, it's good. But still a bit too slow. The ending is not too touching, and you don't have that much interest left then...
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