Iseerphia All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

mark.waltz Witnessing an apparent murder while taking a train to work, bridge builder Michael Redgrave gets involved and finds more than he bargained for with Sally Gray, the apparent victim. It's a strange setup, starting with Redgrave's wife (Patricia Roc) walking out on her job and ignoring important instructions, heading home for time with her husband. The focus then switches to Redgrave, getting a police officer to break in on the apparent murder, only to find that there wasn't one it's egocentric magician Paul Lukas and his own wife (Gray) allegedly rehearsing, but as we soon see, Lukas is jealous, domineering and even a bit maniacal. Redgrave's intrusion into their lives increases and he manages to sneak Gray out of the theater during a performance. Meanwhile, Roc is fired from her job and becomes concerned when her husband does not come home.This is bizarre, not only in structure, but in its general storytelling. There seems to be no real point in the twists and turns, and after a while I began to realize that there was no real reason for the many directions this seems to be going in. What works here are all the little details. The film opens with a shot of the Thames and the many bridges that cross, plus there's also extended location sequences of regular people going about their day. Even a rehearsal between Lukas and Gray goes into detail with his egotistical explosions and proper choreography of how the act is supposed to work. If I learned anything from this, it's to try to stay out of people's business as much as possible. You never realize the messes that can add onto your own. Be warned: the ending is a real downer!

calvinnme This starts off as a "love on the dole" flick, though these two newlyweds (Michael Redgrave and Patricia Roc) are employed. Redgrave works the day shift as a crane operator on the Waterloo Bridge project and Roc works the graveyard shift as a hotel telephone operator. Due to their schedules they don't have much time to see each other. Then it turns into a suspense movie when Redgrave sees what appears to be a murder while he is riding on the train to work.After some investigation, it turns out he saw Lukas, as the magician Zoltini, practicing a knife trick with his wife, the very lovely Sally Gray. Lukas is the very jealous type, so he thinks that Redgrave is flirting with Gray, which he is, though in a minor way. Gray is tired of hubby's jealously, so she leaves him and finds Redgrave. They engage in a little smooching, but that's about it. Redgrave returns to his wife and Gray returns to her husband and it looks as if things will work out for both couples.Then Lukas finds some money and a airplane ticket in Gray's purse, both of which are gifts from their manager. As expected, the old boy blows his top and shoots Gray dead. All of this occurs just as Redgrave and Roc are riding in the train and go past the window of the other couple. Now, isn't life strange.Sally Gray is a very lovely lass, and one wonders why she is married to Lukas, who is old enough to be her father. It's workmanlike film, and I wonder what Hitch could have done with the same material. He surely would have improved it and given it more life. Still, it is worth watching anyways.

howardmorley In 1938 Paul Lukas and Michael Redgrave crossed swords in the acclaimed "The Lady Vanishes" and here two years on they have another bout with the illusionist Zoltini played by Paul Lukas and Michael Redgrave as Peter from their respective former roles of Dr.Harz and Gilbert.This time Patricia Roc plays Pat, Peter's wife while "hot totty" Sally Gray plays Vivienne married to Zoltini.Other reviewers have discussed the basic plot and no I won't provide a spoiler as there is a kick in the end of the film which is well produced.I wonder how many buildings survived the forthcoming blitz from 1940 onwards as there are some interesting shots of London filmed in 1939 with the tube trains running.I found the screenplay somewhat contrived especially the scene where the tycoon misses his plane to Moscow which crashed because telephonist Pat failed to first warn him about his flight.However this incident gives the producer the excuse to follow the moral cinema code and enabled both Pat and Peter to go to both work together during the day and not continue with their "Cox & Box" sleeping arrangements.Peter had a job keeping his hands off Sally Gray's character and remembering his marriage vows.Offstage, blonde Sally Gray married a lord and lived to be 90 and her husband to 100!Imdb.com rated this film 6.9 when I wrote this review and I rated it 6 as above average.

kinekrom From a train window, crane-driver Michael Redgrave thinks he sees a woman being strangled. What follows is an unusual and effective story involving a magician, his assistant wife and a subtle interplay of illusion and murder. Refreshingly directed by the overlooked Herbert Mason, and well performed throughout (particularly Redgrave and Sally Gray), this small gem benefits greatly from its varied and credible London backgrounds, including music halls (including magic shows), mundane work places not normally seen in British films of the period, and construction work on Waterloo Bridge, under which the National Film Theatre is situated (which is where I last saw this film).