starring Henry Fonda Vera Miles with Anthony Quayle
The nightmare of a man caught in the toils of blind justice is presented with Chilling reality in Hitchcock's true tale of mistaken identity.
Henry Fonda gave one of his finest screen performances as Manny Balestrero , a modest bass player. Making a routine visit to an insurance firm, he is identified by the staff as a man involved in a hold-up. On the strength of their accusations, he is arrested and a case of circumstantial evidence is constructed. Even his handwriting seems to prove him guilty.
Screenplay by HAXWELL ANDERSON and ANGUS MACPHAIL Based on a story by MAXWELL ANDERSON Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK
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