Saboteur
Unmasking the man behind your back!
1942 | 108m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock |
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| Writer: | Alfred Hitchcock, Dorothy Parker, Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison |
| Staring: |
| Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 24, 1942 |
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| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Writer: | Alfred Hitchcock, Dorothy Parker, Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison |
| Genres: | Action, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | falsely accused, statue of liberty, aircraft factory |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Frank Lloyd Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,250,000
Budget: $780,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Cummings | Barry Kane |
| Priscilla Lane | Pat Martin |
| Otto Kruger | Charles Tobin |
| Alan Baxter | Freeman |
| Clem Bevans | Neilson |
| Norman Lloyd | Frank Fry |
| Alma Kruger | Mrs. Henrietta Sutton |
| Vaughan Glaser | Mr. Miller |
| Dorothy Peterson | Mrs. Mason |
| Ian Wolfe | Robert |
| Frances Carson | Society Woman |
| Murray Alper | Truck Driver |
| Kathryn Adams | Young Mother |
| Pedro de Cordoba | Bones - Circus Troupe |
| Billy Curtis | Midget - Circus Troupe |
| Marie Le Deaux | Fat Woman - Circus Troupe |
| Anita Sharp-Bolster | Esmeralda the Bearded Lady |
| Jeanne Romer | Siamese Twin |
| Laura Mason | Siamese Twin |
| Oliver Blake | Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Alfred Hitchcock | Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited) |
| Pat Flaherty | George - Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Cyril Ring | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Hans Conried | Edward (uncredited) |
| Tony Randall | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Will Wright | J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited) |
| Charles Halton | Second Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Hardie Albright | Detective (uncredited) |
| Frank Baker | Navy Officer at Ship Launching (uncredited) |
| Edward Biby | Dignitary at Ship Launching (uncredited) |
| William A. Boardway | Navy Officer at Ship Launching (uncredited) |
| Lulu Mae Bohrman | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Al Bridge | Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Paul E. Burns | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Don Cadell | FBI Man (uncredited) |
| James Carlisle | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jack Cheatham | Detective Outside Movie Theater (uncredited) |
| Kernan Cripps | Man in Movie Audience (uncredited) |
| Oliver Cross | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Mary Curtis | Midget (uncredited) |
| Sayre Dearing | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Harry Denny | Admiral (uncredited) |
| Helen Dickson | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Norma Drury | Refugee Mother (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited) |
| John Eldredge | Footman (uncredited) |
| Paul Everton | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited) |
| Eddie Foster | Driver for Saboteurs (uncredited) |
| Ben Frommer | Theatre Patron (uncredited) |
| Jack Gardner | Pat's Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Gene Garrick | Plant Worker (uncredited) |
| Art Gilmore | Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) |
| Gus Glassmire | Mr. Pearl (uncredited) |
| William Gould | Stranger on Sidewalk (uncredited) |
| Aleth Hansen | Cowhand (uncredited) |
| Margaret Hayes | Henry's Wife in Movie (uncredited) |
| Vinton Hayworth | Will - Other Man in Movie (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | FBI Chief (uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | Man Killed in Movie Theater (uncredited) |
| Rex Lease | Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited) |
| Will Lee | Rogers (uncredited) |
| Ethelreda Leopold | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Alexander Lockwood | Marine (uncredited) |
| Nancy Loring | Young Mother (uncredited) |
| Lou Lubin | Man (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Lucas | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Frank Marlowe | Man in Newsreel Truck (uncredited) |
| Kermit Maynard | Cowhand (uncredited) |
| Dick Midgley | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Belle Mitchell | Adele - Tobin's Maid (uncredited) |
| Margaret Moffatt | Mrs. Moore - Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Field Norton | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Gene O'Donnell | Jitterbug (uncredited) |
| Paddy O'Flynn | Counterman at Statue of Liberty (uncredited) |
| George Offerman, Jr. | Plant Worker (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Parker | Woman in Car (uncredited) |
| Emory Parnell | Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited) |
| Ruth Peterson | Society Woman (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Plant Security Officer (uncredited) |
| Paul Phillips | Driver (uncredited) |
| Gerald Pierce | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| Alexander Pollard | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Catherine Price | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Louis Quince | Tourist (uncredited) |
| Lynne Romer | Siamese Twin (uncredited) |
| William Ruhl | Deputy Marshal (uncredited) |
| Paul Russell | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Saboteur (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | Barry's Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Byron Shores | Detective (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Motorcycle Highway Patrolman (uncredited) |
| Virgil Summers | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Torin Thatcher | Man (uncredited) |
| Jean Trent | Blonde Aircraft Worker (uncredited) |
| Archie Twitchell | Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited) |
| Dale Van Sickel | FBI Assistant - Phone Operator (uncredited) |
| Claire Whitney | Wife in Movie Audience (uncredited) |
| Matt Willis | First Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Wood | Farmer's Wife (uncredited) |
| Barton Yarborough | First FBI Man at Mason's House (uncredited) |
| Duke York | Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph A. Valentine | Director of Photography |
| Adele Cannon | Continuity |
| Fred Frank | Assistant Director |
| Alfred Hitchcock | Story, Director |
| Dorothy Parker | Screenplay |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Otto Ludwig | Editor |
| Peter Viertel | Screenplay |
| Charles Previn | Music Director |
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound Director |
| Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Robert F. Boyle | Assistant Art Director |
| William Hedgcock | Other |
| Irene Saltern | Costume Design |
| John P. Fulton | Special Effects, Second Unit Director |
| Russell Saunders | Stunt Double |
| James V. King | Camera Operator |
| Charles Van Enger | Additional Photography |
| Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| Vernon Keays | Second Unit Director |
| John DeCuir | Production Illustrator |
| Dorothea Holt | Production Illustrator |
| Virgil Summers | Best Boy Grip |
| Joan Harrison | Screenplay |
| Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| David Sharpe | Stunt Double |
| Dale Van Sickel | Stunts |
| Duke York | Stunts |
| Eugene Joseff | Other |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack H. Skirball | Associate Producer |
| Frank Lloyd | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 12 | 757 | 757 |
North By Northwest's parent movie. This is one that I actually feel deserves a higher rating on internet sites, is it fair to say that this film can be called the black & white North By Northwest? since thematically it's the same so it is something of a forerunner to that great film. Simplistic p ... lot of innocent man on the run trying to find the real culprit after he is blamed for a fire that killed his best friend. Whilst on the run he meets an array of interesting Hitchcockian characters, from spies to circus freaks and of course the delicious lady of the piece, in this case Pricilla Lane. Enough suspense to mark it out as a film from the maestro, witness a scene as the main protagonist Barry Kane is trying to split his handcuffs on the roadside, and the ending at the statue of liberty is a cracker, making this a very tidy suspenser that earns 8/10 from me. Tidbid; Hitchcock had wanted Gary Cooper & Barbara Stanwyck for the lead roles here and although that sounds mightily great, he didn't have to worry because Lane & Robert Cummings did just fine.
A rather run-of-the-mill espionage thriller, this one, with Robert Cummings wrongly accused of complicity in a fire that destroys a large part of an aircraft construction factory. He manages to avoid the police long enough to travel the breadth of the United States on the trail of a group of wealthy ... , powerful, fifth columnists. Priscilla Lane is the initially sceptical sidekick as they try to ensnare Otto Kruger and his network of traitors. Unfortunately, there is just too much inevitability about the story; very little suspense and the performances are really quite dry - especially the rather daft circus act storyline. It is fine to watch, but nothing notable to remember, I'm afraid.