Overview
A wealthy and sheltered young woman elopes with a charming playboy and soon learns of his bad traits, including his extreme dishonesty and lust for money. Gradually, she begins to suspect that he intends to kill her to collect her life insurance.
DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
ProducersHarry E. Edington
ScreenplayAlma Reville, Joan Harrison, Samson Raphaelson
Top Casts

Cary Grant
John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth

Joan Fontaine
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth

Cedric Hardwicke
General McLaidlaw

Nigel Bruce
Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite

May Whitty
Mrs. McLaidlaw

Isabel Jeans
Mrs. Newsham

Heather Angel
Ethel the Maid

Auriol Lee
Isobel Sedbusk

Reginald Sheffield
Reggie Wetherby

Leo G. Carroll
Captain George Melbeck
Details
LanguageEnglish
Production companiesRKO Radio Pictures
Budget1103000
TaglineIn his arms she felt safety...in his absence, haunting dread!