Mrs. Verlock is played by Sylvia Sidney, whom I initially assumed to be his daughter. They were only twelve years apart, but visually it looked much more. And then there is Stevie, whom I assumed to be their son but in fact was her little brother. Sidney is much better known to my generation as Juno, the civil servant of the afterlife from Beetlejuice.
Based on the Joseph Conrad novel “The Secret Agent”, Sabotage is a pretty tight spy thriller. Because Hitch had just completed a film titled Secret Agent (1936), the name had to be changed. Hitch had a penchant for titling films after crimes.
Sabotage is one Hitch's better early films. Not as well known as The 39 Steps but every bit as good. It's concise, logical, and satisfying. AMRU 4.
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