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Price: $39.95 Prices subject to change.
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302224313
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6302224314
Label: MGM (Warner)
Languages: ArabicOriginal LanguageAnalogEnglishOriginal LanguageAnalogFrenchOriginal LanguageAnalogGermanOriginal LanguageAnalog
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: March 07, 1994
Running Time: 90 minutes
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: 1943-05
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I really love this movie. "Above Suspicion" was Joan's final studio-system picture for MGM and her final feature movie until her worldwide hit, "Mildred Pierce." In this picture, Joan plays Frances Myles or Mrs. Edward Smith. This is a fast-moving, war-era movie involving a newlywed couple (Joan and Fred Mcmurray) as they play spies in Europe. Sadly, Joan always hated this movie, when asked about it many years later she only said: no prize for this one either.
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MGM Studios present "ABOVE SUSPICION" (1943) (90 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Starring Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, Conrad Veidt, Basil Rathbone & Reginald Owen. --- Directed by Richard Thorpe.and released May1943, our story line and film, About to set off on his 1939 honeymoon, an Oxford don is approached by the Foreign Office --- Knowing war is near, they need to get information back from an unknown source in Germany attempting to smuggle back information about a new super weapon being developed by the Nazis and ask for his help, which he readily offers --- At first, the American couple find following the secret trail great fun but as they get deeper into southern Germany they realize real danger threatens them both --- Joan and Fred single-handedly outwit Nazi Germany (it seems) in this fun movie with great production values and a well matched pair of stars, both of whom seem to be enjoying themselves greatly --- Good entertainment with some amusing dialogue and light ... Read More
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I love Joan Crawford, but for some reason, whenever I see a movie whose plot revolves around World War II, I turn away. However, I am always pleasantly surprised by the films when I actually force myself to watch them; this one is no different.
Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray star as two American spies on their honeymoon travelling through a war-torn Europe sending messages and enjoying the sights. The entire thing is an adventure to them which gets their toes tingling and blood boiling so the movie has an exciting tone throughout. There are also plenty of twists and turns which leave you guessing.
Crawford and MacMurray work well together and balance well. Neither stand out too strongly, which is amazing since Crawford is so present in her films. This is not an insult to her; this is a compliment to MacMurray who holds his own against such a bright star.
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Richard Thorpe made so many wonderful movies and this is by no means the best, but it's still a five star escape. Thorpe isn't a flashy director, but he gets the job done; admiring MGM executives called him the "Thorpedo" for his quiet but deadly accurate aim and efficiency. This spy adventure perfectly melds two unlikely co-stars. Joan Crawford, her last film for MGM, you might think it was something awful, the way Bette Davis complained about her final pictures for Warners. I guess I always thought that ABOVE SUSPICION was a B-movie comedown for Crawford and I'm shocked how good it looks. I don't know how they pried Fred McMurray away from Paramount, but whoever had the idea to borrow him for this role should have gotten a bonus. I suppose part of the inspiration was that MGM had very few of its male stars left, for in a burst of patriotism all of them had joined the war effort, so that stars like Crawford had to play against fellows from other studios (her previous film had paired ... Read More
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"Above Suspicion" was a pleasant surprise for this reviewer. Set in Europe at the dawn of WW2, it is relatively anonymous. AS certainly does not rise to the lofty levels of those Wartime classics. Yet there is much to praise here. The strong cast consists of Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, Basil Rathbone, Reginald Owen and Conrad Veidt. Newlyweds Fred and Joan are "drafted" into working for British intelligence while on their honeymoon. The two Americans will be "above suspicion" whilst poking about Germany and Austria for military secrets: A mysterious man will lead them to another murky individual who will give them the treasured documents Brit Intelligence seeks. If this appears rather incredible in print, it is also improbable on screen. Yet AS works thanks to several factors: There is fine chemistry twixt MaCMurray and a toned down Crawford. The swift pacing helps viewers overlook the flaws in the plot. The supporting cast is excellent. Rathbone is no Sherlock Holmes here, but a true ... Read More
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