Review of Hangover Square (1945) by James N — 14 Aug 2009
This John Brahm 1945 mystery thriller is one hell of a movie. After seeing Laird Cregar in Brahm's "The Lodger", I became a big fan of this unusual actor, and this movie was his last. This is by far his best role, as a troubled composer pianist, who has blackouts when gruesome murders have been committed.
He even goes to a psychiatrist (George Sanders) to try and get answers, and the doctor has him followed and investigated but nothing shows up. But he is now the number one suspect, as a woman who wants him to compose a song for her is murdered.
With a great soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann, this movie is everything a good mystery should be. I would highly recommend it to everybody, it's very much worth your time. Besides Brahm's great "The Lodger", I would also recommend another superb movie of his "The Undying Monster" which has a sort of werewolf theme.
This review of Hangover Square (1945) was written by James N on 14 Aug 2009.
Hangover Square has generally received positive reviews.
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