Product: Young & Innocent [VHS] (1938)
Rating: 4.0
A Good Film That Deserves A Higher Profile
'Young and Innocent' was one of the last of Hitchcock's 1930's films I got round to watching. Seldom on television and rarely mentioned, I was therefore surprised at just how entertaining the movie is. Because it is an 'innocent man on the run' picture it inevitably gets overshadowed by 'The 39 Steps', 'North By Northwest' and all the others, but 'Young and Innocent' has a really pleasant, easy going style missing from the other films. For once Hitchcock shows the good side of human nature rather than the dark nasty side. Nova Pilbeam and Derrick De Marney were never cut out to be major stars but they keep the story ticking over nicely with very competent performances. Laserlight also deserve praise - they have used a very good print, so no complaints about picture quality. To be honest, I don't really care about the other features on this DVD. I only bought it for 'Young and Innocent' and I'm glad I did so.