In the bad acting stakes, he's given a run for his money by Leslie Banks who at least has the excuse of perverse miscasting. Emlyn Williams performs in a dreary monotone that's meant to be sinister but just makes him look drowsy. Most of the participants would go on to make better films, and many would make worse. Personally, I'd place Topaz far lower down in the Hitchcock oeuvre . It is however a disappointment and a sad end to the first half of Hitchcock's career.
Script adapt .
More Wicked Lady stuff from Margaret Lockwood . This time she's a gypsy, more sinned against that sinning, and without that strain of evil this film quickly becomes a dull disappointment. Script adapt . Script adapt . World War One.