herrick416 First, please be careful recognizing SPOILERS that may not spell out the particulars but by likening the film to others there leaves very little doubt as to who dunnit. Just mentioning one as an example gives points the finger directly to the killer so I'll skip it. I agree with one reviewer who noted nightmares following this film - that our parents were a lot less worried about our impressionable little brains it seems. Maybe they didn't want to spoil us ! The voice scared me too. Our imaginations had a lot to work with.

pierrotlunaire0 I know that there are quite a few people who reviewed here who really enjoyed this movie, and Doris Day's performance. Unfortunately, I am not one of them. I was a child when I saw this movie when it came out (I was about 6), and I vividly remember the outcome, so obviously it made an impression on me. But Doris Day's character has to be the most irritating damsel in distress of all time. Anytime anything happens (shadow, stray noise, phone rings), she launches into outlandish hysterics that made me long for someone to slap her and order her to get it together. The worst was a scene where the phone rings when her husband is standing next to her. She snatches up the phone, identifies herself and thrusts the receiver into her husband's hands so he can hear her stalker. Then she stands there, hands clasped together as if pleading or praying, eyes dripping tears, shaking in terror and distress. I wanted to kill her, and I was a viewer!She also must spend an inordinate amount of time changing her clothes, with a different outfit in every scene. The clothes are the height of fashion circa 1960, and they have not aged well, particularly a hat resembling an overturned bucket with a red flower on the front.But a lot of people love this movie, so obviously my opinion is not universal. Plus, to be fair, even for those of us who denigrate this film, it is fun to watch in a "OMG, now what?" kind of way.

lucyrfisher Doris's costumes are high fashion - but unfortunately it was a bad fashion year. They were aiming for the 20s and achieving only hats like inverted flower pots. The colour is vivid, but it makes everyone look over made-up - and a little too old. Back in those days, women were always being warned against being "hysterical" (complaining, displaying any emotion). You either kept a stiff upper lip or collapsed completely, as Doris does here. It gets a bit boring. I'd give top marks to their luxurious but rather vulgar flat, full of heavy antiques - and a textured, mirrored wall. Myrna Loy's straw hat has to be seen to be believed. And wasn't 50s ballet dull? Acting-wise, darling Hermione Baddeley comes off best. Norah the maid is a close second. The last scene owes a lot to 32 Paces to Baker Street, and the whole film takes place in the same Hollywood London. Preston's offices are opposite Lambeth Palace, but you can see Westminster Abbey from the windows. And the London airport bus is bound for Dublin! Doris goes to bed in full slap every night - and why do people in films never have any bedclothes?

jjnxn-1 Ultra luxurious equally overwrought melodrama with Doris in one high fashion outfit after another being terrorized by phone. Barely believable but highly entertaining film has good co-stars in Rex Harrison and Myrna Loy, who while for the most part is also dressed very well, is forced to wear one of the ugliest hats every seen in film! It looks like an upside down flower basket was dumped on her head. Otherwise the settings are incredibly plush and poor Doris, who has rarely looked better on screen, spends the entire movie in a state of just below the surface hysteria. Also provides a chance to see some nice scenery of London in the early 60's. Silly but a whole lot of fun.