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Title: Good, but I still like the remake more
Review: I very much enjoyed this at times expressionistic Hitchcock picture, but I think the remake outdoes it. The remake is far more engaging for the first 2/3rds, however, after the sublime theatre sequence his 1956 remake begins to suffer from a weak script. The ending with Doris Day singing that annoyingly obvious marketable song bugs me. The 1934 film ends on a much more bitter, violent level that is much more suitable to the tone of the picture than the 1956 version. Overall though, the 1956 version is better, except for the ending, however, I love the 1934 complete with a wonderful performance from the great, late Peter Lorre.
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