London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.

Director Alfred Hitchcock was just starting to hit his stride with this film – his first talkie – about a woman who finds herself entangled in a web of deception and fear after a night out turns deadly. When a self-defense killing threatens to ruin her life, a cunning blackmailer seizes the opportunity to exploit her desperate situation. As the police close in and tensions rise, she must navigate a perilous path to freedom.

This suspenseful tale is a riveting blend of danger and psychological tension, with Hitchcock’s prodigious mastery of cinema on full display, and the film becoming a classic in its own right. -TORONTO FILM SOCIETY