Overview
A gripping tale of love and innocence caught in a web of suspicion and danger.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- brisk
- witty
- romantic
- classic cinema night
- alfred hitchcock marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as a crisply paced, well-performed Hitchcock thriller that skillfully blends mystery, romance, comedy, and suspense.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Robert Tisdall is mistaken for the murderer after witnesses see him fleeing the beach and he must evade capture while proving his innocence.
The investigation and Robert and Erica's flight move through country houses, rural roads, and countryside gatherings.
The murder pursuit is repeatedly punctuated by courthouse confusion, police ineptitude, and slapstick complications while maintaining thriller momentum.
Erica Burgoyne joins the fugitive Robert in a practical and emotional partnership aimed at uncovering the real killer.
Films like Young and Innocent, and why
The 39 Steps
shared wrongfully accused protagonist, romantic flight, and brisk british mystery-thriller structure
Saboteur
shared hitchcockian suspense, mistaken identity, rural pursuit, and romance
The Lady Vanishes
shared light comic touches blended with murder mystery, romantic partnership, and escalating pursuit
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
shared black-and-white crime suspense, innocent protagonists, and tightly controlled investigation
Movie Details
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Release Date
- 1937-02-17
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (261)
Cast
- Nova Pilbeam
- Derrick De Marney
- Percy Marmont
- Edward Rigby
- Mary Clare
- John Longden
- George Curzon
- Basil Radford
- Pamela Carme
- George Merritt
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Young and Innocent about?
- A wrongly accused writer and a constable’s daughter race across the English countryside to expose a murderer while danger, romance, and comic confusion converge.
- What is Young and Innocent like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Young and Innocent as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Young and Innocent violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Young and Innocent as mild.
- What did critics think of Young and Innocent?
- Critics broadly regard it as a crisply paced, well-performed Hitchcock thriller that skillfully blends mystery, romance, comedy, and suspense.
- Which films are like Young and Innocent?
- Films with a similar feel include The 39 Steps, Saboteur, The Lady Vanishes, and The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog.
- How long is Young and Innocent?
- Young and Innocent runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch Young and Innocent?
- In United States, Young and Innocent streams on Criterion Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel.
