《雾都疑案》是由亨利·哈撒韦执导,范·强生,维拉·迈尔斯,西塞尔·帕克,帕特里夏·拉芬,莫瑞斯·德纳姆特邀领衔主演,该片于1956在美国发行,不到几个月收视率非常不错。
VanJohnsonplaysablindAmericanwriterwhoisrentinganapartmentonBakerStreetwhileinLondonfortheopeningofhisnewplay.Afterarowwithhisformerfiancée(VeraMiles)hedecampstothelocalpubtodrownhisself-pitywithadrink.Therehisacutehearingpicksuphushedsnatchesofconversationfromthenextbooth.Convincedthatakidnapplotisintheoffingherushestothepolicewhoarepolitebutrefusetobelievehim.HoweverJohnsonknowswhatheheardistrueandengagesthehelpofVeraandCecilParkerhissecretarytofindthekidnappersandsavetheunknownvictim.Thisterrificsuspensefilmtakesinterestingchanceswiththegenre.Johnson’scharacterisastudyinfrustrationaportraitofamaninvestigatingsomethingheknowsexistsbutcannotsee.Thedirectionbuildstensionwellandissupportedbyafinemusicalbackgroundwhichheightensthemood.23PacestoBakerStreetwasoneofseveral20thCentury-FoxfilmsshotonlocationinLondontotakeadvantageofFox’s"frozenfunds"--moneyearnedbythestudioinEnglandwhichbylawcouldonlybespentinthatcountry.