

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.
Direction
Hitchcock's cross-country set pieces before he had the budget.
Cinematography
Shadowy American landscapes that feel like enemy territory.
Stunts
That Statue of Liberty finale — practical effects, zero green screen.

Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hitchcock wanted Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck; the studio saddled him with contract players. He complained for decades.
Released months after Pearl Harbor, it's pure wartime propaganda — but Hitchcock sneaks in his beloved 'wrong man' obsession anyway.