The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man {1956} by Alfred Hitchcock is based on a true but bizarre story of a man who was booked for crimes he never committed.


When all the stacks for the protagonist were piled up against him, his mother asked him to pray to god for strength. God did listen to his prayers and the ‘right guy’ was caught red handed robbing a store. Our protagonist was exonerated and he went back to his normal life.

Henry Fonda portrayed a very subdued act. He does not drink, he does not womanize, he goes back home to his wife and two kids and is a devoted family man. That was the essence of the movie. Moreover his eyes depicted a range of emotions and circumstances which very few actors can perform. Vera Miles was infallible in her role as a mother and wife who cracks and lands up in a mental institution. The B & W photography was brilliant.

The only wish was that AH should have thrown some more scenes of Fonda playing with the Jazz Band as a Bass player.