Dana and Tom with returning guest, Myke Emal (Host and Creator of the Cinemusts podcast), discuss Sabotage (1936) for its 89th anniversary: directed by Sir Alfred Hitchcock, written by Charles Bennett, cinematography by Bernard Knowles, music by Jack Beaver, editing by Charles Frend, starring Sylvia Sydney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester, and John Loder.

Plot Summary: In 1930s London, a seemingly ordinary cinema owner, Karl Verloc, hides a dangerous secret: he is part of a shadowy network of foreign saboteurs plotting terrorist attacks across the city. His wife, Mrs. Verloc, and her younger brother, Stevie, help run the theater, unaware of his double life.

As London reels from a mysterious blackout caused by deliberate sabotage, Scotland Yard grows suspicious. They place an undercover detective in the shop next door to observe Verloc, hoping to uncover the group’s next move. Tension builds as Verloc is pressured by his handlers to carry out a bombing, setting off a chain of events that entangles his unsuspecting family and pushes Hitchcock’s suspense to a devastating climax.

Guest:

Myke Emal

1. Host and Creator of the Cinemusts podcast
2. @cinemusts on Twitter, Letterboxd, Facebook, and IG
3. Previously on Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction, Cast, and Background for Sabotage

03:08 Welcome Back, Myke Emal!

05:09 The Eras of Alfred Hitchcock

17:02 Plot Summary for Sabotage

18:01 What is Sabotage About?

21:19 Did You Know?

24:11 First Break

24:57 What's Happening with Myke Emal?

25:50 GMOAT Hall of Fame

31:08 Best Performance(s)

36:38 Best Scene(s)

47:43 Second Break

48:39 In Memoriam

52:45 Best/Funniest Lines

54:39 The Stanley Rubric - Legacy

59:16 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Significance

01:04:18 The Stanley Rubric - Novelty

01:10:14 The Stanley Rubric - Classicness

01:14:37 The Stanley Rubric - Rewatchability

01:18:25 The Stanley Rubric - Audience Score and Final Total

01:20:05 Remaining Questions for Sabotage

01:24:24 Thank You to Myke and Remaining Thoughts

01:28:00 Credits

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