I'm used to Hitchcock movies having some tragedy, but this one was really sad. The kid was full of wonder and interest in things all kids at that age are in to, and then he and loads of other people within his reach are blown up. Plus, his "mother" has to mourn his death and deal with the fact that she has killed her husband. I guess it shows how terrorism kills more than bodies. I feel like I was hoodwinked into thinking that somehow the kid might make it. It's a cliche, but war is senseless.

A basic story with simple plot devices, in the hands of a Master, can make for a great thriller.When skillfully done, all it takes is a secret "dead"-line (pun intended) and a boy on an errand who succumbs to distractions to make an audience squirm in their seats. Modern thrillers rely on bizarre plot convolutions and constant "action". They can still learned from old-dead-guys.Not one of the best Hitchcock films, but certainly worth watching.

It's Hitchcock, and it's good. As for the plot being similar and familiar, I suspect that's true not only in film but in literature as well. For me, it''s finding the unique in the same old, same old.The sound quality of these early films is what it is.No doubt Hulu has done its best in this regard. Always, I strain to hear these older films but it's not a problem for me.

the description Hulu supplies is of Hitchcock's similarly titled 1942 film Saboteur, which was made in the US and stars Robert Cummings.(Not some 1939 film, unless there also is a '39 flick with the same plot, which I guess is possible.) Sabotage, one of Hitch's last British pics, is about the wife of a German cinema owner, who grows to suspect her husband may be involved in a terrorist plot targeting London's citizens. Sylvia Sidney is good as the protagonist, although Homolka is a little over the top as the villainous husband. The sound is a bit muddy in places, but I don't think that's Hulu's fault. A lot of Hitchcock's British sound films from the 30s could badly use restoration.