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A bizarre review of this film by Bosley Crowther criticized it for its “gruesome violence”, citing scenes such as the opening, where a pan to a train cuts to a body being thrown off and rolling into a ditch. In this film, a Luger is aimed at the (15[1])protagonist by an off-screen assailant, only for it to be revealed as a water gun when fired. (15[1])During a funeral in this film, a man uses a mirror to see if the deceased is still breathing, while the next guest simply pricks the corpse with a pin. The final (15[1])shot of this film is a (*) split-screen depicting the different alter-egos used by the male lead. At the end of this film, the protagonist is trapped in a prompt box, only to be saved by US Treasury agent Brian Cruikshank, who is investigating the disappearance of $250,000 that had been used to buy several valuable stamps. (10[1])For 10 points, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn star in what screwball (0[1]-5[1])comedy-thriller film by Stanley Donen? ■END■

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