So much average

Overrated

Absolutely the worst movie.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Doris Day plays the victim of stalking, married to a wealthy industrialist. Or politician. One of those entitled men. He's Rex Harrison, charming and smug. Myrna Loy appears as her aunt. If you like to see a mystery/thriller clad in beautiful curtains and wallpapers, this is a film for you. There are enough jump scares for any thriller lover. The victim's life becomes a mess that can't be fixed with luxury and her ivory tower turns into a prison.

Doris Day plays an American in London, the wife of wealthy company chairman Rex Harrison. Terrorised by an anonymous voice, mainly over the phone, threatening her life, she becomes convinced attempts are being made to kill her, but has no proof.This seemed promising at first, but it became increasingly obvious before the halfway point that the villain could be only one of two people, and I could see all the 'surprise' twists leading to the denouement creaking into place just before they occurred, including the identity of the accomplice. This may be as a result of seeing too many variations on the basic theme, particularly in 'Giallos' made in the years after this, but I can't believe the plot was very original even at the time. The phony Hollywood London is fun, though no great aid to any suspension of disbelief. Doris Day pulls out all the stops in a bravura performance, and it's not her fault that her moments of peril don't usually come over with the impact that they might have had. I was struck by her uncanny resemblance to Elizabeth Montgomery in some scenes. Hitchcock would no doubt have produced a much stronger film, and sometimes watching stuff he didn't make is invaluable in appreciating just what a genius he was. As it is, it's probably best recommended for those fans of the star who have not seen too many examples of this kind of movie.

I had not watched this movie before, but I still guessed the husband was behind it almost immediately! It was quite obvious. (Not the neighbor woman, though.) Guess I have watched too many other Hitchcock movies - I know how he was thinking! So the end was not very exciting to me. Normally, I like Doris Day. She is bright, funny, sunny and heart-warming! I like Rex Harrison a lot too, although he is always only playing himself. I like that style, dryness, intelligence, and suavity - although he was far from handsome if you have a closer look at him, especially in profile. But here I found Day overacting - which is very probably Hitchcock's fault. He always made women silly, stupid, helpless, and hysteric... which is a thing I do not like about his movies. Harrison was also blander than usual.This movie is not great, but well worth seeing if you can get it for free. These older Hollywood movies had a certain style and class, that you never see anymore.

In London, the American futile housewife Katherine "Kit" Preston (Doris Day) has been married for three months with the American executive Anthony "Tony" Preston (Rex Harrison). In a foggy day, while walking in a park, Kit is threatened by a voice that tells that she will be murdered by the end of the month. On the next day, Kit receives a phone call from the stalker and she goes with Tony to the Scotland Yard, but Inspector Byrnes (John Williams) believes that Kit is making-up the story to get more attention from Tony. Kit welcomes her Aunt Bea (Myrna Loy) but only she receives the phone calls. Would Kit be losing her mind?"Midnight Lace" is a good thriller that could have been an excellent film since the plot introduces several characters and the viewer never knows whether Kit is telling the truth or the stalker is fruit of her imagination. Unfortunately Doris Day overacts with the hysteria and screams of her key, but annoying character and partially spoils the film. She rings off the call from the stalker; she is ridiculous in the elevator, when the contractor rescues her. The important subplot of the embezzlement of Preston is forgotten with no further consequences. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "A Teia de Renda Negra" ("The Web of Black Lace")