Shadow of a Doubt is a strange one–the presence of Teresa Wright and the small town atmosphere and the Gregg Toland-esque (but not Gregg Toland) cinematography make it feel like William Wyler, the presence of Joseph Cotten and the camera angles and intricate sound design make it feel like Welles (or at least an RKO […]
Entries Tagged as 'Alfred Hitchcock'
Shadow of a Doubt (1943, Alfred Hitchcock)
March 19th, 2007 No Comments
Recommend on MahaloThe Lady Vanishes (1938, Alfred Hitchcock)
February 22nd, 2007 No Comments
The Lady Vanishes might be the most fun Hitchcock ever lets an audience have with one of his films. Vanishes maintains a comedic sensibility throughout and for the most part, that sensibility overtakes the mystery element. Even the mystery element gives way to an action element–besides North by Northwest (which only barely qualifies) and Foreign […]
Foreign Correspondent (1940, Alfred Hitchcock)
October 19th, 2005 No Comments
Well shit, I was wrong. I thought Foreign Correspondent was pre-Rebecca and I am incorrect.
I suppose the confusion has to do with the way Hitchcock made Correspondent. It’s very much in the style of his 1930s British films (I’m thinking primarily of The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes), while Rebecca was not. Rebecca was […]
