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Entries Tagged as 'Alfred Hitchcock'

Shadow of a Doubt (1943, Alfred Hitchcock)

March 19th, 2007 · No Comments

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 […]

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Tagged: Alfred Hitchcock· Alma Reville· Gordon McDonell· Henry Travers· Hume Cronyn· Joseph Cotten· Sally Benson· Teresa Wright· Thorton Wilder· Universal Pictures· ★★★★

The 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 […]

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Tagged: Alfred Hitchcock· Ethel Lina White· Frank Launder· Gainsborough Pictures· Margaret Lockwood· Michael Redgrave· Paul Lukas· Sidney Gilliat· ★★★★

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 […]

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Tagged: Alfred Hitchcock· Charles Bennett· George Sanders· Herbert Marshall· James Hilton· Joan Harrison· Joel McCrea· Laraine Day· Robert Benchley· United Artists· ★★★★

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