ALFRED HITCHCOCK TCM COLLECTION

Four movies from the master of mystery, Alfred Hitchcock!!

SUSPICION(1941):

Hitchcock and Grant!! What could be a better
pairing??!! This is a very light and airy movie,
at least in the beginning! Joan plays a young lady
who meets up with a very outgoing and exciting
young man(Grant)! Things go swimmingly until Cary's
true self comes out!! Things go downhill pretty
quickly!! It gets to the point where she thinks
that he has a murder in his plans!!

As a plus, this has the great Nigel Bruce
(THE Dr. Watson) in it!!! This is a great
movie!! A

A review from IMDb.com:

Another thrilling mystery from the master of
suspense, Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion tells the
story of Lina; a shy young woman who falls for
a charming gentleman named Johnnie, ends
up marrying him but when his true character
is disclosed, she begins to suspect him of trying
to kill her.

Hitchcock has given us some of the finest thrillers
of all time & even though this film isn't close to
his finest efforts, it nonetheless manages to create
a gripping atmosphere of doubt & uncertainties
and wraps itself up on an ambiguous note, thus
leaving its viewers with their own interpretation
of the ending.

Like any Hitchcock film, Suspicion is technically
sound and the plot also benefits a lot from good
performances by Cary Grant & Joan Fontaine.
On an overall scale, Suspicion may not be ranked
amongst Hitchcock's finest films but it does work
as a finely crafted thriller that will have its viewers
guessing from start to finish. - CinemaClown

This is another strong entry for Hitchcock!! A
tennis bum is met on a train by a man who has a
plan to eleviate the problems that they both seem
to have in common, someone that they'd rather not
have around them anymore!

While admittedly this was pretty obvious in its
conclusion, it still is a great watch to see how
it comes about!! Another really good movie!!

An interesting side note here, third billed here
is Robert Walker(who played the main antagonist)!
His son, Robert Walker Jr. was the second guest star
on Star Trek - TOS, playing Charlie in "Charlie X"!! A

A review from IMDb.com:

SPOILER ALERT!!!!

Strangers on a Train

The perfect murder is any murder you can commit
on a Sunday wearing your favourite pair of Crocs.

However, the strangers in this thriller have a different
idea of an idyllic homicide.

Guy (Farley Granger) wants to leave his wife Miriam
(Laura Elliott) and marry his mistress (Ruth Roman).
Bruno (Robert Walker) wants his father dead. The
two randomly meet on a train and agree to take care
of each other's problems.(This is not a true account
of their meeting!!! RP)

While Bruno holds up his end of the bargain, Guy
backs out on his. Infuriated, Bruno goes to plant
evidence at the amusement park where he strangled
Miriam, unless Guy can stop him.

One of Alfred Hitchcock's most revered works, this
redrafting of the 1950s bestseller remains a visual
landmark to this day. Meanwhile, Raymond Chandler's
hardboiled script retains its dark, relatable qualities.

Moreover, it reminds us that strangers are just friends
we haven't committed murder for yet.

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I didn't care for this one as much as the others!
Several reasons: preachy, the ending, no real
suspence, as we know who the perp is right off
the bat!! Good performances all around, but just
not my cup of tea!! B-

A review from IMDb.com:

What a storm Montgomery Clift is caught up
in this 1953 thriller. As a priest, his downfall
began with a rainstorm confining him and his
lover, the lovely "blonde" Anne Baxter. She didn't
tell him that she had married during the war.

On the night that the man who was blackmailing
Baxter is killed, Clift was meeting with Baxter. Our
killer confesses the killing to priest Clift, and the
film becomes the story of the significance of the
confession in the Catholic church. Is it really a
priest-parishioner vow of silence?

The ending is all too predictable even after a
surprise verdict. Condemned by the mob after
the verdict is read, we know that within the killer's
orbit, someone will crack and the truth come out.

Clift is terrific as the brooding priest and Baxter
turns off the charm is a really excellent restrained
performance. Karl Malden, as the police chief, has
to ask the questions and Brian Aherne, the family
friend and prosecuting attorney, must turn on Baxter
to get to the truth.

This picture is certainly an argument against the
fact that a priest must not report what has been
said in confession. - edwagreen

Definitely not one your typical Hitchock movies!
It is also one of the most boring movies I have
ever watched!! Supposedly based on a true story,
this is about a man arrested and tried for robberies
that he didn't commit and the resluting ramifications
of his and his family from the ordeal!! Again, VERY
boring!! C

A review from IMDb.com:

Traditionally, the tales spun by master director
Alfred Hitchcock are concocted in the recesses
of his own mind before being adapted for the big
screen. This time, however, Hitchcock follows a
different formula by tackling a true story about
a wrongly accused man.

For a basic plot summary, "The Wrong Man"
tells the story of Emanuel Balestrero (Henry
Fonda), who is falsely accused of committing
numerous crimes around the neighborhood
in which he lives. The film shows the process
that "Manny" must go through in order to
clear his name, as well as the physical and
psychological toll it takes on his children
and wife (Vera Miles).

At its core, this is actually a very simple film.
There are no jaw-dropping revelations or
contrived dramatic situations. I have read
that Hitch tried to be as close to the actual
truth of the situation as possible with this
film, and the product surely represents that
philosophy.

That being said, Hitchcock still manages to
turn the experience into an entertaining one
through his use of tension and unique camera
techniques. As Manny's unbelievable story
unwinds before the viewers, we can't helped
be sucked in by asking ourselves "what would
I do in his situation?".

Thus, though not a traditional Hitchcock
thriller/mystery by any means, "The Wrong
Man" is a solid effort based on factual events,
even further proving Hitchcock's extraordinary
range of directing talents (the ability to turn a
true story into gripping film). - zkonedog

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