Suspicion (1941)

[Scott]

SUSPICION (1941) - Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. The title says it all as Hitchcock shows master craftmanship in this fine film. The drive along the sea cliff was very well done and Hitchcock has you in the palm of his hand all the way to the end which is wrapped up in a 2 minute conversation between the lead characters. The main part of the story is the character played by Fontaine who thinks that her husband Cary Grant is out to kill her. The film is even better than the Hitchcock film REBECCA (1940). Both are great films.



TCM showed it this morning.

[Deej]

One of two Hitchcock films I haven't seen(Notorious, being the other). Really want to check these out.

[Dunners]

Notorius is good, but there is NO action at all so its hard to stay involved, sure its a great story and there is plenty to keep you interested, but the lack of action is its achiles heel.

[Scott]

Let me try to recall the Hitchcock films that I have seen.

Rebecca
Suspicion
Rear Window
Vertigo
Psycho
The Birds

Just could never get into North by Northwest. I don't know why I don't like it. Tried to watch it a number of times. Saw the famous airplane shot a number of times.

[Deej]

Check out:

The Lady Vanishes(1938)
The 39 Steps (1935)
The Man Who Knew Too Much(1934)
Secret Agent(1936)

Granted, these are his old ones. But, I like them best. They have alot of quirky humor. The top two on the list are my favorites. A good later flick is To Catch a Thief. Also liked Marnie.

[FearlessFreep]

The only thing I didn't like about "Suspician" was that the ending resolved itself too nicely.  My understanding is that this was not the ending Hitchcock wanted but the one the studio forced him with

[Scott]

Haven't seen any of those Hitchcock films you mentioned Deej, except possible one.

The Lady Vanishes(1938) Always saw the VHS tape for sale at the super market for years and nobody ever bought it.
The 39 Steps (1935)
The Man Who Knew Too Much(1934)
Secret Agent(1936)
Strangers On A Train(1951)
To Catch a Thief ( I think I seen this one, but it was along time ago. A very good thief on the roof tops after jewels. Thats all I remember)
Marnie (I've heard this is good)

[Scott]

Yep, your right it was rather sudden Freep, but still a good film.

[BoyScoutKevin]

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FearlessFreep is correct. Hitchcock wanted Cary Grant to be the murderer and not just a suspect.

[The Burgomaster]

This is a good one, but  I haven't seen it in awhile.

[Scott]

In that case I'm glad they didn't do it Hitchcocks way BoyScoutKevin.