Suspicion (Dir: Alfred Hitchcock, 1941).
Cary Grant is a decidedly dodgy geezer and Joan Fontaine his timid bride who suspects him of murder in movie number 11: Suspicion (Alfred Hitchcock, 1941).
Let’s be honest; this is not quite top drawer Hitchcock. It is, however, very, very good. Lacking much of the gallows humour and nail-biting set pieces which characterise Hitchcock’s later work, this is still a thoroughly entertaining romantic melodrama-cum-thriller.
Some slightly artificial Hollywood sets stand in for the English countryside, but otherwise the whole thing is beautifully shot and expertly played by a stellar cast, especially Nigel Bruce as Grant’s bumbling, naive business partner.
Highlights include a grizzly conversation about autopsy over a chicken dinner, a tense game of ‘Anagrams’ and the single most suspenseful glass of milk in movie history! Great stuff!
Let’s be honest; this is not quite top drawer Hitchcock. It is, however, very, very good. Lacking much of the gallows humour and nail-biting set pieces which characterise Hitchcock’s later work, this is still a thoroughly entertaining romantic melodrama-cum-thriller.
Some slightly artificial Hollywood sets stand in for the English countryside, but otherwise the whole thing is beautifully shot and expertly played by a stellar cast, especially Nigel Bruce as Grant’s bumbling, naive business partner.
Highlights include a grizzly conversation about autopsy over a chicken dinner, a tense game of ‘Anagrams’ and the single most suspenseful glass of milk in movie history! Great stuff!
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