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Catching up with Hitchcock... there are MANY of his films I have seen....

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but a fair number that I have NEVER seen... I finally was able to catch North By Northwest the other day as well as Lifeboat... I LOVE Cary Grant in just about anything that I have ever seen him in... But I have to say that the plot for NBN intrigued me.... ALL the main characters were nicely played... Though it was a bit of a stretch to have Jessie Royce Landis play his Mother as she was only 8 years older than Grant... I loved it none the less! Next I still need to see Rope, Notorious, Spellbound, The Trouble With Harry, Suspicion, The 39 Steps and Strangers On A Train....

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N by NW was his last fun film. - audio_d 18:53:58 11/14/19 (3)
it's a superbly entertaining film.

also checkout to catch a thief, cary grant and grace kelly.

and rear window, jimme stewart and grace kelly.
- Raymond Burr was a great Bad Guy in a number of movies.! nt - oldmkvi 09:51:32 11/15/19 (1)
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  - RE: Raymond Burr was a great Bad Guy in a number of movies.! nt - Awe-d-o-file 06:56:48 11/17/19 (0)
    He was for sure. A big tough. Some cool early Noir.
    
    ET
    
    "If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
- Oh yeah... I've seen both of those! MANY times... - TWB 00:12:40 11/15/19 (0)
  Rear Window is my favorite Hitchcock movie...
Take a look at his British period - Victor Khomenko 06:18:25 11/11/19 (2)
We don't see much of it here, but it is very interesting, starting with his near-silent early ones, and ending in 1940.
They let you see the progression the master made. The Criterion Channel has good collection of that period.

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- RE: Take a look at his British period - Awe-d-o-file 06:03:36 11/14/19 (1)
  I tried. Very cheap for DVD of those. Like about a buck a film. Multiple movies per disc. Jaimaca Inn, I like this one but the prints are so bad.
  
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  "If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
  - The print quality varies, yes - Victor Khomenko 07:09:03 11/15/19 (0)
    But that is part of their charm. :)
    
    On a serous note - some have amazingly good quality. And I always engage the Subtitles feature, to compensate for sometimes poor sound quality.
I think North by Northwest may be his most watchable film. Pure enjoyment. The 39 Steps is a must watch. nt - PhilJ 18:58:36 11/10/19 (2)
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- Heresy I know, but I liked the 1978 version of 39 Steps with Robert Powell better [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 00:39:55 11/11/19 (1)
  - I'll give it a look anyway. :) - PhilJ 14:00:28 11/11/19 (0)
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RE: Catching up with Hitchcock... there are MANY of his films I have seen.... - Bill the K 18:25:06 11/10/19 (7)
I have seen most of them but did not enjoy Trouble With Harry. Like Vertigo the best. Yes, Kim Novac.

Bill
- I like Vertigo best too - it's definitely got deep passion, even magic - Chris from Lafayette 00:34:32 11/11/19 (1)
  And Wow - did the SF Bay Area look (or was made to look) practically uninhabited at that time! These days, there's no place to run, no place to hide!
  
  And Kim Novak's character, "Madeline" - same name as MS. CfL's. And that music by Bernard Herrmann - OMG! It puts us in another world!
  - He loved this area, and this book is fun... - musetap 09:51:08 11/11/19 (0)
    Sorry 'bout the small image.
    
    It's heresy in Hitchland, but I find Vertigo off-putting and the characters
    too cardboard and it's one of my least favorites by AH.
    
    Frisco shines though!
    
    "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
    - https://www.amazon.com/Footsteps-Fog-Alfred-Hitchcocks-Franc (Open in New Window)
- I like Vertigo too... AND Kim Novak...but my favorite Hitchcock is... - TWB 21:23:21 11/10/19 (4)
  Rear Window (in spite of the fact that I never liked Grace Kelly). But speaking of Kim Novak, my favorite two films of hers are Pal Joey and Picnic. You don't get much better eye-candy than that!
  - RE: I like Vertigo too... AND Kim Novak...but my favorite Hitchcock is... - Bill the K 05:42:56 11/11/19 (3)
    Ah! That dance scene of Kim Novak in Picnic, cannot forget after all these years.
    
    Bill
    - shes waiting... :) - PhilJ 14:05:43 11/11/19 (2)
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      - Hard to believe that she went from looking like THAT.... - TWB 18:34:44 11/11/19 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: shes waiting... :) posted by PhilJ on November 11, 2019 at 14:05:43
        
        to what she unfortunately looks like now.... Such are the pitfalls of poor plastic surgery... I prefer to remember her like this, in Pal Joey... As Joey said in the film, "the mouse with the built"....
        I Could Write A Book / Pal Joey / Frank Sinatra and Kim Nova (Open in New Window)
        
        RE: Hard to believe that she went from looking like THAT.... - Bill the K 20:00:40 11/11/19 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Hard to believe that she went from looking like THAT.... posted by TWB on November 11, 2019 at 18:34:44
        
        Poor actors like Sinatra getting to act with Kim Novak must be some adjustment with casting guys. This sort of mismatch can be noticed in Hollywood movies of that era. Ingrid Bergman with Humphrey Bogart! Paul Newman with some great actresses!
        
        Bill

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