The first time I saw Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief was when it was broadcast on national television in the mid-60s. I was not impressed. In fact, I got sleepy and went to bed before it was over. The next day I asked a classmate how it ended, and while she related the ending correctly, I … Continue reading Set a Thief…
Hitchcock
Second Tier Hitch
The preview audience hated Topaz, especially the duel that ended the film Recently I’ve re-watched four Hitchcock films that I consider part of his second tier output. For example, Topaz, his 1969 cold war film based on a Leon Uris best seller. Hitchcock reportedly wasn’t pleased with the script, but the studio wouldn’t allow him … Continue reading Second Tier Hitch
Grounds For Justifiable Homicide
I just listened to a 2015 episode of The Incomparable Old Movie Club where the good fellows discussed two of Alfred Hitchcock’s less appreciated films, 1943’s Shadow of a Doubt and 1948’s Rope. View fullsize You have to be looking pretty closely to see Hitch’s cameo right after the opening credits I needed no convincing … Continue reading Grounds For Justifiable Homicide
The Man Who Knew Too Much
In which I recall the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much.