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Set a Thief…

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 / jt / Leave a comment

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…

Second Tier Hitch

December 9, 2019October 30, 2021 / jt / Leave a comment

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

February 26, 2019October 17, 2021 / jt / Leave a comment

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

February 18, 2013April 7, 2022 / jt / Leave a comment

In which I recall the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much.

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