Grade: A+
Synopsis: A New York advertising executive (Cary Grant) finds himself in a world of peril after being mistaken for a government agent and accused of murder.
North by Northwest ranks among director Alfred Hitchcock’s finest pictures. Exploring some of his favorite themes, including mistaken identity and fear of the police, he creates a slick, polished thriller that plays to the strengths of his lead, Cary Grant, who comes across not as the everyman we are, but as the everyman we want to be. MORE »
Posted 379 days ago in Movie Reviews, Alfred Hitchcock and Cary Grant. No responses
Grade: B+
Synopsis: A tennis star (Farley Granger) meets a man (Robert Walker) on a train who innocuously proposes that they could each murder someone the other would like to have out of the way.
Strangers on a Train is a brilliant melding of the film-noir, thriller, and horror genres from director Alfred Hitchcock and screenwriter Raymond Chandler that ranks among the director’s best pictures. This despite the fact that Hitchcock and Chandler didn’t get along and that Czenzi Ormonde reworked much of Chandler’s script. MORE »
Posted 408 days ago in Movie Reviews and Alfred Hitchcock. No responses
Grade: D
Synopsis: A bickering New York couple (Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery) learns from a lawyer that, due to a technicality, they’re not actually married.
It should be noted from the outset that Alfred Hitchcock reportedly agreed to direct Mr. & Mrs. Smith solely as a favor to star Carole Lombard. Hitch always was a sucker for blondes. MORE »
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Grade: D+
Synopsis: A phony psychic (Barbara Harris) and her boyfriend (Bruce Dern) cross paths with a pair of jewel thieves (William Devane and Karen Black).
Family Plot is most notable as the final film of legendary director Alfred Hitchcock. Unfortunately, the only way to enjoy the film is to pretend Hitchcock didn’t direct it. MORE »
Posted 472 days ago in Movie Reviews and Alfred Hitchcock. No responses
Grade: B-
Synopsis: A constable’s daughter (Nova Pilbeam) aids a man (Derrick De Marney) who’s on the run after being convicted of murdering an actress.
Young and Innocent (The Girl Was Young in the USA) is an enjoyable early thriller from director Alfred Hitchcock. Incorporating many of the famed director’s favorite themes such as mistaken identity, man on the run, and fear of police, the script by frequent collaborator Charles Bennett packs a good amount of plot into 80 brisk minutes, and stars Nova Pilbeam (who played the young daughter in Hitchcock’s earlier The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)) and Derrick De Marney carry the film well. MORE »
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