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“I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.” Alfred Hitchcock

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Alfred Hitchcock ACOLLECTIONOFFILMS

ThisbookisdedicatedtoGene&DonnaBiggs(Nana&Papa).ThankyouforintroducingmetoMr.Hitchcock,&instillingmylovefortrulygreatfilms.Iloveyou.

“Givethempleasure—thesamepleasuretheyhavewhentheywakeupfromanightmare.”Alfred Hitchcock

psycho

PhoenixofficeworkerMarionCrane is fedupwiththewaylifehastreatedher.Shehastomeether loverSam in lunchbreaksandtheycannotgetmarriedbecauseSamhastogivemostofhismoneyawayinalimony.OneFridayMarionistrustedtobank$40,000byheremployer.Seeingtheopportunitytotakethemoneyandstartanewlife,Marionleavestown and heads towardsSam’sCaliforniastore.Tiredafterthelongdriveandcaughtinastorm,shegetsoffthemainhighwayandpullsintoTheBatesMotel.ThemotelismanagedbyaquietyoungmancalledNormanwhoseemstobedominatedbyhismother.

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TheshotofJanetLeighflushingthetoiletisbelievedtobethefirstsuchshotinAmericancinemahistory..

HitchcockboughttherightstothenovelanonymouslyfromRobertBlochforjust$9,000.Hethenboughtupasmanycopiesofthenovelashecouldtokeeptheendingasecret.

TRIVIA

FrankAlbertsonJohnAndersonMartinBalsam

JohnGavinPatriciaHitchcock

TedKnightJanetLeigh

JohnMcIntireVeraMilesMortMills

SimonOaklandAnthonyPerkinsVaughnTaylorLureneTuttle

TomCassidyCaliforniaCharlieMiltonArbogastSamLoomisCarolinePrisonGuardMarionCraneSheriffChambersLilaCraneHighwayPatrolmanDr.RichmondNormanBatesGeorgeLoweryMrs.Chambers

CAST

“Blondesmakethebestvictims.They'relikevirginsnowthatshowsupthebloodyfootprints.”Alfred Hitchcock

Hitchcockmakeshiscameoappearance4minutesinwearing

acowboyhatoutsideJanetLeigh'soffice.

GenreHorror–ThrillerDirector–AlfredHitchcockWriters–RobertBloch(novel)JosephStefanoComposer–BernardHerrmannDirectorofPhotography–JohnL.Russell1960

THE FILM

Dial M for murder

InLondon,wealthyMargotMaryWendicehadabriefloveaffairwiththeAmericanwriterMarkHallidaywhileherhusbandandprofessionaltennisplayerTonyWendicewasonatennistour.Tonyquitsplayingtodedicatetohiswifeandfindsaregular job.Shedecidestogivehimasecondchancefortheirmarriage.WhenMarkarrivesfromAmericatovisitthecouple,Margottellshimthatshehaddestroyedallhislettersbutonethatwasstolen.Subsequentlyshe was blackmailed, but she had neverretrievedthestolenletter.Tonyarriveshome,claimsthatheneedstoworkandasksMargottogowithMarktothetheater.MeanwhileTonycallsCaptainLesgate(akaCharlesAlexanderSwannwhostudiedwithhimatcollege)andblackmailshimtomurderhiswife,sothathecaninheritherfortune.Butthereisnoperfectcrime,andthingsdonotworkasplanned.

PLOT

Themoviewasshotin3-Dalthoughitwasneverreleasedthatwayuntilafter

Hitchcock’sdeath.

Earlyinthefilm,MargotcallsMark(RobertCummings)“Bob”bymistake.

TRIVIA

GeorgeAldersonPatrickAllen

LeoBrittSandersClark

RobertCummingsAnthonyDawsonRobertDobsonGuyDolemanSamHarris

RobinHughesGraceKelly

GeorgeLeighRayMilland

ThayerRobertsJohn(I)Williams

FirstDetectivePearsonTheStorytellerDetectiveMarkHallidayCaptainLesgatePolicePhotographerDetectiveManinPhoneBoothPoliceSergeantMargotWendiceWilliamsTonyWendiceDetectiveInspectorHubbard

CAST

“Thereisnoterrorinthebang,onlyintheanticipationofit.”Alfred Hitchcock

Hitchcockmakeshiscameoappearance13minutesinto

thefilm,ontheleftsideofthereunionphotograph.

Genres–ThrillerMysteryDirector–AlfredHitchcockWriters–FrederickKnott(alsoplay)Composer–DmitriTiomkinDirectorofPhotography–RobertBurks1954

THE FILM

spellbound

TheheadoftheGreenManorsmentalasylumDr.MurchisonisretiringtobereplacedbyDr.Edwardes,afamouspsychiatrist.Edwardesarrivesand is immediatelyattracted to thebeautifulbutcoldDr.ConstancePetersen.However, it soon becomes apparent thatDr.Edwardesisinfactaparanoidamnesiacimpostor.HegoesontherunwithConstancewhotriestohelphisconditionandsolvethemystery of what happened to the real Dr.Edwardes.

PLOT

ThedreamsequencewasdesignedbySalvadorDalí,andwasoriginallysupposedtorunfor20minutes.Itincludedascene

withDr.Petersoncoveredinants.Onlypartofitwasfilmed,andevenlessofitendedup

inthereleaseversion.Althoughthefilmisinblackandwhite,twoframeswherethegunshotgoesoffwhilepointedatthecameraaretintedred.

TRIVIA

IngridBergmanGregoryPeck

MichaelChekhovLeoG.CarrollJohnEmery

StevenGerayPaulHarvey

DonaldCurtisRhondaFlemingNormanLloydWallaceFordBillGoodwin

ArtBakerRegisToomeyIrvingBacon

Dr.ConstancePetersonJohnBallantineDr.AlexBrulovDr.MurchisonDr.FleurotDr.GraffDr.HanishHarryMaryCarmichaelMr.GarmesHoteslMasherHotelDetectiveLt.CooleySergeantGillespieRRTicketTaker

CAST

“Dialogueshouldsimplybeasoundamongothersounds,justsomethingthatcomesoutofthemouthsofpeoplewhoseeyestellthestoryinvisualterms.”Alfred Hitchcock

AlfedHitchcock’scameoappearscomingoutof

theelevatorattheEmpireHotelcarryingaviolin.

Genres–BlackComedyDirector–AlfredHitchcockWriters–FrancisBeeding(novelTheHouseOfDr.Edwardes)AngusMacPhail(adaptation)BenHecht(screenplay)Composer–MiklosRozsaDirectorofPhotography–GeorgeBarnes1945

THE FILM

vertigo

RetiredpolicedetectiveStewart,whohasafearofheights,ishiredbyanoldschoolchuminSanFranciscotokeepaneyeonhiswife(Novak).Heeventually falls in lovewithhisquarryandthat’sjustthebeginning;torevealmorewouldbeunthinkable.AlecCoppelandSamuelTaylorscripted,fromthenovelD’entreles Morts by Pierre Boileau and ThomasNarcejac.Vertigo isahaunting,dream-likethriller,witharivetingBernardHerrmannscoretomatch.Itisagenuinelygreatmotionpicturethatdemandsmultipleviewings.

PLOT

SanJuanBatista,theSpanishmissionwhichfeaturesinkeyscenesinthemoviedoesn’tactuallyhavea

belltower-itwasaddedwithtrickphotography.Themissionoriginallyhadasteeplebutitwasdemolished

followingafire.Hitchcockinventedthefamouscombinationofforwardzoomandreversetrackingshottoconveythesenseofvertigototheaudience.Theviewdownthemissionstairwellcost$19,000forjustacoupleofsecondsofscreentime.

TRIVIA

RaymondBaileyBarbaraBelGeddes

EllenCorbyTomHelmoreHenryJonesKimNovakLeePatrick

KonstantinShayneJamesStewart

DoctorMidgeManageressGavinElsterOfficialMadeleineFalsemadeleinePopLeibelScottieFerguson

CAST

“Thelengthofafilmshouldbedirectlyrelatedtotheenduranceofthehumanbladder.”Alfred Hitchcock

Hitchcockmakeshiscameoappearanceabout11minutesinwearingagraysuitwalkingpast

GavinElster’sshipyard.

Genres–Mystery,ThrillerDirector–AlfredHitchcockWriters–PierreBoileau(novel),AlecCoppel,ThomasNarcejac(novel),SamuelTaylorComposer–BernardHerrmannDirectorofPhotography–RobertBurks1958

THE FILM

Sources:imdb.comhttp://hubpages.com/hub/hitchcockfilmshttp://hitchcock.tv/Hitchcock.htmlhttp://www.doctormacro.com/index.html

ThisbookwasdesignedandillustratedbyLaurenSmithwhileastudentattheUniversityofLouisville.

“I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.” Alfred Hitchcock

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