On an overall scale, suspicion may not rank amongst hitchcock s best films but it does work as a wellcrafted thriller that will have its viewers guessing from start to finish. Alfred hitchcock was the most wellknown director to the general public, by virtue of both his many thrillers and his appearances on television in his own series from the mid50s through the. Originally, this movie was intended as a b movie to star george sanders and anne shirley. Find movie and film cast and crew information for suspicion 1941 alfred hitchcock on allmovie. Hitchcock makes his customary cameo in suspicion as a man mailing a letter. Alfred hitchcock makes his cameo appearance in rebecca in a scene with the great george sanders one of my favorite actors, especially in this film, foreign correspondent also and the. Hitchcocks cameo appearances alfred hitchcock films and themes. As mrs newsham isabel jeans parks her car outside the post office, hitchcock can be seen posting a letter into the pillar box. Suspicion is a 1941 romantic psychological thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock and starring cary grant and joan fontaine as a married couple. Hitchcocks style of narrating the story as the events unfold is brilliant as usual. Hitchcocks cameo in suspicion 1941 occurs about 47 minutes into the film as mrs newsham isabel jeans parks her car outside the post office, hitchcock can be. Read the full synopsis of suspicion, 1941, directed by alfred hitchcock, with cary grant, joan fontaine, sir cedric hardwicke, at turner classic movies.
Yet, it remains a good job mostly because of the crafted way hitchcock builds tension throughout the movie. The disappointingly neat and incongruent ending of suspicion has led many critics to dismiss the whole movie as compromised and secondrate hitchcock. Screenplay by samson raphaelson, joan harrison, alma reville, based on the novel by francis iles. Film fans can take a fresh look at alfred hitchcocks suspicion with this disc from warner bros. The cars of the hitchcock films classic driver magazine. As mrs newsham isabel jeans parks her car outside the post office, hitchcock. Alfred hitchcock, englishborn american motionpicture director whose suspenseful films and television programs won immense popularity and critical acclaim over a long and tremendously productive career.
The one cameo was in the 1958 episode of the third season titled dip in the pool. Hitchcock can be seen in 40 of his surviving major features the mountain eagle is lost. Once our heroes are married, the way hitchcock s follows fontaines face is brilliant and revealing. English film director alfred hitchcock made cameo appearances in 40 of his 52 surviving major. Alfred hitchcock had difficulty coming up with a suitable title for the film and was never happy with suspicion. His films are marked by a macabre sense of humor and a somewhat bleak view of the human condition. Alfred hitchcocks cameo appearances videouniversity. However, only once did he appear in an installment of his alfred hitchcock presents television show aside from his personal introductions and closings.
Suspicion 1941 hitchcocks cameo the alfred hitchcock wiki. Suspicion by alfred hitchcock alfred hitchcock, cary. Hitchcock thrillers suspicion strangers on a train the wrong man i confess at. Speaking to francois truffaut in the 1960s, hitchcock said. And we follow along with her, feeling the same suspicions, which creates suspense. Alfred hitchcock made a total of 37 selfreferential cameos in his 56 films over a 50 year period from 19271976, if one counts his offscreen narration at the start of the wrong man 1956. List of alfred hitchcock cameo appearances wikipedia. True, we should incidentally warn you that this is. Also, like stan lee in the marvel comics, he always does a cameo. A story of the london fog 1927, uk, suspicion 1941, rope 1948, and under. Hitchcock confides in truffaut that he had an alternate ending in. For the films in which he appeared, he would be seen for a brief moment in a nonspeaking part as an extra, such as boarding a bus, crossing in front of a building, standing in an apartment across the courtyard, or even appearing in a newspaper photograph. Initially smitten by johnnies charm, her suspicion is fueled by two aspects of johnnies character. Hitchcock is probably the most artful sophist working for the filmsand anyone who doesnt think so should see suspicion at the music hall.
Hitchcocks suspicion starts off as a slow moving silly romantic comedy before switching to a thriller. In suspicion, he can be seen approximately 47 minutes into the film mailing a letter at the village postbox. Suspicion is good alfred hitchcock up to the last few minutes. Alfred hitchcocks 1941 suspicion was met with a skepticism that continues to this day director alfred hitchcock, right, with actors cary grant and joan fontaine, on the set of his movie.
In this hitchcock film, the person possibly lying is none other than the debonair, charismatic cary grant johnnie aysgarth. Alfred hitchcocks 1941 suspicion was met with a skepticism. Alfred hitchcocks cameo is a signature occurrence in most of his films. Early in the movie, he is seen walking a horse at a hunt meet. With cary grant, joan fontaine, sir cedric hardwicke. Although many of his landmark films remain ed, some of his important works, particularly his early. Secondly, why is he interested in untraceable poisons. Suspicion 1941 alfred hitchcock the movie title stills. Nov 12, 2019 cary grant stars in hitchcocks suspicion on november 14, 1941, suspicion, a romantic thriller starring cary grant and joan fontaine and directed by alfred hitchcock, makes its debut. An rko producer screened the print in hitchcocks absence and deleted all scenes that suggested cary grant might be a killer. Handsome, charming, wellliked johnnie aysgarth grant is a worthless cheat, so when he marries lina mclaidlaw fontaine, the naive daughter of a wealthy retired general sir cedric hardwicke, everyone except lina believes johnnie is only after his wifes inheritance. Alfred hitchcock s direction is neat, yet unremarkable for the first half of suspicion. The english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital mono. Hitchcock is standing on the street outside a store, cut rate drugs.
Four of his films featured two cameo appearances the lodger. Suspicion a hitchcock thriller, at music hall shadow. Throughout the film, lina has her suspicionssometimes based upon fact, sometimes not. Aug 06, 2017 the master director of mystery films and thrillers, alfred hitchcock, provides these questions and situations to ponder as we watch his 1941 film, suspicion. Does director alfred hitchcock have a cameo in suspicion. Today, his work is admired worldwide, and hes considered one of our finest directors.
Alfred hitchcock hitchcock film classic hollywood old hollywood hollywood style hollywood glamour tv movie mae west charlie chaplin. Learn about alfred hitchcock including past and current movies, upcoming movies, and celebrity news at movies. Of course, it could be a complete coincidence, but given hitchcocks reputation for attention to detail, perhaps it was one of his trademark discreet clues underlining his enthusiasm for british machinery. But by now its a rather troublesome gag, and im very careful to show up in the first five minutes so as to let. Hitchcock put a light inside the glass of milk that cary grant carries upstairs to focus the audiences attention. Hitchcock cameo ever spotted from his beginning in silent cinema to. Johnnie aysgarth, a seemingly welltodo playboy, meets and marries lina mclaidlaw, an heiresstobe. Hitchcock makes his cameo appearance 45 minutes in, mailing a letter at the village post office. Several reasons for changing hitchcock s preferred ending to the one in the movie have included 1 the audience reacted badly to hitchcock s preferred ending unlikely if the ending had never even been shot, 2 the studio rko wouldnt allow cary grant to play a murderer, and 3 the motion picture production code of 1930 aka the hays code. Somewhere along the way they left out the numerous affairs, an illegitimate son, and the murders. Cary grant turns on the charm button but it is joan fontaine who steals the show. Hitchcock s cameo in suspicion 1941 occurs about 47 minutes into the film as mrs newsham isabel jeans parks her car outside the post office, hitchcock can be seen posting a letter into the pillar box. Hitchcock originally intended for the film to end with linas suicide.
In this hitchcock film, the person possibly lying is none other than the debonair, charismatic. This does not detract from a magnificent hitchcock movie and sees him really progressing with his inimitable style. Its an interesting one with joan fontaine performing a specially recorded sequence which is intercut with clips from the movie. Much has been made about the ending of suspicion and how it was changed.
In the novel, the character of johnnie kills his wife lina by poisoning her with a glass of milk. Suspicion dvd alfred hitchcock directs cary grant and academy award winner joan fontaine in a classic thriller. Suspicion 1941 alfred hitchcock cast and crew allmovie. Hitch mails a letter at the village mailbox about halfway through the film. Fontaine plays lina, an upper class englishwoman who seems bound for a life of spinsterhood, until she meets rakish playboy johnnie aysgarth grant. A phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employers client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. Suspicion could have been an excellent dark thriller had the ending been more plausible and made sense of all the preceding events. Movie title and typography from suspicion 1941, directed by alfred hitchcock, starring cary grant, joan fontaine, cedric hardwicke, nigel bruce. The film is brimming with several iconic shots and memorable scenes, but many complain that the story and characters have been watered down to please those with sensitive cinematic palettes. Filming on suspicion took nearly 6 whole months twice as long rebecca and most of that time the production was shooting without a definite ending for the movie. Alfred hitchcocks rope is ultimately an allegory for the modern world. Directing over 50 feature films during the golden age of the automobile, hitchcock made a number of movies featuring cameo appearances by some truly memorable cars. Suspicion is a 1941 thriller starring cary grant and joan fontaine, directed by alfred hitchcock.
And yet, the movie is so skillfully helmed, so powerful in imagery not just the glass of milk, so well acted, and so provocative in its thematic explorations that it ranks up there with the masters good, if not. Later on it became a superstition and eventually a gag. I am not exaggerating when i claim this movie to be. At around fortyfive minutes mailing a letter at the village post office. The film is presented in a standard fullframe transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio. Joan fontaine discovers that her new husband cary grant is a gambler, a swindlerand possibly a murderer. Alfred hitchcock was famous for his cameo appearances in almost all of his movies. Well, this was a college project i was going to delete off youtube but it seems to have got quite a few likes and views. A story of the london fog 1927, uk, suspicion 1941, rope 1948, and under capricorn 1949. Easy virtue, foreign correspondent, spellbound, suspicion, the paradine case and under capricorn. Strangers on a train is an undoubtedly thrilling movie from alfred hitchcock, even when delving into its dark. August is the birth month of the master of suspense, alfred hitchcock. Jan 06, 2009 the disappointingly neat and incongruent ending of suspicion has led many critics to dismiss the whole movie as compromised and secondrate hitchcock.
Aug, 20 hitchcocks the birds 1963 gas station scene. Instead of excitement hitchcock delivered hysteria and suspicion. For aficionados of the mystery genre and, more specifically, fans of the master of suspense suspicion has been written off as a compromised masterpiece. Alfred hitchcock regularly made cameo appearances in his films. At worse, in this version, johnnie was just a sneaky opportunist, a reprobate, and a lousy gambler.
Lina is convinced that her lovely husband johnnie is planning to poison her, but still somewhat refuses to believe it. Walking a horse across the screen at the hunt meet. Possible cameo walking across the road in a dark trench coat as a bus passes. Noting hitchcocks cameo in hitchcock at work, i interpreted it, like gene phillips in his study of hitchcock, as a sly. She talks of how she loved johnie and how she was terrified of him.
See more ideas about alfred hitchcock, movies and hitchcock film. Hitchcock wraps it all up with a bow and everyone can nervously laugh about the ride on which they were taken. Alfred hitchcock, the master of suspense, directed more than 50 feature films during his long career. I love how hitchcock can tell you everything with a. Suspicion alfred hitchcock movies, alfred hitchcock. Alfred hitchcocks movie, number seventeen 1932, must be the only movie he directed in which he did not make a cameo. I had actually owned 2 copies of strangers on a train both a u. Hitchcock took ill at one point, delaying shooting and fontaine was also indisposed for a time add to that hitchs general malaise about the whole thing and the slow pace of the. These are the facts, the evidence before the crime. Suspicion 1941 glass of milk scene with bit of rus. Originally hitchcock wanted to do a cameo with his secretary carol stevens as deaf and dumb persons walking down the street. English film director alfred hitchcock made cameo appearances in 40 of his 52 surviving major films. Suspicion a hitchcock thriller, at music hall shadow of. Hitchcocks cameo in suspicion 1941 occurs about 47 minutes into the film.
In those final minutes the picture falls apart at the seams. He first appeared as an extra in his own movie because there werent enough extras hired, then began to cameo regularly when he learned. Hitchcock originally wanted grant to be guilty, but the studio insisted that the public wouldnt accept him as a murderer. He considered it cheap and dull, and he proposed johnnie in desperation after the studio forced the final title upon him. A few of hitchcocks appearances are speculative and not officially counted, such as secret agent 1936, uk. Aug 23, 2010 one of the most powerful hitchcock scenes. Top 10 alfred hitchcock cameos movie cameos by hitchcock. The hitchcock cameos the following is a complete list of hitchcock s known cameo appearances in his films, including a few that might be hitchcock these are marked as unconfirmed. Another brief lagonda cameo appearance came in the paradine case. Fontaine played lina, the timid wife of johnnie cary grant, a cad who may be trying to kill her. The films ending differs from the ending of the frances iles a pseudonym for author james hilton novel on which it was based. Suspicion is good alfred hitchcockup to the last few minutes.