Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
North by Northwest (1959) – A New York advertising executive is misidentified as an undercover government agent. The bad guys want him dead and the good guys want to use him in a larger plan. On the run, he meets a beautiful woman who helps him. Or does she? Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring Cary... Continue Reading →
Foreign Correspondent (1940) - A crime reporter gets the chance to go to Europe just before World War II begins. He doesn't know how to "play the game", and finds paid killers on his trail. Is peace possible? Will he live long enough to find out?Directed by Alfred HitchcockStarring - Joel McCrea, Lorraine Day, Herbert... Continue Reading →
Stage Fright (1950) - The police suspect Jonathan Cooper of murder. He turns to Eve, a friend with a crush on him, for help. She not only hides him, but goes undercover to investigate the truth.Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Alastair Sim, Richard ToddWhy I Liked It-Just enough from all this... Continue Reading →
Rope (1948) - Two wealthy young men decide to commit the perfect crime. Everything is playing out perfectly, with the exception of the man who inspired the crime.Director - Alfred Hitchcock Starring - Jimmy Stewart, Farley Granger, John DallWhy I Liked It - Hitchcock in his prime can overcome any obstacle, even himself.Once upon a... Continue Reading →
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) - A young woman begins to wonder if her beloved uncle is who she has always believed him to be. Director - Alfred Hitchcock Starring - Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotton, Macdonald Carey Both Hitchcock and Wright said that this was... Continue Reading →
Rebecca (1940) - A young woman is drawn into the dark life of an older man who is haunted by the memory of his first wife. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring - Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine This is what gothic horror looks like. ... Continue Reading →
Topaz (1969) - A French secret service agent does a favor for American intelligence that leads him back to a Soviet spy in the French government. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring John Forsyth, Frederick Stafford, John Vernon This movie would seem to... Continue Reading →
Suspicion (1941) - A shy heiress falls for a roguish gentleman, but begins to wonder if he is going to kill her after they marry. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Nigel Bruce Proving that good direction and acting can... Continue Reading →
Dial M For Murder (1954) - A man hatches a plan to murder his wife, only to have it go wrong. His Plan B attempt is nearly perfect. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring - Ray Milland, Grace Kelly,... Continue Reading →
The 39 Steps (1935) - A man tries to help a counter-espionage agent only to have her killed in his apartment. When he is named as the prime suspect he goes on the run to catch the people who are guilty of both the espionage and the murder. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Robert Donat, Madeliene... Continue Reading →
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