r/Hitchcock

I'm looking for a book covering all of Hitchcock's films, history and background on each, with a bit of analysis. Any suggestions? And how good are the books already out there on him?

I know that there's plenty of humor in Hitchcock films, but do we really need to be laughing throughout the whole thing?

Lifelong Hitchcock fan here…

Rewatching one my top ten, Dial M for Murder, and I have to say that the blackmail scene is probably one of my favourite Hitchcock scenes of all time.

It lasts nearly 25 minutes but never once drags. From the moment we see Tony practicing with the cane to when Swann picks up the money, it’s some of the finest acting and dialogue you can find in a Hitchcock film.

I love how as we slowly realize, through Tony’s speech, that Swann is a scumbag predator, you can see Swann slowly realizing that Tony is a much bigger, and far more intelligent, predator himself. The way he lures Swann in is diabolical. Arguably one of the most cunning villains in film from that time period. Hats off to both Ray Milland and Anthony Dawson.

Also, Hitchcock’s cameo in this scene?

*Chef’s kiss

At least on my AMC app, it’s showing North by Northwest in the upcoming events with an October 8 release date

“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (S7) is one of the more obscure entries in the Hitchcock Presents catalog, and there’s a good reason for that: it never aired. Robert Bloch — who wrote the novel Psycho two years earlier — wrote the script, and Revlon, the show’s sponsor, decided it was too dark and gruesome for their audience and pulled it before broadcast.

It’s also one of only two episodes of the entire series that’s in the public domain, which is the only reason most people can watch it today.

Cast-wise it’s a strange mix: Larry Kert (Broadway’s original Tony in West Side Story) as a trapeze artist, and Diana Dors (“the British Marilyn Monroe”) as a scheming character named Irene. The ending is one of the better twists in the whole seven-year run.

Full breakdown + the episode itself here: https://youtu.be/qS8hG-GC-yE?is=K05gzIqiztGF9RBv Has this one come up here before? It seems to fly under the radar even among people who know the show well.

I'm on a spy thriller kick recently and was presently surprised by with how much I liked this 1959 remake of The 39 Steps directed by Ralph Thomas, sure it's not as good as the Hitchcock original but it manages to have a good sense of humor, it's tone is more in line with North by Northwest almost like a farce. My main complaint is that the ending goes a little too fast, more 5 minutes wouldn't hurt. You can watch it on Tubi.

Curious that just like Thomas Crown every 20-30 years there's a 39 steps movie: the 1935 original, this 1959 remake, the 1978 more faithful adaptation of the novel and the 2008 TV movie

Psycho will always be #1, but The Trouble with Harry somehow holds a deeper place in my heart.