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  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Saboteur (1942)

    by Brent Reid 10th December 2024

    War effort: the Master of Suspense fights the fascists and sounds a warning against complacency Another Hitchcock Wrong Man in a double chase as falsely-accused goes on run to find …

  • Writing on a Classic: Saboteur (1942)

    by Brent Reid 10th December 2024

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s first American “remake” of The 39 Steps His Wrong Man on the run plot gets propaganda retooling Exciting wartime thriller with several touching …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Suspicion (1941)

    by Brent Reid 30th November 2024

    The Trouble with Cary: Hitch cast heartthrob Grant in an atypical bad boy role First film with Hitch’s favourite actor added to his roster of charming psychopaths Lamb to the …

  • Writing on a Classic: Suspicion (1941), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 30th November 2024

    Revisiting more contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece earned three Oscar nominations The fatal glass of milk: A possible poisoned nightcap still thrills Note: this is part of …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Foreign Correspondent (1940)

    by Brent Reid 26th November 2024

    The first true American Hitchcock: Reprises beloved chase, spy and romance themes Followed Rebecca but without overbearing producer David O. Selznick’s interference Work for hire: made with fellow but far …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rebecca (1940), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 20th November 2024

    Production Blockbuster: über-producer David O. Selznick’s big budget follow-up to Gone with the Wind To helm the successor to the biggest film of all time, he imported Britain’s biggest director …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents Collectors Guide

    by Brent Reid 30th July 2021

    12.24 news: Alfred Hitchcock Presents – The Musical at the Theatre Royal, Bath, 22 March–12 April 2025 (vids). One of the longest running and most critically acclaimed TV series ever made …

  • Unsung Hero: Joan Harrison, Hitchcock’s Most Frequent Collaborator

    by Brent Reid 30th July 2021

    Hitchcock/Harrison: sharing hundreds of screen credits, now she’s stepping out from the Master’s shadows Screenwriter on a handful of Hitchcock classics became trailblazing film executive in her own right Universal’s …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 16th February 2021

    Production The storyline of Daphne du Maurier’s first bestseller was hacked about but its spirit remains There have been scores of adaptations over the years but the Master’s was one …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Young and Innocent (1937)

    by Brent Reid 25th June 2020

    Wrong Man on the run: racing from a charge of murder and the noose, à la The 39 Steps Unmissable: This breathless adventure is easily one of Hitchcock’s purest love …

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