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Joan Harrison: Hitchcock’s Most Frequent Collaborator
Hitchcock/Harrison: sharing hundreds of screen credits, now she’s stepping out from the Master’s shadow Screenwriter on a handful of Hitchcock classics became trailblazing film executive in her own right Universal’s
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Art imitates life in the Master’s timeless tale of wartime espionage It plunges ordinary folk into exceptional, dangerous circumstances Polar opposites learn to unite and fight against a common enemy
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Young and Innocent (1937)
Wrong Man on the run: a race to prove innocence of murder, à la The 39 Steps Gripping tale is one of Hitchcock’s purest love stories; gets better with every
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Sabotage (1936)
Highlight of the Master’s British years; perhaps his tightest, tautest film His peerless run of 1930s thrillers are essential viewing for any film fan Plot is as sadly relevant today
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935), Part 2
Margaret’s Story The director’s best known and imitated British film Many tantalising loose ends are deliberately left hanging Ironically, the most poignant part has insalubrious origins Who was Margaret, the
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935)
Novel and Production The Master of Suspense delivers: the one where it all finally comes together Cinema’s best known purveyor of twisted thrills, drama, romance and comedy Tracking the genesis
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The British Years in Print, Part 2
Best of the Rest Numerous Hitchcock books make mention of his very successful pre-Hollywood phase But most only do so cursorily; few have a sizeable amount of well-informed content However,
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
The Master of Suspense’s first international success His own big budget US remake followed two decades later Contrary to popular belief, he actually preferred the original It helped make an
Alfred Hitchcock: The Dark Side or the Wrong Man?
The Trouble with Hitchcock: did his onscreen mistreatment of women extend to real life? Many films had femmes fatale and icy blondes, constantly thrown in danger’s path Now #MeToo movement’s unblinking
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Blackmail (1929), Part 2
Restoration and home video releases Detailed: cinematic groundbreaker’s restoration and quality home video releases Shot in two separate versions: the Master’s final silent and first sound film The silent version
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