Suspicion, a 1941 film noir directed by alfred hitchcock starring cary grant and joan fontaine. Suspicion 1941 milk scene cary grant joan fontaine. Alfred hitchcocks suspicion 1941 full length movie. Its notable for joan fontaine winning a best actress oscar, the only actor to win an oscar in a hitchcock film. In alfred hitchcocks 1941 thriller suspicion, starring cary grant and joan fontaine, the ending is jarringly congenial, everything becoming all happy in a total reversal from the dark and scary lead up. Lina mclaidlaw joan fontaine is a prim, proper english lady, and johnnie aysgarth cary grant is a suave, charming playboy. Grant far too glamorous and popular a star to allow such a conclusion. Media in category suspicion 1941 film the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total.
Though it was his second hollywood film after rebecca, 1940 hitchcock joked that you might say suspicion was the second english picture. Gallery of 89 movie poster and cover images for suspicion 1941. The best account of the imbroglio over the ending of suspicion 1941 is given in john russell taylors biography. Yet, it remains a good job mostly because of the crafted way hitchcock builds tension throughout the movie. Suspicion 1941 glass of milk scene with bit of rus. Complete cast and crew list for suspicion 1941 from the internet movie database. Suspicion 1941 charming scoundrel johnnie aysgarth cary grant woos wealthy but plain lina mclaidlaw joan fontaine, who runs away with him despite the warnings of her disapproving father. Suspicion 1941 cary grant is the charming but irresponsible playboy johnnie aysgarth and joan fontaine the prim, intellectual, sheltered lina mclaidlaw who falls hard for his rakish charms in alfred hitchcocks revered romantic thriller suspicion 1941. Suspicion, a song by richard marx, cowritten with fee waybill, on marxs my own best enemy album in 2004.
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. The film has its weak points of course, but nonetheless is an amusing and entertaining picture that is sure to amuse anyone looking for a good little flick to watch. Predstavlja adaptaciju trilerromana before the fact britanskog pisca anthonyja berkeleya. German concentration camps factual survey wikipedia. The movie is usually assigned to the second rank of the masters work by auteuristoriented critics who, noting its unbelievable happy ending, accept hitchcocks own expressed dissatisfaction with the film, the result of an apparently clear case of studio meddling. Dame may whitty plays martha this movie was nominated for academy awards for the best picture and the best original score. Despite a silly copout ending imposed by rko, a gripping domestic thriller with fontaine suitably nervy as the prim young woman who marries grant, only to come. Suspicion 1941 movie simple english wikipedia, the.
Sir alfred hitchcock also shot this movie for german audiences as well. Johnny cary grant and lina joan fontaine have strayed from church for this flirtatious, windblown encounter, their second meeting in alfred hitchcocks suspicion, 1941 view the tcmdb entry for suspicion 1941. Suspicion was the first of many collaborations between grant and hitchcock. Suspicion is a 1941 film about a shy young english woman who marries a charming gentleman, then begins to suspect him of trying to kill her. Original movie poster for suspicion 1941 24579 rko pictures original british quad poster 30x40 undated rerelease very fine linen backed offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas.
Anthony berkeley novel before the fact as francis iles samson raphaelson writer screenplay joan harrison writer screenplay alma reville writer screenplay cast. In verdacht 1941, hitchcock shot the scenes in german that showed the contents of the letters. A year after winning the academy award for rebecca, hitchcock reteamed with star joan fontaine for another oneword titled mystery, suspicion. Johnnie aysgarth is a handsome gambler who seems to live by borrowing money from friends. Wealthy, sheltered lina mclaidlaw is swept off her feet by charming neerdowell johnnie aysgarth.
Though warned that johnnie is little more than a fortune hunter, lina marries him anyway and remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one. She remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows. Alfred hitchcocks 1941 suspicion was met with a skepticism that. Cary grant is the charming but irresponsible playboy johnnie aysgarth and joan fontaine the prim, intellectual, sheltered lina mclaidlaw who falls hard for his rakish charms in alfred hitchcocks revered romantic thriller suspicion 1941. Suspicion 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Suspicion 1941 24579 movieart original film posters. Suspicion 1941 milk scene cary grant joan fontaine duration. When the invitation to the hunt ball is shown on the screen, it says that the ball is on thursday, march 7, but on the night of the ball when lena gets the telegram from johnnie, the date of the telegram is march 8, 1938, which would have been the next day. A shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is.
Director alfred hitchcock, right, with actors cary grant and joan fontaine, on the set of his movie suspicion. This is alfred hitchcock suspicion 1941 colour version. Joan fontaine won the oscar in 1942 for best actress in a leading role. He meets shy lina mclaidlaw on a train while trying to travel in a first class car with a third class ticket. She received academy award nominations for both roles and won for the latter. Seems like these things should be mentioned somewhere. Alfred hitchcock again proves himself a superb master of direction and production. Find release information for suspicion 1941 alfred hitchcock on allmovie. In his arms she felt his absence, haunting dread wealthy, sheltered joan fontaine is swept off her feet by charming neerdowell cary grant. Suspicion 1941 official trailer cary grant, joan fontaine movie hd duration. Though it was his second hollywood film after rebecca, 1940 hitchcock joked that you. Suspicion is a 1941 romantic psychological thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock and starring cary grant and joan fontaine as a married couple. Hitchcock originally intended for the film to end with linas suicide.
Suspicion 1941 locations although suspicion is set in the fictional tangmerebythesea, west essex, england, the big sur coastline in california was used for location filming. Though warned that johnnie is little more than a fortune hunter, lina marries him anyway and. Sir alfred hitchcock knew german, due to the fact that he lived in germany during his early filmmaking years. Suspicion was grants first film with alfred hitchcock in what proved to be an interesting.
An early american film for hitchcock, and his first of four with cary grant, in which he explores one of his favorite themes, the untrustworthy and. Alfred hitchcocks suspicion shyly combines romance, mystery and atmospheric flourishes like an eerie, glowing glass of milk, an effect achieved with a light bulb inside in glass. Released 1941, suspicion stars cary grant, joan fontaine, cedric hardwicke, nigel bruce the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of 83 out of 100 on metacritic, which. Suspicion, movie, 1941 internet movie cars database. Bill krohn on suspicion originally published in editors day elsewhere on this website november 12, 2001 editors note. Suspicion 1941 locations the alfred hitchcock wiki. But the film was not a box office success at the time of its release in 1942. The dvds featurette ably traces the film s production history hitchcock is said to have kept his eyes on the novel as a potential project since the midthirties but it doesnt really delve into the film s position as a reworking of bankable elements during the directors prolific period. Jan 16, 2016 alfred hitchcocks suspicion 1941 full length movie, color version. See more ideas about cary grant, alfred hitchcock and classic movies. Instead of excitement hitchcock delivered hysteria and suspicion. Suspicion 1941 milk scene cary grant joan fontaine youtube. Read the full synopsis of suspicion, 1941, directed by alfred hitchcock, with cary grant, joan fontaine, sir cedric hardwicke, at turner classic movies.
Suspicion 1941 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. Suspicion 1941 hitchcocks cameo hitchcocks cameo in suspicion 1941 occurs about 47 minutes into the film. In modern interviews, hitchcock stated that an rko executive ordered that all scenes in which grant appeared menacing be excised from the film. With cary grant, joan fontaine, cedric hardwicke, nigel bruce.
Writing and reading hitchcocks suspicion the hitchcock zone. Though warned that grant is little more than a fortunehunter, fontaine marries him anyway. Everyone concedes that this 1941 hitchcock film is a failure, yet it displays so much artistic seriousness that i find its failure utterly mysterious. Suspicion 1941 milk scene suspicion is a 1941 romantic psychological thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock and starring cary grant and joan fontaine as a married couple. Gradually, fontaine comes to the conclusion that grant intends to do away with her in order to collect her inheritance. Suspicion, directed by alfred hitchcock and starring joan fontaine and cary grant, opened in november 1941. Alfred hitchcocks suspicion rko, 1941 occupies an unusual place in film analysis. If alfred hitchcock were not the fine film director that he is, the. The movie is full of lingering images as the glass hitch put into the object a light of milk and shot of the characters upstairs pacing up and down with shades on the walls.
And suspicion was nominated for best picture, though it didnt win. Suspicion a hitchcock thriller, at music hall shadow of thin man, at capitol errol flynn as gen. Theyre as surprised as anyone when they fall madly in love with each other, but since linas stuffy parents would never approve of her romance with a. A shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her. For most of its 99 minutes, suspicion is an excellent study of fear, mistrust, and insecurity that hitchcock directs with confidence and flair. Gradually lina comes to the conclusion that johnnie intends to kill her in order to collect her inheritance. Fontaine played lina, the timid wife of johnnie cary grant, a cad who may be trying to kill her. German concentration camps factual survey is the official british documentary film on the nazi concentration camps, based on footage shot by the allied forces in 1945 the film was produced by sidney bernstein, then with the british ministry of information, with alfred hitchcock acting as a treatment advisor.
The german version of this movie is called verdacht 1941. Joan fontaine won the 1941 oscar for best actress for her role in this film the only oscarwinning performance directed by hitchcock, according to the article on fontaine. Hitchcock thriller, starring cary grant and joan fonatine in her oscarwinning performance january 6, 2009 by emanuellevy the disappointingly neat and incongruent ending of suspicion has led many critics to dismiss the whole movie. The girls are in the theater on december 7, 1941, watching the newsreel preceding the picture, when the theater manager interrupts to announce that pearl harbor has been attacked. Though it was his second hollywood film after rebecca, 1940 hitchcock joked that you might say. Joan fontaine, in her second big screen role, surpasses even her brilliant work in rebecca miss fontaines acting. Gary grant, actually named archibald leach born in bristol,1904 in his first hitchock film is excellent.
Suspicion is based on francis iles s novel before the fact 1932. Linformation sur le film, genre, classement, duree, photos, bandeannonce, synopsis et critiques des usagers. Hitchcock frequently complained that he had been forced to change the ending of the movie. Such a critical assessment, however, is far from accurate. When the cutting was completed, the film ran only fiftyfive minutes. Written by samson raphaelson, joan harrison, and alma reville, based on the novel before the fact by francis iles. Hitchcocks suspicion 1941 with bernard herrmanns cue. Suspicion 1941 cast and crew charming scoundrel johnnie aysgarth cary grant woos wealthy but plain lina mclaidlaw joan fontaine, who runs away with him despite the warnings of her. Our guest for the next few weeks, bill krohn, here discusses his research into the various planned endings of suspicion, plus some related matters. This movie was nominated for academy awards for the best picture and the best original score. For more interesting movie facts, please join my facebook group. Everyone concedes that this 1941 hitchcock film is a failure, yet it displays so much artistic seriousness that i find its failure utterly mysteriousespecially since the often criticized ending. The script was written by richard crossman and colin wills. She suspects that johnnie aysgarth, the playboy who swept into her life and married her, is a murderer and that she is his next intended victim.
Suspicion the 1941 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Alfred hitchcock suspicison 1941, before the fact, sospecha. Because we love classic cinema suspicion 1941 facebook. It also features sir cedric hardwicke, nigel bruce, dame may whitty, isabel jeans, heather angel, and leo g. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for suspicion. A look back with suspicion and an 1941 opinion that. All actors are cattle, suspicion, 1941 film critic nick. Jul 06, 2016 suspicion 1941 were going back a few years to examine a film from hitchcocks 1940s output. As mrs newsham isabel jeans parks her car outside the post office, hitchcock can be seen posting a letter into the pillar box. Jul 11, 2009 trailer for alfred hitchcocks film suspicion starring joan fontaine, and cary grant. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Loosely based on frances iles 1932 novel before the fact, alfred hitchcocks suspicion 1941 stands as an important entry in his formidable back catalog.
Joan fontaine won an academy award for her performance in this movie, the only oscar in an acting category ever bestowed in a hitchcock film. Aug 29, 2014 suspicion 1941 this is the first movie that the master of suspense alfred hitchcock used cary grant as his leading man and its certainly the weakest in the four film series perhaps in part because the suspicion is whether or not mr. Suspicions, 1980 album by jazz saxophonist houston person. Welltodo wallflower lina mclaidlaw is in love, perhaps in danger.
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