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I started loving the film "Marnie" only after watching the film 3 times. It is a strange film. Hitchcock originally wanted Rock Hudson for the role "Mark Rutland." Rock Hudson wasn't interested in playing the role. And its one of the few films with no "THE END." I believe Marnie is a study on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. I think the audience can connect Hitchcock to Marnie. After the incident at Police Station, Hitchcock became terrified of Policemen. Marnie became terrified of Red with White Background after that terrible night in flashback.

Nice Photos, MissGoddess and Frank Grimes. Here are some rare photos of The Paradine Case. http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=BA1F94A850F4A4A9 There is also a photo of Gregory Peck with Alfred Hitchcock. But I think this photo was taken around 1960s. Alfred Hitchcock got Irving Thalberg Award when Gregory Peck was the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

That's great. There are lots of great musicals Lubitsch made. I think The Smiling Lieutenant and One Hour With You are great examples. I am sure you will enjoy them. Have a great movie time.

I like The Man Who Knew too Much (1934 version) better than the 1956 remake. The pace is faster. Peter Lorre is great.

Thanks for posting names of the films.

That's great. Can you list the names of the films on DVD? I am looking for Hitchcock silent films.

What are your favorite quotes from Ernst Lubitsch's films? Here are mine. 1) "You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth." (The Shop around the Corner) 2) The boss hands you the envelope. You wonder how much is in it, and you don't want to open it. As long as the envelope's closed, you're a millionaire. (The Shop around the Corner) 3) "Fellows, why are we laughing?" (A Royal Scandal) 4) Greenberg tells Rawitch - "Mr. Rawitch, what you are I wouldn't eat." Rawitch replies - "How dare you call me a ham?" (To be or not to be) 5) I'm a good Pole and I love my country and I love my slippers. (To be or not to be)

What are your favorite quotes from Hitchcock films? Here are mine. 1) Tomorrow will look after itself. (Under Capricorn) 2) Skip it. (Notorious) 3) You couldn't hurt a fly, Bertram, unless it was already dead. (Suspicion) 4) Don't whisper. When you whisper, anyone could hear you a block away. (Shadow of A Doubt) 5) You shouldn't keep souvenirs of a killing. (Vertigo)

Again A Great Post, Frank Grimes. What I like about this post is you connected Melanie to all of the major characters especially Annie Hayworth and Lydia Brenner. I also noticed how Mitch's Job is revealed. That's really interesting. And I never noticed the name of the restaurant "The Tides."

I forgot to mention about Vanity Fair pictures. I liked Picture of "The Birds with Jodie Foster." Here is a new link. I uploaded the photo from Waltzes from Vienna in this link. http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=5CE0DD032EDD90C9

As you all know, Orson Welles used the deep focus photography in his films. But Hitchcock also used Deep Focus Photography in films. Downhill (1927) and Waltzes from Vienna (1934) are great examples. I will take Waltzes from Vienna as an example. Although Hitchcock didn't like the project, he considered the film as an experimental film. Hitchcock said like this "Waltzes from Vienna gave me many opportunities for working out ideas in the relation of film and music. Naturally every cut in the film was worked out on the script before shooting began. But more than that, the musical cuts were worked out too." Hitchcock also used some long take techniques in Waltzes from Vienna. Hitchcock used lots of different shots. Here are some examples of Deep Focus Photography from the film "Waltzes from Vienna." http://hitchcock.dreamhosters.com/hitch/1000/Waltzes%20from%20Vienna%20(1934'>http://hitchcock.dreamhosters.com/hitch/1000/Waltzes%20from%20Vienna%20(1934'>http://hitchcock.dreamhosters.com/hitch/1000/Waltzes%20from%20Vienna%20(1934'>http://hitchcock.dreamhosters.com/hitch/1000/Waltzes%20from%20Vienna%20(1934)/0198.jpg http://hitchcock.dreamhosters.com/hitch/1000/Waltzes%20from%20Vienna%20(1934)/0517.jpg

I think Ernst Lubitsch didn't make more films like Broken Lullaby, because of box office failure. This is same thing Hitchcock faced with Under Capricorn. Here are Lubitsch films I highly recommend - Trouble in Paradise, Design for Living, Bluebeard's Eighth Wife, Ninotchka, The Shop around the Corner, To be or not to be, and A Royal Scandal.

Has anyone seen Ernst Lubitsch's Broken Lullaby? I haven't seen this film yet. "I also notice that though Lubitsch ends his films on an upbeat note, he never fully resolves his plots." I agree. Ninotchka, To be or not to be, and A Royal Scandal (1945) are great examples. I think A Royal Scandal (1945) is Vincent Price's only comedy film. He was brilliant in it.

Here is a new link. http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=123EB58E327714AB

Great Photos, JackFavell. Here are more photos from The Shop around the Corner. http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/12.10.98/gifs/shoparndcorner-9849.jpg Here is a big photo of Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart. This was also from The Shop around the Corner. http://www.doctormacro.info/Images/Stewart,%20James/Annex/Annex%20-%20Stewart,%20James%20(Shop%20Around%20the%20Corner,%20The)_01.jpg Here is the link of a photo from A Royal Scandal (1945). http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=32E528F34AFC6873 In this Photo, Sig Ruman is looking in the mirror.

Have you seen A Royal Scandal yet? Its available to watch for free on youtube. I think it is one of the funniest films ever made in the history. I am posting a photo from The Shop around the Corner. I am sure you all will love the photo. Here is the link. http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/giancarletto/FILM/LUBITSCH/500/500ShopAroundCorner.jpg

"The view from the binoculars is heart-shaped. Melanie is Mitch's valentine."- I never noticed that. That's a great observation. The names of boat like "Maria 2" "Donna", and "Frolic." Its very interesting to see that we only see names of women. I also agree that Rod Taylor's smile is similar to Gary Cooper's smile. A Great Post, Frank Grimes. Waiting for more informations about The Birds. I thought I should post some informations about Marnie. As you all know, Marnie reacts to red only when the color red is against a white backdrop, such as in the case with the gladiolus against the white drapes and when someone is wearing red with white background (horse rider - White Dress with red dots). But I don't know if anyone noticed symbolisms. In the Beginning Credits, we see White and Red. Here is the link. http://hitchcock.dreamhosters.com/hitch/1000/Marnie%20(1964'>http://hitchcock.dreamhosters.com/hitch/1000/Marnie%20(1964'>http://hitchcock.dreamhosters.com/hitch/1000/Marnie%20(1964'>http://hitchcock.dreamhosters.com/hitch/1000/Marnie%20(1964)/0004.jpg There are also paintings with Red and White. Here is the link. http://hitchcock.dreamhosters.com/hitch/1000/Marnie%20(1964)/0570.jpg We see Red/White Painting on the wall.

cinemajestic, Have you seen Ernst Lubitsch's A Royal Scandal (1945)? I recently saw it. I think it is one of the funniest films ever made. Its available to watch on youtube. What do you think about The Shop around the Corner, Trouble in Paradise, Ninotchka and To be or not to be?

I got a request from a friend to write all of symbolisms on Under Capricorn (1949). So I am writing symbolisms on Under Capricorn (1949) here. Under Capricorn can also be called "A Tale of Two Countries." And Hitchcock relates Charles Adare to Sydney Carton in A Tale of Two Cities. They both have pasts of shameful emptiness. As for Lady Henrietta, her mind is filled with shame and guilt. Alcoholism is sign of her shame. And Guilt can be seen throughout the movie. St. Mary Magdalene (the patron saint of penitent sinners) in religious iconography: the bare feet, skull, the flail, the looking glass in which beholder?s is not always reflected, the jewels cast down to floor. All of these images are in the film. Sources for the imagery that Hitchcock might have had in mind are the paintings St. Mary Magdalene With a Candle (1630-1635) and St. Mary Magdalene With a Mirror (1635-1645), both by Georges de la Tour. We see skull in the form of shrunken head. we see bare feet when Lady Henrietta is introduced. As for the looking glass in which beholder?s is not always reflected, we see the sunset scene with Lady Henrietta and Charles Adare. As for flail, Charles Adare brings his flail to Minyago Yugilla in the beginning. As for jewels cast down to the floor, we see Lady Henrietta's clothes cast down to the floor. Here are some paintings of St. Mary Magdalene. Here is a painting of Georges de La Tour's Repenting St. Mary Magdalene. http://www.abcgallery.com/L/latour/latour42.html In this painting, we see barefeet, skull, flail, and candle. Here is another painting of St. Mary Magdalene. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Georges_de_La_Tour_009.jpg In this painting, we see Mirror and clothes cast down to the floor. Minyago Yugilla means why weepest thou? In John Chapter 20:15 we see Jesus asking St. Mary Magdalene "Why weepest thou?" Charles Adare wanting to recreate Hattie as if she were still young Hattie Considine, he desires his own form of second chance, to return to the point in the past where he might start afresh, without the shameful emptiness of his adventures so far. Hitchcock sometime uses Alice in Wonderland references in his films. For Example, everyone calls Lady Henrietta "Hattie." And People think she is mad. This relates to Mad Hattie/Mad Hatter Linkage. We see a Mad Breakfast Scene in the middle of the film. Lady Henrietta is also related Hannah in Old Testament, because they both have no children. In the long take scene where Lady Henrietta mentions about the past, she says "Wrong to Love him. Wrong to marry him." Also She says "No Children." In Old testament 1 Samuel 1:8 Elkanah asks Hannah "Why weepest thou?" And Hannah is depressed, because she has no children. Both Charles Adare and Sydney Carton become honorable heroes in the end. Also Both characters save someone from the jail in the end. Sydney Carton saves Charles Darnay from the jail. And Charles Adare saves Samson Flusky from the jail. James Bridie (Screenwriter of Under Capricorn) is famous for his biblical plays. Jonah and the Whale and Tobias and the Angel are his famous biblical plays. And we see lots of other Christian references. We see Milly saying this famous line near to the end of the film - "The Lord works in Mysterious ways." James Bridie wrote the screenplay with Hitchcock. And Hume Cronyn did the adaptation.

That's a nice photo of Hitchcock putting his 50th film "Torn Curtain" on the top of his other films. I agree. Its really hard to pick 5. I also decided to put informations on Some of the Screenwriters who worked with Hitchcock. I will start with James Bridie. James Bridie - James Bridie is a playwright who worked with Hitchcock in 3 films. They are The Paradine Case, Under Capricorn, and Stage Fright. James Bridie and Alma Reville wrote the adaptation for The Paradine Case. With Ben Hecht, James Bridie wrote a brilliant screenplay for The Paradine Case. But David O. Selznick wanted to write screenplay himself. So David O. Selznick wrote the screenplay based on adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie. James Bridie also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's Under Capricorn. James Bridie is famous for his biblical plays. Jonah and the Whale and Tobias and the Angel are his famous biblical plays. Alfred Hitchcock and James Bridie put lots of Christian Symbolisms in Under Capricorn. For Example, Connections of St. Mary Magdalene (Patron Saint of Penitent Sinners) and Characters in the film. After Under Capricorn, James Bridie wrote additional dialogue in Stage Fright (1950). Stage Fright (1950) was James Bridie's last film as a writer. James Bridie passed away in 1951. Samson Raphaelson - Samson Raphaelson wrote the screenplay for Suspicion (1941). Samson Raphaelson is famous for his brilliant screenplays with Ernst Lubitsch. Trouble in Paradise (1932) and The Shop around the Corner (1940) are great examples. The Jazz Singer (1927) is based on Samson Raphaelson's play of same name. Samson Raphaelson worked with Ernst Lubitsch in 9 films. Arthur Laurents - Arthur Laurents wrote the screenplay for Rope (1948). Arthur Laurents is famous for his plays "West Side Story" and "The Time of the Cuckoo." David Lean made Summetime (1955) based on the play "The Time of the Cuckoo." Hitchcock wanted Arthur Laurents to do the screenplay for Under Capricorn (1949). But Arthur Laurents wasn't interested. So Hitchcock went to James Bridie to work on Under Capricorn. Alfred Hitchcock also requested Arthur Laurents to do the screenplay for Topaz (1969). But Arthur Laurents wasn't interested. So Hitchcock hired Samuel A. Taylor to do the screenplay. Czenzi Ormonde - wrote Strangers on a Train (1951) screenplay. Raymond Chandler is listed as the first writer of the script in the screencredits. But none of his works were used. Hitchcock disliked Raymond Chandler's script. So Hitchcock called Ben Hecht to do the screenplay. But Ben Hecht was unavailable. So Ben Hecht sent his assistant Czenzi Ormonde to work on the screenplay. Thornton Wilder - Thornton Wilder wrote the screenplay for Shadow of A Doubt (1943). Thornton Wilder is famous for his play "The Matchmaker." Hello Dolly (1969) film is based on the play "The Matchmaker." Hitchcock hired Thornton Wilder, because he was impressed by Thornton Wilder's screenplay for Sam Wood's "Our Town." Screenplay was based on Thornton Wilder's own play "Our Town." Shadow of A Doubt was Hitchcock's personal favorite film out of all films he directed.

My favorite film from Otto Preminger is Laura (1944). Brilliant Direction. I thought Clifton Webb and Vincent Price were great.

All of the film choices I saw are great. But I have a question. What are your Top 5 Film Directors, Everyone? Here are mine. 1. Alfred Hitchcock 2. Ernst Lubitsch 3. Frank Capra 4. Billy Wilder 5. Henry Koster

Many people consider Under Capricorn as one of Hitchcock's worst films. But French Critics considers it as one of Hitchcock's finest films. The truth is Under Capricorn isn't a thriller. But that doesn't mean that it is a bad film. For Example, Here is another example. Lady Henrietta is called Hattie. Everyone thinks she is mad. That connects to "Mad Hattie" to Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. And there is also a Mad Breakfast Party in the middle of the film.

Suspicion (1941) - Its a brilliant Hitchcock film that asks the audience question "Who is Johnnie?" We see him in different levels. We see him as a playboy, a romantic character, immature husband, a liar, a thief, a wonderful friend to Beaky, a mysterious husband, a murderer, and a loving husband. Hitchcock directed brilliant scenes in Suspicion (1941) like Anagram Scene, 180 degree kissing scene, Cary Grant bringing the milk, and a fast open ending. Shadow of A Doubt (1943) - This was Hitchcock's personal favorite film and he connects himself to many of the characters in the film. Here are some examples - Charlie's mother is named Emma, like Hitch's mother; Uncle Charlie's childhood bike accident happened to Hitch; Herbie is mother-dominated and obsessed with murder, like Hitch; Ann resembles his daughter Patricia, and reads Ivanhoe, a book Hitch knew by heart as a child; Joseph (Hitchcock's second name) refuses to drive a car, like Hitch. Roger is the youngest in the family. And Hitchcock was also the youngest in the family. Young Charlie drives the car in the family. Hitchcock's wife Alma Reville drives the car in the family. And there are symbolisms like Vampire References. If I write those symbolisms, then it will be too long. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) - Ernst Lubitsch and his favorite screenwriter Samson Raphaelson wrote a brilliant screenplay. Mr. Matuschek's shop is more like a true family. Somebody wrote a beautiful comment about The shop around the corner long time ago. I believe the comment was like this. "The shop is the place where everyone can feel he is part of a family, a family sometimes truer than the real one (see Mr. Matuschek's wife)." Lubitsch and Samson Raphaelson makes this happen by making the real family more like unreal. For Example, we don't see Hugo Matuschek's wife or Pirovitch's family. We only see Pirovitch talking to his Mama through phone and Pirovitch talking about his family. But we don't actually see them. Alfred Kralik (James Stewart) says this quote to Klara Novak (Margaret Sullavan) in the film "You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth." It's not the person outside that truly matters. But the person inside that truly matters. Harvey (1950) - Here Director Henry Koster uses symbolic subjects. He hired William H. Daniels to do the cinematography. Harvey is a free spirit who wants to make other people happy. Cinematography in the film makes people feel like they are directly talking to Elwood. Harvey finally shows what a free spirit is and he finally makes Elwood a completely free character. And there are chessboard patterns. Under Capricorn (1949) - Alfred Hitchcock's direction is great as usual. Jack Cardiff's cinematography has a nightmarish effect. Alfred Hitchcock, James Bridie, and Hume Cronyn connects the character together in many ways. For Example, Charles Adare connects to Lady Henrietta through Shame. If you want to see my explanations about Under Capricorn, then its available here in this link. http://www.hitchcockwiki.com/hitchcock/forums/viewtopic.php?t=413&start=20

There are not in any particular order. Suspicion (1941) Shadow of A Doubt (1943) The Shop around the Corner (1940) Harvey (1950) Under Capricorn (1949)