RobertEmmettHarron Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Oh, how nice. My next guess was going to be "The Paradine Case." My question is this: Hitchcock was known for brevity when it came to directing actors. Take Barbara Bel Geddes, for example. Miss Bel Geddes recalled, late in life, how Hitch limited his direction of her to two simple words at the oustet of shooting "Vertigo." This advice she took to heart throughout the shoot. What was Hitchcock's advice? Link to post Share on other sites
MrWriteLA Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 "Don't act"? Link to post Share on other sites
RobertEmmettHarron Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Exactly right. Very good. Your go. Mmm..these two word phrases are kinda fun. Link to post Share on other sites
MrWriteLA Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 In which of his movies did Hitchcock experiment with revealing the plot in terms of color...specifically: yellow, white, and red? (Later, he confessed it wasn't really successful.) Link to post Share on other sites
RobertEmmettHarron Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 "Topaz?" Link to post Share on other sites
MrWriteLA Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 You got it! Well done. (Frankly, the only color I remember from that movie is that purple dress.) Link to post Share on other sites
RobertEmmettHarron Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Yeah, deep lavender is the other color that is used symbolically in the film. It signifies ...well, death, for lack of a better term. Used borth for Karen Dor's dress and in the lavender flower sash that Roscoe Lee Browne "finishes" following the (implied murder of Uribe.) "Topaz" is a pretty good movie, I think, much underrated still today. All right. Next question: Supply the link between the following Hitchcock films: "The Manxman" "Foreign Correspondent" "Young and Innocent" Link to post Share on other sites
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RobertEmmettHarron Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Nope. At least I don't think so -- I'll have to trot out my DVD of "The Manxman" and give it another look. In the meantime, feel free to try again. Link to post Share on other sites
path40a Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 No need to check The Manxman (1929) (the director's last silent), Hitchcock didn't begin his cameos until Blackmail (1929) out of necessity (needed more background actors, so he put himself in the picture). Link to post Share on other sites
RobertEmmettHarron Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Just my little Joke. Besides, Hitch is holding a camera in "Young and Innocent." Link to post Share on other sites
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path40a Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 I didn't mean to offend, hope I didn't. As far as the answer to the question, I thought the answer might be related to all three films containing a scene within a mill, except that I think the Young and the Innocent sequence is actually just a barn. Link to post Share on other sites
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MrWriteLA Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 The only thing I've been able to come up with is the heroine in each one having an authority figure father. (Lame, I know, but I'm stumped.) Link to post Share on other sites
RobertEmmettHarron Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Yikes. I hope I didn't screw up this question. Yes -- the answer I was looking for is that each film contains a scene set in a mill. I still think Derrick de Marney hides out in a mill, rather than a barn, in "Y&I," but now I really am going to have to consult a video. Be that as it may, I'm handing things over to path40a for the next question. Link to post Share on other sites
path40a Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Y&I was just on TCM last Friday too, but I didn't watch or tape it to verify it either way. In any case, I'll offer up another question: One Plus One Equals One was the original title of what Hitchcock film? Link to post Share on other sites
wordmaster Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 "Vertigo"? Link to post Share on other sites
inglis Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 sorry I meant in response to path 40 Rope? Link to post Share on other sites
path40a Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Nope, neither answer is correct. Link to post Share on other sites
duffylab Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 "Strangers on a Train"? Link to post Share on other sites
MrWriteLA Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 It's "Family Plot" (which was also titled "Deceit" for a while). Link to post Share on other sites
path40a Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 You are Mr Right, take it away;-) Link to post Share on other sites
MrWriteLA Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 What connection does Disneyland's "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" attraction have to a Hitchcock film? Link to post Share on other sites
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