So everyone knows the big names in Hitch's filmography and its safe to assume they've been pretty much discussed to death at this point. For good reason too but I'm curious to see what films other Hitchcock fans on here feel are either underrated or don't get a fair shake, you know, the films considered so called "lesser" Hitchcock.
The one that immediately springs to mind for me is The Paradine Case (1947), one that I never see get mentioned. For those who haven't seen it the basic gist of the plot is Gregory Peck plays an attorney who falls in love with his client, Alida Valli, on trial for murdering her husband. Its a classic Hitchcock study of obsession and while he doesn't take the idea as far as he does in say Vertigo (1958), its still a rather dark film nonetheless, rather uncomfortable at times as well, and the trail sequences are riveting. Alida Valli in her prime was a stunner and possessed a stare that would make Medusa jealous. Some other favorites that I feel should be discussed more:
Murder! (1930)
Stage Fright (1950)
I Confess (1953)
Torn Curtain (1966)
The one that immediately springs to mind for me is The Paradine Case (1947), one that I never see get mentioned. For those who haven't seen it the basic gist of the plot is Gregory Peck plays an attorney who falls in love with his client, Alida Valli, on trial for murdering her husband. Its a classic Hitchcock study of obsession and while he doesn't take the idea as far as he does in say Vertigo (1958), its still a rather dark film nonetheless, rather uncomfortable at times as well, and the trail sequences are riveting. Alida Valli in her prime was a stunner and possessed a stare that would make Medusa jealous. Some other favorites that I feel should be discussed more:
Murder! (1930)
Stage Fright (1950)
I Confess (1953)
Torn Curtain (1966)
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