A Pictorial History of the Movies (1943)
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- publication: A Pictorial History of the Movies (1943)
- publisher: Simon and Schuster (New York)
- keywords: Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Dame May Whitty, Daphne du Maurier, David O. Selznick, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, Laurence Olivier, Rebecca (1940), Suspicion (1941)
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Rebecca (1940)
In 1940 David O. Selznick made a picture of Daphne Du Maurier's story, Rebecca. Alfred Hitchcock gave it masterly direction, which, coupled with beautiful performances by Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, and Judith Anderson, made it one of the important pictures of the year.
Suspicion (1941)
The old master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, made Suspicion for RKO in 1941. Joan Fontaine, who had been so successful in Hitchcock's previous Rebecca, gave a performance in this one that won her an Academy award. Other principals were Cary Grant and Dame May Whitty. That back, in the scene with Miss Fontaine, belongs to Mr. Grant.
