Hitchcock Chronology: Samson Raphaelson
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Samson Raphaelson...
1940
November
- Alma and Joan Harrison complete an initial treatment of Francis Iles' 1932 book Before the Fact. Screenwriter Samson Raphaelson then spends the next 5 weeks fashioning the full script for what would become Suspicion. Raphaelson would later recall it as being "the easiest and most pleasant" experience he had working in the film industry.[1]
1941
June
- George Schaefer, head of production at RKO, sends a memo to Hitchcock with a suggested new ending for Suspicion.[2] A few days later, writer Samson Raphaelson sends the director a letter with his thoughts about the ending.[3]
References
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, pages 277-8
- ↑ Memo from George Schaefer (Jun/1941)
- ↑ Letter from Samson Raphaelson (28/Jun/1941)
