When I started blogging, I was somewhat wary of de...

2008-12-14T20:57:00.000-05:00

When I started blogging, I was somewhat wary of describing plots or scenes, but I've come to realize that, done correctly, it can be a great way to highlight what makes a great work tick. Your analysis of the "Dial M" scene is a great example.

Hi! T.S.,
Once again!...a well written review,...

2008-12-13T21:36:00.000-05:00

Hi! T.S.,
Once again!...a well written review, as usual. I wish that I was a great writer!...Oh well!

Hitchcock, Grant and Jack...
As much as I "hate" to agree with Warner Bros. "head honcho" (Jack Warner) he, was right about not agreeing with Hitchcock, and the casting of Grant, "as a man who attempts to have his wife murdered." Warner, claimed audiences wouldn't buy the shift away from lighter fare."

From the Fact or Fiction Dept.
I once read an article that stated, when Hitchcock's 1941 film "Suspicion" was previewed before an audience, they discovered that (Cary)Grant, was suppose to kill actress Joan Fontaine,(character) the audience refuse to accept Grant, as the killer.
Leaving Hitchcock, with the only "option" of reshooting the ending.
I think he (Grant) was totally typecast.Therefore, I probably wouldn't have included the film "Dial M for Murder" in my Hitchcock collection,if actor Cary Grant was cast as the murderous plotting husband.
I guess that I have also brought into the typecasting of Grant. Because he (Grant) didn't "fool" me one minute in Stanley Donen's 1963 film "Charade."

But, your assessment of the 1954 film "Dial M for Murder" sums up the film perfectly.
DCD

Comments on Screen Savour: Dial M for Murder (1954)

When I started blogging, I was somewhat wary of de...

Hi! T.S., Once again!...a well written review,...

Hi! T.S.,
Once again!...a well written review,...