Thursday, January 1, 2015

Suspicion (1941)



A shy young English woman marries a charming gentleman, then begins to suspect him of trying to kill her.

A classic Hitchcock suspenser with all the touches of a masterpiece, if it were not ruined by the phony happy ending.

On second view: I stick to my opinion.

Halliwell**: "Rather artificial and stiff Hitchcock suspenser, further marred by an ending suddenly switched to please the front office. Full of the interesting touches one would expect."

Maltin***1/2: "Suspenser is helped by Bruce as cary's pal, but finale (imposed by the Production Code) leaves viewer flat."

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