"Well, well. You're the first woman I've ever met who said yes when she meant yes." Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Carol Curtis-Brown, Faith Brook, and Elsie Weller. On-Set Friction Fact: Cary Grant did not warm up to Joan Fontaine, finding her to be temperamental and unprofessional. Casting Notes Fact: Heather Angel, seen here as the maid Ethel, would appear in a second Sir Alfred Hitchcock film, co-starring as Mrs. Higley in Lifeboat (1944). Good Frienemies Fact: Cary Grant was so displeased with his experience with Sir Alfred Hitchcock, during the making of this movie, that he publicly vowed never to work again with Hitchcock. The rift between actor and director was mended, however, and Grant and Hitchcock collaborated on three more movies, Notorious (1946), To Catch A Thief (1955), and North By Northwest (1959). In-Camera Editing Fact: In interviews, Sir Alfred Hitchcock said that an RKO executive ordered that all scenes in which Cary Grant appeared menacing be excised from the movie. When the cutting was completed, the movie ran only fifty-five minutes. The scenes were later restored, Hitchcock said, because he shot each piece of film so that there was only one way to edit them together properly. This is a technique called 'in-camera editing' a trick Hitchcock had already employed a year before during filming of Rebecca (1940), to prevent producer David O. Selznick from interfering with the final cut of the movie.
I have seen a comment on another movie about Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. I didn't know that Cary Grant had an unpleasant experience with Hitchcock for this movie. The Hays Code and strict filter is ridiculous. It would've toned down the movie too much. Thanks for sharing! 😊
@@henryellow I think the Hayes Code made filmmakers more creative and subtle in trying to convey ideas/themes that were forbidden, which is more artistic. In this case, it was RKO Studio which forced Hitchcock to redo the ending. RKO believed that Cary Grant could not be seen as a murderer. I never heard Grant complain about Hitchcock. I’ve read every bio about Grant, read his serialized memoirs, and he had only praise for him.
Thanks for reacting to this movie. You're the first reactor to do so. Captain Melbeck was last seen by us as "The Professor" in "North by Northwest" and also as the doctor in "Rebecca." Your reaction and summary are very good. You notice and understand quite a lot.
Is that so? I'm surprised. The movie is actually quite good. Though I'm sure the ending could've been so much better if Hitchcock wasn't restricted by the Hays Code.
This movie is a bit of a mess because the studio didn't want Cary Grant to be a killer, so they changed the ending. Joan Fontaine won an Oscar for this role but it is nowadays considered a consolation prize for not winning the year before for Rebecca.
If you want to see a very different side of Cary Grant, check out "Bringing Up Baby," one of the greatest comedies of all time. Then check him out in a very different style of comedy in "The Philadelphia Story."
I also recommend "Holiday" with Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and Lew Ayres. The story/play is by Philip Barry, who wrote "The Philadelphia Story". Cary and Kate at their best, with a moving performance by Lew Ayres and a great supporting cast! Thanks for reacting to Suspicion, really enjoyed your reaction!
Mr.LUCKY IS A FAVORITE CARY GRANT FILM OF MINE. DURING WWII, GOOD GUYS, BACK STABBERS, COMEDY, ROMANCE, CRIME ..... BLAH BLAH - BADA BING BADA BOOP - YADA YADA !
As I understand it, the script/story did end with Johnny killing Lina on the hilly roadside. Hitchcock thought he would be able to get it by the censors. But, he didn't get his way. The film censors enforced the Hays Code, and no murderer was allowed to get away with murder. So they filmed the last scenes to clean up his image. It doesn't work and it ruins the film.
Oh, you mean that's how the original story went with the book that it's based on? Well well, now that ending would've been interesting. It would mean that Johnny is a smooth liar who made Lina fall in love him, but he never truly loved Lina. He married her for money.
@@catherinelw9365 I’m not sure what you are saying. Are you questioning the fact that film production companies employed censors to enforce the Hays Code, or are you saying RKO didn’t like the murder version? The latter may be true, but there were censors from the 1930s to 1960, and they played a part in this movie, if only because RKO knew it wouldn’t fly.
@@henryellow The letter wasn't in the book, but it was an ending Hitchcock considered (found it on Wikipedia), which would have the killer punished, but the studio didn't want Grant to play a killer, regardless.
@@henryellow Well, I could kind of see it as his not planning to kill her and her imagining it, kind of like the debates over _The Turn of the Screw_ and _The Haunting of Hill House._ It's hard to explain without spoilers, but you may want to read it. I got it on ebook loan from the library.
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"Well, well. You're the first woman I've ever met who said yes when she meant yes."
Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Carol Curtis-Brown, Faith Brook, and Elsie Weller.
On-Set Friction Fact: Cary Grant did not warm up to Joan Fontaine, finding her to be temperamental and unprofessional.
Casting Notes Fact: Heather Angel, seen here as the maid Ethel, would appear in a second Sir Alfred Hitchcock film, co-starring as Mrs. Higley in Lifeboat (1944).
Good Frienemies Fact: Cary Grant was so displeased with his experience with Sir Alfred Hitchcock, during the making of this movie, that he publicly vowed never to work again with Hitchcock. The rift between actor and director was mended, however, and Grant and Hitchcock collaborated on three more movies, Notorious (1946), To Catch A Thief (1955), and North By Northwest (1959).
In-Camera Editing Fact: In interviews, Sir Alfred Hitchcock said that an RKO executive ordered that all scenes in which Cary Grant appeared menacing be excised from the movie. When the cutting was completed, the movie ran only fifty-five minutes. The scenes were later restored, Hitchcock said, because he shot each piece of film so that there was only one way to edit them together properly. This is a technique called 'in-camera editing' a trick Hitchcock had already employed a year before during filming of Rebecca (1940), to prevent producer David O. Selznick from interfering with the final cut of the movie.
I have seen a comment on another movie about Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. I didn't know that Cary Grant had an unpleasant experience with Hitchcock for this movie.
The Hays Code and strict filter is ridiculous. It would've toned down the movie too much.
Thanks for sharing! 😊
You're welcome!
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@@henryellow I think the Hayes Code made filmmakers more creative and subtle in trying to convey ideas/themes that were forbidden, which is more artistic. In this case, it was RKO Studio which forced Hitchcock to redo the ending. RKO believed that Cary Grant could not be seen as a murderer.
I never heard Grant complain about Hitchcock. I’ve read every bio about Grant, read his serialized memoirs, and he had only praise for him.
Well, some people will always find ways to get around strict rules 😂. It's true, that's one way creativity is developed.
Thanks for reacting to this movie. You're the first reactor to do so.
Captain Melbeck was last seen by us as "The Professor" in "North by Northwest" and also as the doctor in "Rebecca."
Your reaction and summary are very good. You notice and understand quite a lot.
Is that so? I'm surprised. The movie is actually quite good. Though I'm sure the ending could've been so much better if Hitchcock wasn't restricted by the Hays Code.
@@henryellow Don't be too surprised. Most reactors are terrified to be the first to do anything.
This movie is a bit of a mess because the studio didn't want Cary Grant to be a killer, so they changed the ending.
Joan Fontaine won an Oscar for this role but it is nowadays considered a consolation prize for not winning the year before for Rebecca.
I think he means women say no when they mean yes. A dangerous idea.
If you want to see a very different side of Cary Grant, check out "Bringing Up Baby," one of the greatest comedies of all time. Then check him out in a very different style of comedy in "The Philadelphia Story."
I'll add those to my list then. Thanks for your suggestion 😊
I also recommend "Holiday" with Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and Lew Ayres. The story/play is by Philip Barry, who wrote "The Philadelphia Story". Cary and Kate at their best, with a moving performance by Lew Ayres and a great supporting cast! Thanks for reacting to Suspicion, really enjoyed your reaction!
Sure, I'll add in Holiday too 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Can you watch Intolerance (1916) at some point?
Oh, a silent movie. I'll add it to my list 😊
Mr.LUCKY IS A FAVORITE CARY GRANT FILM OF MINE. DURING WWII,
GOOD GUYS, BACK STABBERS, COMEDY, ROMANCE, CRIME ..... BLAH BLAH - BADA BING BADA BOOP -
YADA YADA !
I'll add Mr. Lucky to my movie list then. Thanks for your suggestion! 😊
The Wikipedia page on this movie will give you a lot of good info on different possible endings. The studio did not want Grant to play a killer.
As I understand it, the script/story did end with Johnny killing Lina on the hilly roadside. Hitchcock thought he would be able to get it by the censors. But, he didn't get his way. The film censors enforced the Hays Code, and no murderer was allowed to get away with murder. So they filmed the last scenes to clean up his image. It doesn't work and it ruins the film.
Wasn't he supposed to mail a letter she left, not realize that it contains her suspicions of him? Or am I thinking of another movie?
Oh, you mean that's how the original story went with the book that it's based on?
Well well, now that ending would've been interesting. It would mean that Johnny is a smooth liar who made Lina fall in love him, but he never truly loved Lina. He married her for money.
It was RKO, not "censors".
@@catherinelw9365 I’m not sure what you are saying. Are you questioning the fact that film production companies employed censors to enforce the Hays Code, or are you saying RKO didn’t like the murder version? The latter may be true, but there were censors from the 1930s to 1960, and they played a part in this movie, if only because RKO knew it wouldn’t fly.
@@henryellow The letter wasn't in the book, but it was an ending Hitchcock considered (found it on Wikipedia), which would have the killer punished, but the studio didn't want Grant to play a killer, regardless.
I read the book this was based on awhile ago, and it is very strange.
Strange how? 🤔
@@henryellow Well, I could kind of see it as his not planning to kill her and her imagining it, kind of like the debates over _The Turn of the Screw_ and _The Haunting of Hill House._ It's hard to explain without spoilers, but you may want to read it. I got it on ebook loan from the library.
I have not watched both these movies, so I don't get the reference 😂. It's alright, I'll add it to my reading list.