Hitchcock's Stars: Alfred Hitchcock and the Hollywood Studio SystemRowman & Littlefield, 14 cze 2023 - 247 Although he was a visual stylist who once referred to actors as cattle, Alfred Hitchcock also had a remarkable talent for innovative and creative casting choices. The director launched the careers of several actors and completely changed the trajectory of others, many of whom created some of the most iconic screen performances in history. However, Hitchcock’s ability to fit his leading men and women into just the right parts has been a largely overlooked aspect of his filmmaking skills. In Hitchcock’s Stars: Alfred Hitchcock and the Hollywood Studio System, Lesley L. Coffin looks at how the director made the most of the actors who were at his disposal for several decades. From his first American production in 1940 to his final feature in 1976, Hitchcock’s films were examples of creative casting that strayed far from the norm during the structured Hollywood star system. Rather than examining the cinematic aspects of his work, this book explores the collaboration the director engaged in with some of the most |
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... Teresa Wright. But ultimately, Powell (and particularly his management) considered the role too great a risk to his image. Unable to secure Powell, Hitchcock went in a very different direction in the casting of Uncle Charlie. The radio ...
... Teresa Wright. But ultimately, Powell (and particularly his management) considered the role too great a risk to his image. Unable to secure Powell, Hitchcock went in a very different direction in the casting of Uncle Charlie. The radio ...
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... Teresa Wright, at the suggestion of screenwriter Thornton Wilder, who knew the actress well.7 Wright had starred as Emily in a production of his Our Town in 1938, which is precisely the type of character young Charlotte represents: a ...
... Teresa Wright, at the suggestion of screenwriter Thornton Wilder, who knew the actress well.7 Wright had starred as Emily in a production of his Our Town in 1938, which is precisely the type of character young Charlotte represents: a ...
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... Wright had been on a winning streak, with her first three film performances earning her three consecutive Oscar ... Teresa Wright was highly praised for her interpretation of young Charlie in Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Universal Pictures ...
... Wright had been on a winning streak, with her first three film performances earning her three consecutive Oscar ... Teresa Wright was highly praised for her interpretation of young Charlie in Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Universal Pictures ...
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... Wright was a protégé of the more demonstrative Katharine Hepburn, who took notice of Wright and considered Wright to be demure and well mannered, but told ... Teresa Wright and MacDonald Carey played their young lovers in. SHADOW OFA DOUBT ...
... Wright was a protégé of the more demonstrative Katharine Hepburn, who took notice of Wright and considered Wright to be demure and well mannered, but told ... Teresa Wright and MacDonald Carey played their young lovers in. SHADOW OFA DOUBT ...
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Ch07 Lifeboat | 48 |
Ch08 Spellbound | 54 |
Ch18 To Catch a Thief | 109 |
Ch19 The Trouble with Harry | 114 |
Ch20 The Man Who Knew Too Much | 121 |
Ch21 The Wrong Man | 126 |
Ch22 Vertigo | 133 |
Ch23 North by Northwest | 140 |
Ch24 Psycho | 147 |
Ch25 The Birds | 154 |
Ch09 Notorious | 59 |
Ch10 The Paradine Case | 65 |
Ch11 Rope | 70 |
Ch12 Under Capricorn | 77 |
Ch13 Stage Fright | 83 |
Ch14 Strangers on a Train | 88 |
Ch15 I Confess | 94 |
Ch16 Dial M for Murder | 100 |
Ch17 Rear Window | 105 |
Ch26 Marnie | 163 |
Ch27 Torn Curtain | 174 |
Ch28 Family Plot | 182 |
Hitchcocks Influence | 191 |
Notes | 195 |
Filmography | 216 |
Index | 225 |
About the Author | 231 |
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