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Suspicion

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Original title

Suspicion

Year

1941

Running time

99 min.

Country

United States

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Screenwriter

Samson Raphaelson, Joan Harrison, Alma Reville

Cast

Music

Franz Waxman

Cinematography

Harry Stradling Sr. (B&W)

Producer

RKO Radio Pictures

Genre

Mystery. Romance

Synopsis

Johnny Aysgarth is a handsome gambler who seems to live by borrowing money from friends. He meets shy Lina McLaidlaw on a train whilst trying to travel in a first class carriage with a third class ticket. He begins to court Lina and before long they are married. It is only after the honeymoon that she discovers his true character and she starts to become suspicious when Johnny's friend and business partner, Beaky is killed mysteriously.

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Rankings Position

#114 Best Mystery Films

Awards: 1941: Oscar: Best Actress (Joan Fontaine). Nominated for Picture and Music.

1941: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actress (Joan Fontaine)

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Critics' reviews

"At times even the audience believes as the woman does. At other times doubt intrudes. This is where Suspicion shines as especially deft and adroit,"

Edwin Schallert: Los Angeles Times
"Alfred Hitchcock's trademarked cinematic development of suspenseful drama, through mental emotions of the story principals, is vividly displayed in Suspicion."

Variety Staff: Variety
"Grimly powerful."

TV Guide
"Everyone concedes that this 1941 Hitchcock film is a failure, yet it displays so much artistic seriousness that I find its failure utterly mysterious."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader
"Mr. Hitchcock is probably the most artful sophist working for the films -- and anyone who doesn't think so should see Suspicion."

Bosley Crowther: The New York Times
"A gripping domestic thriller."

Geoff Andrew: Time Out

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