Alfred Hitchcock was, without a doubt, one of history's all-time great filmmakers. 'Vertigo', 'North by Northwest', 'Psycho', 'Rear Window', 'The Man Who Knew Too Much', 'The Birds', and 'Strangers on a Train' are all classics. However, there are some really great Hitchcock films that have been largely forgotten. This is the case with the 1955, dark-comedy, 'The Trouble with Harry'.\
Harry is found dead at the onset of the film, just outside of a small Vermont town. While multiple people think they may have caused his death, no one is really all that concerned. One man thinks he accidentally shot Harry while rabbit hunting, one woman thinks he died after she hit him with her shoe, and even Harry's wife thinks it may have happened after she knocked him over the head with a milk bottle. Throughout the film the only real concern is what to do with the body and making sure the local deputy doesn't find out, and this leads to a lot of funny moments. The whole cast, from Edmund Gwenn, to John Forsythe, to Shirley MacLaine, and Mildred Natwick are all terrific and, for me, all of the comedy hits the mark.
Even though it's a comedy, it still has the great cinematography, the interesting characters, the solid Bernard Herrmann score and everything else you'd expect if you're a fan of Hitchcock's many of other films, particularly from the 50's and 60's.
Overall it's never going to rise to top of any 'Greatest Hitchcock Films' list, but it's one I enjoy and recommend checking out.
I give it a 5 out of 5.
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Harry is found dead at the onset of the film, just outside of a small Vermont town. While multiple people think they may have caused his death, no one is really all that concerned. One man thinks he accidentally shot Harry while rabbit hunting, one woman thinks he died after she hit him with her shoe, and even Harry's wife thinks it may have happened after she knocked him over the head with a milk bottle. Throughout the film the only real concern is what to do with the body and making sure the local deputy doesn't find out, and this leads to a lot of funny moments. The whole cast, from Edmund Gwenn, to John Forsythe, to Shirley MacLaine, and Mildred Natwick are all terrific and, for me, all of the comedy hits the mark.
Even though it's a comedy, it still has the great cinematography, the interesting characters, the solid Bernard Herrmann score and everything else you'd expect if you're a fan of Hitchcock's many of other films, particularly from the 50's and 60's.
Overall it's never going to rise to top of any 'Greatest Hitchcock Films' list, but it's one I enjoy and recommend checking out.
I give it a 5 out of 5.
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