"The Rope" is not the suspense master's most famous effort, but it is my family's favorite. The initial suspense is alleviated early, when the murder takes place. Then the arrogant extrovert Brandon (John Dall) and his paranoid partner Phillip (Farley Granger) plan the perfect party. They hide the crime under their guests' noses. Of course Jimmy Stewart isn't fooled forever.
"Psycho" is the quintessential Alfred H. Everyone knows this classic, with the most famous of shower scenes and sick twist Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins).
"Rear Window" stars the unpretentious Jimmy Stewart, one of the best actors of all time, and the lovely Grace Kelly. Of course a murderer is eventually exposed. The cost to Stewart's character: finishing the movie with 2 broken legs after starting the movie with just 1 broken. Although it's Hitchcock suspense, I think that the best parts feature comedic sparring between Stewart and Kelly and Stewart and his nurse Stella (Thelma Ritter).
"Dial M for Murder" stars Grace Kelly and features equally great performances from Ray Millard and Robert Cummings. The detective who figures it all out is as good as "Monk".
"The Birds" stars waif-like Tippi Hedren as a brazen blond who is the first to get attacked by a gull in real-place Bodega Bay, Ca. I'm surprised anyone still lives there. The movie came a little bit late in Hitchcock's Hollywood "Golden Age", but it scared the bird poop out of me when I was young (1963). If you saw Jessica Tandy in "Driving Miss Daisy", she looks a little different here. In due time the birds get a little aggressive with many people in town.
The wife likes "Vertigo" in lieu of "Rear Window". Whatever, Kim Novak isn't as cute as Grace.
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