tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post7152688146501866785..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Hitchcock Double Feature, Part 2James Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-79068683230888384992010-07-19T04:37:35.552-05:002010-07-19T04:37:35.552-05:00MARNIE was based on a novel by Winston Graham who&...MARNIE was based on a novel by Winston Graham who's best known for his historical novels. I think MARNIE was his only crime-related novel. Haven't read it, though.Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-63375592284170692912010-07-12T15:59:35.849-05:002010-07-12T15:59:35.849-05:00Cullen, The Trouble with Harry was based on a nove...Cullen, <b><i>The Trouble with Harry</i></b> was based on a novel by British writer Jack Trevor Story. One critic describes it as a "faithful adaptation". Though Hayes may have switched the location from England to New England I believe the source of much of the wackiness would have been in the source material. It's certainly not what Hitchcock usually served up. For more info, go to www.jacktrevorstory.co.uk. The site's an excellent tribute to a respected but widely under-rated writer. Story maintained, probably rightly, that he was given minimal credit and money for his contribution to the Hitchcock film. I met Story when I was copy-editing for the Sexton Blake detective series, to which Story was a top contributor. And I had the privilege of working on his material, e.g. on <b><i>Danger's Child</i></b> (for which I suggested the title, incidentally).Chap O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404176810063857291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-47707893175293603962010-07-12T12:31:03.908-05:002010-07-12T12:31:03.908-05:00I remember enjoying "The Trouble With Harry&q...I remember enjoying "The Trouble With Harry", but it's been ages since I've seen it. Hitchcock is generally thought to have gone into decline after "The Birds". And there are a couple of real turkeys ("Topaz" and "Torn Curtain") among those last five movies. But his last movie, "Family Plot", isn't bad; "Frenzy" is really good; and "Marnie" may well be his most underrated movie.MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515927050827397245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-2178744006550777122010-07-12T07:55:28.723-05:002010-07-12T07:55:28.723-05:00"The Trouble With Harry" is actually one..."The Trouble With Harry" is actually one of my favorite Hitchcock movies. It was written by John Michael Hayes, Hitchcock's best screenwriter. He was from New England, and it seems he put a lot of himself into the script, which might explain why it feel a little different from Hitchcock's other movies. I've seen it several times, and it still makes me laugh and smile.Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.com