The Trouble with Harry (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Producer(s) | Herbert Coleman (associate), Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Book-Based |
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The Trouble with Harry Overview:
The Trouble with Harry (1955) was a Comedy - Mystery Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by Alfred Hitchcock and Herbert Coleman.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Jack Trevor Story published in 1949.
SYNOPSIS
Hitchcock winks at his predilection for the macabre with this black comedy romp around a troublesome dead body. MacLaine's son (a pre-Beaver Mathers) finds a corpse who turns out to be MacLaine's ex. Gripped with guilt and panic, she buries the body, but it keeps moving thanks to other guilty parties such as batty old lady Natwick and sea captain Gwenn. Romance follows for the guilty parties and accessory-after-the-fact Forsythe. Herrmann's first of many brilliant scores for the famed director, and MacLaine's first screen appearance.
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The Trouble With Harry (1955): Hitchcock, Humor, and The Macabre
By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 16, 2021 From 4 Star FilmsIdyllic is the word for The Trouble with Harry, and it positively crackles with the autumnal delights one can only know in locales where the seasons give way one to another. Alfred Hitchcock’s filmography boasts many opulent and gorgeously shot sequences, but Trouble With Harry might have some... Read full article
The Trouble with Harry (1955, Alfred Hitchcock)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 8, 2019 From The Stop ButtonThe Trouble with Harry is very cute. It?s fine, the film?s intentionally cute, but it?s also somewhat frustrating. With the exception of the glorious Technicolor exteriors of Vermont leaves, director Hitchcock and photographer Robert Burks don?t do anything particularly interesting. John Michael Hay... Read full article
The Trouble with Harry (1955, Alfred Hitchcock)
on Feb 8, 2019 From The Stop ButtonThe Trouble with Harry is very cute. It?s fine, the film?s intentionally cute, but it?s also somewhat frustrating. With the exception of the glorious Technicolor exteriors of Vermont leaves, director Hitchcock and photographer Robert Burks don?t do anything particularly interesting. John Michael Hay... Read full article
The Trouble with Harry (1955, Alfred Hitchcock)
on Feb 8, 2019 From The Stop ButtonThe Trouble with Harry is very cute. It?s fine, the film?s intentionally cute, but it?s also somewhat frustrating. With the exception of the glorious Technicolor exteriors of Vermont leaves, director Hitchcock and photographer Robert Burks don?t do anything particularly interesting. John Michael Hay... Read full article
The Trouble with Harry (1955, Alfred Hitchcock)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 8, 2019 From The Stop ButtonThe Trouble with Harry is very cute. It?s fine, the film?s intentionally cute, but it?s also somewhat frustrating. With the exception of the glorious Technicolor exteriors of Vermont leaves, director Hitchcock and photographer Robert Burks don?t do anything particularly interesting. John Michael Hay... Read full article
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Quotes from
Miss Graveley: What seems to be the trouble, Captain?
Capt. Wiles: [after Dr. Greenbow trips over the body] Couldn't have had more people here if I'd sold tickets.
Sam Marlowe: You're not supposed to bury bodies whenever you find them. It makes people suspicious.
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Facts about
Location filming in Vermont was hampered by heavy rainfall. Many exterior scenes were actually filmed on sets constructed in a local high school gymnasium. Much of the dialogue recorded there was inaudible due to the rainfall on the tin roof, so much post-recording was necessary.
Alfred Hitchcock insisted on using a real actor for the body of Harry. He chose Philip Truex.
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