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Suspicion (1941)

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Wealthy, sheltered Joan Fontaine is swept off her feet by charming ne'er-do-well Cary Grant. Though warned that Grant is little more than a fortune-hunter, Fontaine marries him anyway. She remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually, Fontaine comes to the conclusion that Grant intends to do away with her in order to collect her inheritance...a suspicion confirmed when Grant's likeable business partner Nigel Bruce dies

Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock

Written By: Alma Reville

In Theaters: Nov 14, 1941 Wide

On DVD: Sep 7, 2004

Cast

Cary Grant
Johnnie Aysgarth
Joan Fontaine
Lina McLaidlaw
Cedric Hardwicke
Gen. McLaidlaw
Nigel Bruce
Beaky Thwaite
Dame May Whitty
Mrs. McLaidlaw
Isabel Jeans
Mrs. Newsham
Heather Angel
Ethel the Maid
Reginald Sheffield
Reggie Wetherby
Billy Bevan
Ticket Taker
Faith Brook
Alice Barham
Leonard Carey
Jenner the Butler
Leo G Carroll
Capt. Melbeck
Clyde Cook
Photographer
Alec Craig
Hogart Club Bit
Vernon P. Downing
Benson
Rex Evans
Mr. Bailey
Edward Fielding
Antique Shop Proprietor
Gavin Gordon
Bertram Sedbusk
Lumsden Hare
Inspector Hodgson
Gertrude W. Hoffman
Mrs. Wetherby
Kenneth Hunter
Sir Gerald
Aubrey Mather
Mr. Webster
Hilda Plowright
Postmistress
Clara Reid
Mrs. Craddock
Isobel Sedbusk
Auriol Lee
Ben Webster
Registrar
Reggie Wetherby
Reginald Sheffield
Constance Worth
Mrs. Fitzpatrick
Dorothy Lloyd
Miss Wetherby
Maureen Roden-Ryan
Winnie Maid
Pax Walker
Phoebe the Maid
Alfred Hitchcock

Critic Reviews for Suspicion

All Critics (27) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (0) | DVD (11)

Alfred Hitchcock's trademarked cinematic development of suspenseful drama, through mental emotions of the story principals, is vividly displayed in Suspicion.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety Staff

Variety

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

February 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

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

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

Top Critic

The Hollywood-style happy ending was imposed on Hitchcock by the studio.

July 6, 2010 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The disappointingly neat coda has led to the dismissal of the film as second-tier Hitchcock, but up to that ending, the critique of marriage is so provocative, the imagery so powerful, and the acting so good that it's extremely enjoyable to watch.

January 6, 2009 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

Grimly powerful.

February 11, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Despite a silly cop-out ending (imposed by RKO), a gripping domestic thriller.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Great classic Hitch.

December 21, 2004 Comment

Eric Lurio

Greenwich Village Gazette

The problem for the audience is accepting the possibility that Cary Grant, the always delightful big-time movie star, could ever, in a hundred years, actually play a murderer.

October 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

...a middle-tier Hitchcock product, not really as suspenseful as it should be and never as romantic or humorous as it could be.

October 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

The director does some wonderful things with the picture up until the ludicrous ending. Still you can't help feeling a vague disappointment with the whole enterprise.

September 20, 2004 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Slow but interesting.

September 19, 2004 Comment

Tony Medley

Tolucan Times Source: Tolucan Times

There's an excellent 21-minute documentary about the film, which draws on film historians and others.

September 11, 2004 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

The film isn't close to Hitch's best, but it's a critical part of his canon that shouldn't be missed.

September 7, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Watch out for that glass of milk!

January 23, 2004 Comment

Nell Minow

Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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Hitchcock's tale of a spinsterish but well off lonely woman seduced by a charming ne'er-do-well is a mature rollercoaster ride as daddy's dire and unheeded prophecy comes true before her terrified eyes. Fontaine deserves her Oscar ... but Grant dazzles, becoming an ominous Mr.Hyde (w/o make-up dahlink!) in a second.

April 23, 2008

moon rivers

Super Reviewer

Walter, this is another one where I wish I'd written the script. Maybe my favorite Hitchcock, but I have to agree with him when he says he'd rather have had it end with Grant murdering Fontaine -- the way the book it was based on ended. As is, the "happy" ending is a little too quick and not quite

January 13, 2012

Lanning : )

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