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...interview me, you would have to interview my films,” Alfred Hitchcock tells author Charlotte Chandler in the introduction of It’s Only a Movie, the newest biography of the renowned director. “I already have,” she responds, “and they told me many of their secrets—but not all.” Chandler attempts to share these with her readers, but the result is disappointing—a flashy set of sound bytes without any real depth...
...Hitchcock’s most oft-quoted quip, uttered in response to actors doubting their motivation or studio executives who don’t see the point of a particular scene. The “light touch” of the words is meant to give some perspective. Hitchcock notes in the book’s prologue that the only person on whom the technique did not work was himself...
It’s Only a Movie is divided into four main parts, each corresponding to a different section of Hitchcock’s cinematic career. Originally trained as an artist and engineer, Hitchcock began in the movie world writing scripts and designing intertitles for silent movies. He was soon directing, and by 1940 was England’s best known director...
Then, Hollywood beckoned, and Hitchcock moved to California for better weather and bigger budgets. It was here that his career blossomed for over three decades. It came to a close in the late 1970s, when he became too old to direct as he wished. He passed away in 1980, less than a year after officially retiring...
...Little Foxes, she played Lou Gehrig's wife in The Pride of the Yankees and won an Oscar for her role as Greer Garson's daughter-in-law in Mrs. Miniver. Her wholesome but refined screen presence graced some of the '40s best movies, including Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt and William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives. Still, she was fired by her benefactor Samuel Goldwyn for refusing to don swimsuits for publicity photos. "I'm just not the glamour type," she said...