The Trouble with Harry (1955)



Genre
Black Comedy
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers
John Michael Hayes
Jack Trevor Story (novel)
Composer
Bernard Herrmann
Director of Photography
Robert Burks

Review
Offbeat, often hilarious black comedy courtesy of Mr. Hitchcock and scripter John Michael Hayes about bothersome corpse causing all sorts of problems for peaceful neighbors in New England community. Gwenn is fine as usual, MacLaine appealing in her first film. Beautiful locations, whimsical score (his first for Hitch) by Bernard Herrmann.

Trivia
Bernard Herrmann's score was the first of a long collaboration with Hitchcock that lasted nearly nine years.

Once again Hitchcock bought the rights to the original novel anonymously for just $11,000.


Cameo

Hitchcock makes his cameo appearance about 20 minutes in, walking past the limousine of a man looking at the paintings.

Royal Dano
Calvin Wiggs
Mildred Dunnock
Mrs. Wiggs
Parker Fennelly
Millionaire
John Forsythe
Sam Marlowe
Edmund Gwenn
Captain Albert Wiles
Shirley MacLaine
Jennifer Rogers
Barry Macollum
Tramp
Dwight Marfield
Dr. Greenbow
Jerry Mathers
Arnie Rogers
Mildred Natwick
Miss Gravely
Philip Truex
Leslie Wolff

 



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