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Other Works:
(1945) Radio: "Once Upon a Midnight". This was either a proposed 2 part radio play, or a "radio pilot" for a series. Neither a part 2 nor further episodes are known to exist. It was available in record album format in 1987 under the title "Bela Lugosi Meets Alfred Hitchcock" (Radiola...
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Publicity Listings:
29 Biographical Movies
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75 Print Biographies
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2 Interviews
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60 Articles
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15 Magazine Cover Photos
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Alternate Names:
Mr. Alfred Hitchcock | Sir Alfred Hitchcock
Height:
5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:
Cary Grant is the only actor I ever loved in my whole life.
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Trivia:
A statistical survey he did among audiences revealed that according to moviegoers the most frightening noise in films was the siren of a police patrol-car, followed by the crash of a road accident, cracklings of a burning forest, far galloping horses, howling dogs, the scream of a stabbed woman and the steps of a lame person in the dark.
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Trademark:
In order to create suspense in his films, he would alternate between different shots to extend cinematic time (e.g., the climax of
Saboteur, the cropduster sequence in
North by Northwest, the shower scene in
Psycho, etc.) His driving sequences were also shot in this particular way. They would typically alternate between the character's point of view while driving and a close-up shot of those inside car from opposite direction. This technique kept the viewer 'inside' the car and made any danger encountered more richly felt.
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Nickname:
The Master of Suspense
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Star Sign:
Leo