I went to the River Oaks Theater with J&M, my daughter and her partner, last night. We went to see The Lady Vanishes, a black-and-white movie released in 1938 and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The cast was incredible, and the story was simple but cute.
It was the last movie Hitchcock made in England before moving to the US. His first US movie, and a big one, was Rebecca, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine.
The Lady Vanishes was adapted from the book "The Wheel Spins," written by Ethel Lina White, a very popular English author at the time. As an Agatha Christie fan, I think I'll check to see if the library has any of White's novels.
Coincidentally, the River Oaks Theater opened in 1939 so this movie could have been one of its early showings.
Just a week ago, I watched the Netflix program "Hitchcock" with Anthony Hopkins playing Alfred Hitchcock. I thought he was terrific, and the entire cast did a great job.
The theater will show Vertigo next month, followed by Psycho in August. J&M have monthly passes, so we have already purchased tickets for those two movies.
Then last night I was movie surfing and saw that Netflix has quite a few of Hitchcock's movies available. I might watch a few more. The Birds is still my favorite Hitchcock movie, but I didn't stop to see if it was being offered.
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You can't go wrong with Hitchcock! And never anything graphic, but still terrifying!
ReplyDeleteSuch great movies! I remember being so terrified watching The Birds…at least what I actually saw of it!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize that Netflix Hitchcock movie had Anthony Hopkins in it. I hope it's still there. I'm a fan of his.
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