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Hitchcock takes a swing at boxing in ‘The Ring’ (1927)

Since the beginning of movies, there have been boxing films. The sport was so quickly recognized as cinematic that by 1927, when writer-director Alfred Hitchcock

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‘Suspicion’ (1941) a lesser companion piece to ‘Rebecca’

Just one year after “Rebecca,” director Alfred Hitchcock and actress Joan Fontaine made the very similarly themed “Suspicion” (1941). It’s a classic example of an

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Less is more in understated ‘Shadow of a Doubt’ (1943)

There’s no doubt “Shadow of a Doubt” (1943) wouldn’t fly today without alterations. It’s a prime example of director Alfred Hitchcock’s principle that less is

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