Suspicion

Name: Suspicion
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Released: November 14, 1941
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 83
Cast: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine

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RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: November 14, 1941 | TV-PG

Starring: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine

Summary: Handsome, charming, well-liked Johnnie Aysgarth (Cary Grant) is a worthless cheat, so when he marries Lina McLaidlaw (Joan Fontaine), the naïve daughter of a wealthy retired general (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), everyone except Lina believes Johnnie is only after his wife's inheritance. But her love changes to suspicion after she discovers thatHandsome, charming, well-liked Johnnie Aysgarth (Cary Grant) is a worthless cheat, so when he marries Lina McLaidlaw (Joan Fontaine), the naïve daughter of a wealthy retired general (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), everyone except Lina believes Johnnie is only after his wife's inheritance. But her love changes to suspicion after she discovers that Johnnie has stolen money, his business partner has died mysteriously, and she finds a letter explaining her life insurance policy. [Warner Bros.]… Expand

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller

Rating: TV-PG

Runtime: 99 min

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Alfred Hitchcock’s trademarked cinematic development of suspenseful drama, through mental emotions of the story principals, is vividly displayed in Suspicion, a class production [from the novel Before the Fact by Francis Iles] provided with excellence in direction, acting and mounting. Read full review

Dave Kehr

Everyone concedes that this 1941 Hitchcock film is a failure, yet it displays so much artistic seriousness that I find its failure utterly mysterious—especially since the often criticized ending (imposed on Hitchcock by the studio) makes perfect sense to me. Read full review

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Suspicion is so grimly powerful that its Hollywood-style happy ending has infuriated audiences for years. Read full review

Bosley Crowther

One must remark that the ending is not up to Mr. Hitchcock's usual style, and the general atmosphere of the picture is far less genuine than he previously has wrought. But still he has managed to bring through a tense and exciting tale, a psychological thriller which is packed with lively suspense and a picture that entertains you from beginning to—well, almost the end. Read full review

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AlbanDenizi

Oct 16, 2020

One of the best movie in history of cinema. A charming man like Cary with an angel face woman like Joan.