The Trouble with Harry (1955) 7.2
The trouble with Harry is that he's dead, and everyone seems to have a different idea of what needs to be done with his body... Director:Alfred Hitchcock |
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The Trouble with Harry (1955) 7.2
The trouble with Harry is that he's dead, and everyone seems to have a different idea of what needs to be done with his body... Director:Alfred Hitchcock |
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Edmund Gwenn | ... | ||
John Forsythe | ... | ||
Mildred Natwick | ... | ||
Mildred Dunnock | ... | ||
Jerry Mathers | ... | ||
Royal Dano | ... |
Deputy Sheriff Calvin Wiggs
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Parker Fennelly | ... |
Millionaire
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Barry Macollum | ... |
Tramp
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Dwight Marfield | ... |
Dr. Greenbow
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Shirley MacLaine | ... |
There is a dead well-dressed man in a meadow clearing in the hills above a small Vermont town. Captain Albert Wiles, who stumbles across the body and finds by the man's identification that his name is Harry Worp, believes he accidentally shot Harry dead while he was hunting rabbits. Captain Wiles wants to hide the body as he feels it is an easier way to deal with the situation than tell the authorities. While Captain Wiles is in the adjacent forest, he sees other people stumble across Harry, most of whom don't seem to know him or care or notice that he's dead. One person who does see Captain Wiles there is spinster Ivy Gravely, who vows to keep the Captain's secret about Harry. Captain Wiles also Secretly sees a young single mother, Jennifer Rogers, who is the one person who does seem to know Harry and seems happy that he's dead. Later, another person who stumbles across both Harry and Captain Wiles is struggling artist Sam Marlowe, to who Captain Wiles tells the entire story of what ... Written by Huggo
When I read the box at the video store, I thought it sounded a little silly, but since it was directed buy Hitchcock, I decided to give it a try. I was glad I did!
This film does a good job at showing what life is like (in a twisted way) in a small American town. Of course the whole thing is a black comedy about a corpse, but it's great fun, and suspenseful too, especially when Calvin is in the room, questioning everybody. I didn't understand why the door kept opening, but maybe it was just a joke - normally the door would signal a killer entering or something like that - but the door is never any cause for alarm.
All the actors are good, especially Gwenn, and Mrs. Gravely was so endearing. Don't ignore this lesser known Hitchcock movie. It's a treat to watch and is genuinely funny.