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TRUST ISSUES

Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was Hitchcock's

Suspicion (1941)

with Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant.

A near-cad woos a somewhat repressed woman and trust issues begin to develop eventually to the point of life and death.

Gambling debts, irresponsible behavior and all don't necessarily make an insurance murderer though. How seriously should Joan take her own suspicions?

It is a pretty good yarn and the two stars do a nice job.

The photography is quite stunning, a bit film noir. Actually, I think, HItchcock set the tone for the film noir directors rather than the other way round. He left the genré behind.

I will give it a 3 out of Netflix5. Good enough and I don't need to see it again. Thanks.

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