tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post2580059720764057651..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Doris Day in Hitchcock and Hitchcock-LiteRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-81936907519007128092020-07-19T08:23:48.972-04:002020-07-19T08:23:48.972-04:00I've never seen the earlier film, but I really...I've never seen the earlier film, but I really like this version. It's one of my fave Doris Day roles because, like a previous commenter said, Day works this role for all it's worth – but she doesn't make it obvious.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-42216574385669961782020-06-29T18:45:36.957-04:002020-06-29T18:45:36.957-04:00Great stuff, as always, Rick. I recently bought a ...Great stuff, as always, Rick. I recently bought a digital version of this film on Amazon Video. I was fortunate that the print and transfer were top-notch. So, nothing to distract me from Hitch's first-rate craftsmanship.<br /><br />The thing that is interesting about TMWKtM is that it doesn't seem like it is going to be a good, or even great Hitch film, in part because it seems like a Hollywood formula effort. I think that is partly because the late, great Doris Day was criminally under-rated as an actress, and as a proto-Feminist.<br /><br />Day is very good in this role, which doesn't give her a lot of room to maneuver. She's written as a kind of stereotypical of-the-time Wife and Mother but she stretches the role, squeezes iit for as much as she can.<br /><br />And Jimmy Stewart, well, what can you say. Like Cary Grant he was always so good, so professional that you almost forget he is acting.Eric Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494404128694639359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-21599986048616769402020-06-29T18:29:31.960-04:002020-06-29T18:29:31.960-04:00This is a great article! I really enjoyed reading ...This is a great article! I really enjoyed reading it. I haven't seen either of these film, but you described them so accurately and interestingly that I really want to see them now! Doris Day is one of my favorite actresses, so I look forward to seeing these two movies with her.<br /><br />By the way, I would like to invite you to join two events we are hosting in July. Firstly, we are hosting the Code Concepts Blogathon in the middle of the month to celebrate American Breen Era (1934-1954) adaption of classic literature: https://pureentertainmentpreservationsociety.wordpress.com/2020/06/06/announcing-the-code-classics-blogathon/. Also, we are hosting a month-long celebration of Code movies called #CleanMovieMonth2020: https://pureentertainmentpreservationsociety.wordpress.com/2020/06/09/announcing-cleanmoviemonth2020/. We could really use your talent!<br /><br />Yours Hopefully,<br /><br />Tiffany Brannan<br />Tiffany Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060804211909136396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-22948842874539745492020-06-29T08:14:46.387-04:002020-06-29T08:14:46.387-04:00I still prefer the earlier version of The Man Who ...I still prefer the earlier version of The Man Who Knew Too Much but admit that the 1956 movie has started to grow on me over the years.<br />https://www.caftanwoman.com/2016/10/caftan-womans-choice-one-for-november.html<br /><br />After the first viewing, Midnight Lace becomes a comfortable thriller watched for the fashion show. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com