Cuddles!


I kind of liked this first effort by The Master, Alfred Hitchcock, but I have to admit, I was more impressed with Cuddles, the dog! lol I think he's up there with Pete from 'The Little Rascals' as one of the first important dog actors of the period in film. He may be no Rin Tin Tin or Lassie, but he sure knows when to ham it up on camera! lol I especially liked his chewing on the radio cabel, and the scene where he meets Hugh for the first time, and goes berserk for joy! Did anyone notice how quickly he disappeared behind that curtained-door, as soon as his work was finished for the scene? It kind of reminded me of 'The Gong Show', the way they yanked him out of there with their invisible hook! LMAO! + for the film, and a * for Cuddles! Did he ever 'act' in any other films, I wonder? FuturePrimitive666.

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Cuddles was the first but by no means the last use by Hitchcock of dogs in his (British)movies .He also used mutts in "Young and Innocent" and "Secret Agent ", not forgetting " The Man who knew too much" and they played very important parts in each movie.However by the time that he made the move stateside the dogs declined in importance ,with the exception of the blind mans dog in "Saboteur" they were relagated to walk on parts.

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Awwwwww cuddles RIP, bless his little paws...entertaining doggy.

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The dog in Rear Window, digging in Thorwald's garden, plays a fairly important role.

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The dog's name was changed to "cuddles" in the Rohauer print of the film.

The BFI has just done a stunning restoration - putting back in over 20 minutes of cut footage, and restoring all the original title cards - which read quite differently.

In the original cards, the dog's name was "Chum" - and he gets a lot more screen time in the restored version!

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