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Laughed out loud when...

posted 13 years ago by slgr7
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Alistair Sims cuts himself to smear blood on the dolls dress. His facial expression had me rolling for at least a minute. It was made even funnier because he was smiling in a nonchalant sort of way before he cut himself. The sudden change in his expression as he cuts himself is, to me, a moment of great acting.

Overall, I enjoyed the movie and it exceeded my expectations since I had been putting this one off for years knowing that it was not considered one of Hitchcock's better efforts.

[–] Ruby_Bale_Desplat 13 years ago

His expression was priceless. And I too envoyed this movie. Of course I wouldn't rank it among Hitch's best (!!!) but it's far from being bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPTV8PZo-Tc

[–] boxerrebellion 9 years ago

Yes, when you say 'not one of Hitchcock's best', one must remember that one is still speaking of Hitchcock. That's like saying 'not one of Monet's best lily ponds' or 'not one of Beethoven's best'.

[–] alisotom 13 years ago

about 10 minutes into the movie, the police come to the door and asks if he is jonathon cooper, he replies that he is and lets them in, then runs out the door, closing it behind him. he jumps into his car and shuts the door, locks it and locks the passenger door. the police come out, one on each side of the car, and the policeman on the passenger's side tries to break the window with his arm, to which jonathon points to a tiny sign on the glass which reads, "safety glass". alfred hitchcock has the most bizarre and brilliant sense of humor.

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[–] arman0612 13 years ago

Yes, that was a funny scene, this was the funniest Hitchcock film I've ever seen, I laughed in nearly every scene, but the biggest laugh I had was when Eve dresses up to be Doris with the glasses and the cigarette and goes outside her house to come in again to see if her mother recognizes her and when she opens the door her mother just tells her: Oh, there you are!, I just laughed so much because she couldn't fool anybody.

Great film!

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[–] VCR 8 years ago

The Trouble with Harry is the funniest to me!!

"Have you seen or touched any monkey's?" Monty, Late Show with David Letterman

[–] beepstein 8 years ago

"The Lady Vanishes", with a script by Giliatt and Launder, is brilliantly droll.

[–] atlasmb 11 years ago

Yes, that was great acting. Oddly enough, it adds both humor and suspense to the film. The suspense comes from wondering if he will pass out and stop himself from carrying out his desperate plan.

[–] FANatic-10 10 years ago

I loved a lot of things about the movie, and Alistair Sim's drollness certainly added immeasurably. I wouldn't say it was in Hitchcock's top tier, certainly, but it was still a most entertaining diversion. Jane Wyman did a very good job - the only negative thing I can say about her performance is that she was just not quite convincing as a British girl, the daughter of Alistair Sim and Sybil Thorndike.

[–] marckymarc71 9 years ago

Loved that scene--frankly ALL of Sim's scenes--he steals every one he's in--and in a good way.

A bit of subtle humor that had me cracking up was "Doris'" first meeting with Marlene's character and the way she was so self-absorbed she kept calling "Doris" by the wrong name--and a different wrong name each time! I think she called her 5 different names in 3 minutes. Funny stuff.

"Who's running this airline?!"

[–] kelkyl 8 years ago

Joyce Grenfell invites the garden party to take their chances at the shooting gallery:

Who wants to shoot lovely ducks?

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[–] EisenbergOfTheTiger 8 years ago

The scene that made me laugh was right before that when he was actually trying to win the doll. His interactions with the game lady and the other two guys playing were great.