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The Secret Hitchcock: How Hollywood's Legendary Director Lived Through Cary Grant and James Stewart

The Secret Hitchcock: How Hollywood's Legendary Director Lived Through Cary Grant and James Stewart

Segaloff, Nat

Hardcover

Series: Screen Classics

DirectorsFilm Studies

PREORDER - Expected ship date October 27, 2026

ISBN10: 1985904705
ISBN13: 9781985904705
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: Oct 27 2026
Pages: 256
Language: English

Cary Grant and James Stewart were everything Alfred Hitchcock was not. Grant radiated charm and sophistication. Stewart embodied resilience and depth. Hitchcock--a meticulous, private man ruled by fear--found the freedom to express himself through their performances. Between 1941 and 1959, Hitchcock made eight unforgettable films with these two stars: four with Stewart--Rope (1948), Rear Window (1954), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), and Vertigo (1958)--and four with Grant--Suspicion (1941), Notorious (1946), To Catch a Thief (1955), and North by Northwest (1959). In those eighteen years, Grant shed his comedic persona to become a hero, Stewart transformed from boy next door to a war-hardened everyman, and Hitchcock reached the pinnacle of his craft--living his most daring, mysterious self through their performances. These relationships are key to understanding Hitchcock's creative process and the deeper layers of meaning in his iconic films.

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