FILM 1147: SUSPICION
TRIVIA: Joan Fontaine liked the
character of Lina in Suspicion
(1941) so much that she sent Alfred
Hitchcock a note after she read the novel ("Before the
Fact", by Anthony
Berkeley) offering to play the part for free, if necessary.
Joan Fontaine's
performance in this movie is the only Oscar-winning performance that Alfred Hitchcock directed.
In the scene where Johnnie brings a
glass of milk up to Lina, Alfred
Hitchcock had a light hidden in the glass to make it appear more
sinister.
The dog in the movie is a Sealyham
Terrier named "Johnnie" and Alfred Hitchcock's own
dog. The main male character is also named "Johnnie" and this name
was Hitch's original idea for the movie title. Alfred Hitchcock kept
Sealyhams for many years. In his movie The Birds (1963), Hitch
walks out of the pet store with Sealyhams on a lead.
Director Cameo: Alfred Hitchcock:
about 45 minutes in, mailing a letter at the village post office.
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