FILM 1716: THE WRONG MAN
TRIVIA: The scene where Henry
("Manny") Fonda is taken to prison was filmed in a real prison. As he
is led to his cell , you can hear one of the inmates yell out "What'd they
get ya for, Henry??", and a bunch of other prisoners laughing.
Alfred Hitchcock filmed
one of his usual cameos, standing in a restaurant as Manny sits, but decided on
using a narrated prologue instead.
Although based on a true story, Alfred Hitchcock deliberately
left out some of the information that pointed to Manny's innocence to heighten
the tension.
This marked the only time Henry
Fonda worked with director Alfred Hitchcock. Fonda's close friend James Stewart
worked with Hitchcock 4 times.
In the opening scene, it shows
Manny (Henry Fonda) playing his bass viol. Seated at the piano, next to him is
the pianist/conductor who tags the final note played. This is in reality
Betnard Herrmann, the composer and conductor for many Hitchcock movies and many
other Hollywood films of that era.
Included among the "1001
Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.
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