# Favorite Alfred Hitchcock film **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 30, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132 "2009-09-30T17:53:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132/41 "2009-10-04T14:16:23Z")
> [@The\_Scrivener](#): > > I picked “Other,” for **Sabotage** (1936; Sylvia Sydney, Oskar Homolka, John Loder, and the child actor, who was terrific). Charming, chilling, sexy, politically astute film with two utterly classic suspense set-pieces (the boy delivering the bomb; the just knifing of the terrorist over dinner) and only one real failing – its subpar sound recording. > > I’ve been name-dropping and recommending this movie to others for twenty years now, and I feel like I’m carrying a torch to help keep it alive and circulating to some degree. I’m with you but as it wasn’t there I voted for the 39 steps. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132/42 "2009-10-04T14:58:01Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Rear Window is a better realized film, but the villain, Raymond Burr, had almost no lines and no motivation to murder his wife. So the edge goes to NbyNW. Waddeya mean, no motivation??? Every married guy in the world understands his motivation! ---
**Author:** ![Eugene\_of\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@Eugene\_of\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eugene_of_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132/43 "2009-10-04T15:48:32Z")
**North By Northwest**. I can watch this anytime and it’s not only my favorite Hitchcock film but one of my all time faves period. I can’t imagine not having seen it but do think it would play well even today on a first viewing. Good flick. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132/44 "2009-10-04T20:31:13Z")
My favorite in terms of able to watch over and over, is NORTH BY NORTHWEST. My favorite in terms of greatest Art is PSYCHO, or perhaps VERTIGO. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132/45 "2009-10-04T23:49:49Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > I absolutely love [The Trouble With Harry](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048750/) I really like this movie too. One of my alltime favorite jeopardy clues: Category: Hitchcock The trouble with Harry in **The Trouble with Harry**. What is Harry is Dead? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132/46 "2009-10-05T00:22:50Z")
My top three are _Rear Window_ (I love the neighborhood mini-dramas, plus Grace Kelly is hot), followed by _North By Northwest_ (even though Eva-Marie Saint is not hot) and _Psycho_. _Strangers On A Train_ is not far behind. Criss-cross. :eek: Most overrated Hitchcock films in my opinion - _Vertigo_ (sluggish) and _The 39 Steps_ (the Buchan novel is much better). And I’m surprised to see _Rope_ getting so many votes - not a bad movie, but aside from the gimmickry there’s not all that much there. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132/47 "2009-10-05T01:44:54Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > I absolutely love [The Trouble With Harry](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048750/) That’s my “other” choice. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132/48 "2009-10-05T01:50:48Z")
_Notorious_ is one of my all time favorite movies, so that was an easy vote. I’ve said on here before (completely hetero female speaking here 🙂 ) that the problem with _Notorious_ is which actor is the most attractive- Cary Grant, Claude Rains (in an evil little man way) or Ingrid Bergman. I also like (not nearly on the same level) _Marnie_, Sean Connery is great in it and it’s got some laugh out loud camp (probably not intentionally) and I like the sneaky cousin trying to get into Sean Connery’s pants. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132/49 "2009-10-05T02:44:13Z")
Psycho FTW ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132/50 "2009-10-05T14:43:57Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > There is something about the film **Rebecca** that just haunts me, and makes me watch it again whenever I happen to come across it on TCM. It is a beautifully creepy film, with a nice couple of twists along the way. I completely agree, except I don’t get **TCM**. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132/51 "2009-10-05T17:10:47Z")
Criterion needs to do a restoration/remastering (with all the extras!) job on _Sabotage_, yes-indeedy! Way overdue, guys… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-alfred-hitchcock-film/512132.md?page=2)