Same here. NO sex appeal at all. And I couldn’t figure out what Grace Kelly’s character saw in him-- the judgmental, stuffy fussbudget. He didn’t even seem to notice her until she pulled that stunt at the end of the movie.
She makes the film. I love it when she (in case there’s someone who hasn’t seen it)
crawls over the murderer’s balcony in that gigantic organza skirt!I do love the movie, however, especially the premise. I used to live in an apartment complex where all the balcony-patios faced each other across an interior space–three stories. It was like a beehive with each story unfolding in its own little cell. It was fascinating to sit out there with a beer and just watch the comings and goings. And no, I didn’t own a telescope (but it would have been interesting).
I got to see Rear Window in the theater at my colleges years ago. Before that, I had only seen stills of Grace Kelly and thought she was a bit plain. Then I saw This scene and suddenly got what the fuss was about. Yowza.
One thing I hadn’t noticed before was that Ross Bagdasarian aka David Seville, adoptive father of Alvin, Simon, and Theodore, played the piano player neighbor.
Well, o.k., I still have never noticed it but I recently read it and thus became informed of it.
