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review: the trouble with harry (1955)
By vrtualme | October 21, 2007
Alfred Hitchcock’s most optimistic movie, The Trouble with Harry (1955), is “a comedy about a corpse.” Seems harry has died and no one knows who did it, how it was done, or what to do with the body. This screenplay by John Michael Hayes (Oscar nominee for Rear Window 1954) reads easily as a play; and may have the cleverest dialog of any Hitchcock film. it stars John Forsythe (the voice of Charlie from “Charlie’s Angels” 109 episodes, 1976-1981), Jerry Mathers (Theodore ‘Beaver’ Cleaver of “Leave It to Beaver” 235 episodes, 1957-1963) and new comer Shirley MacLaine (Oscar winner for Terms of Endearment 1983) in her first film. Hitchcock’s trademark cameo shows him walking past a limousine. A trailer wasn’t available so attached is a scene from the movie.