EPISODE · Dec 4, 2024 · 35 MIN
HitchPod Rewatch Countdown, Dial M For Murder v On The Waterfront
from HitchPod - A Podcast About Alfred Hitchcock Movies · host HitchPod
We continue our look at the 7th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock's Dial M For Murder to the Oscar's Best Picture of the same year, On The Waterfront. We also discuss inexplicable omnipresence, Superman parenting and shoehorning musical numbers into the script, before revealing the 6th best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue. If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
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We continue our look at the 7th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s Dial M For Murder to the Oscar’s Best Picture of the same year, On The Waterfront. We also discuss inexplicable omnipresence, Superman parenting and shoehorning musical numbers into the script, before revealing the 6th best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue. If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
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