She knows that something is not quite right with him. I also find it very significant that Ann is the only member of the Newton family who is on to her Uncle Charlie from the moment he steps off the train. My favorite line involves her character Ann commenting on her mother speaking very loud into the telephone: “she thinks she has to cover the distance by sheer lung power”, quips Ann, a line rumored to be inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s own mother. Edna’s character gets many of the best lines in the movie, and many of them produce a smile. Other members of the Newton family treat her like a child, (which she certainly is), but she makes very mature observations. What makes Edna’s performance stand out? Her character Ann Newton is wise beyond her years. And there are quite a few memorable ones: Veronica Cartwright in The Birds, Desmond Tester in Sabotage, and Jerry Mathers in The Trouble with Harry spring to mind. In my posted review of Alfred Hitchcock’s movie Shadow of a Doubt I wrote that Edna May Wonacott (who played Ann Newton in the film), gives the best performance by a child actor in the entire Hitchcock canon. SUSPICION (1941): "If you're going to kill somebody, do it simply."Įdna May Wonacott with the master, Alfred Hitchcock.REAR WINDOW (1954) PART TWO: THEMES AND IDEAS.TORN CURTAIN: Deconstruction of a scene (the killing of Gromek).I CONFESS (1952): "You can't tell them, as long as you're a priest.REAR WINDOW: Deconstruction of a scene - The death of a dog.THE BIRDS: Deconstruction of a scene - The death of a farmer.SABOTEUR Deconstruction of a scene: The Statue of Liberty finale.NORTH BY NORTHWEST: Deconstruction of a Scene (The crop duster sequence).TO CATCH A THIEF (1955): "I bet you told her all your trees were Sequoias.".PSYCHO Deconstruction of a Scene: Arbogast questions Norman Bates.SABOTEUR Deconstruction of a scene: The Statue of Liberty finale. HITCHCOCK AND SELZNICK by Leonard J. Leff.SHADOW OF A DOUBT Deconstruction of a Scene: Signature Scenes.ROPE Deconstruction of a Scene: A trunk, a talk and a hat.VERTIGO Deconstruction of a Scene: Argosy Book Shop.Hitchcock on Hitchcock Volume 2 – Edited by Sidney Gottlieb.Footsteps in the Fog – Alfred Hitchcock’s San Francisco by Jeff Kraft and Aaron Levanthal.PSYCHO Deconstruction of a Scene: Arbogast questions Norman Bates. MARNIE Deconstruction of a Scene: Marnie steals the money.
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