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Suspicion
Suspicion is a 1941 romantic psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine as a married couple. It also features Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame May Whitty, Isabel Jeans, Heather Angel, and Leo G. Carroll. Suspicion is based on Francis Iles's novel Before the Fact (1932).
Plot
In 1938, handsome, irresponsible playboy Johnnie Aysgarth meets bespectacled Lina McLaidlaw on a train in England and later persuades her to take a walk with him. She is defensive and suspects his motives; he insults her in a ploy to create familiarity. But later, at a window, she overhears her parents talking about her. They assume she will never marry, and hurt by this she kisses Johnnie.
Awards
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| author | Alma Reville Joan Harrison Samson Raphaelson |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Actress |
| contentLocation | England |
| director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| editor | William Hamilton |
| genre | drama mystery thriller |
| keywords | confidence trick discover drive elope embezzle embezzlement entertain estate agent gambling debt inherit insurance policy life insurance liverpool london paris police inspector question suicide talk wedding present |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score Academy Award for Best Picture |
| producer | Alfred Hitchcock Harry E. Edington |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. |
| theme | film noir psychological thriller romantic drama romantic thriller |