The Trouble with Harry (1955)

	Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock	COUNTRY USA GENRE Comedy/Mystery NORWEGIAN TITLE Men... hvem myrdet Harry? RUNNING TIME 99 minutes
	Produced by: Alfred Hitchcock
	Written by (based on a book by Jack Trevor Story): John Michael Hayes

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Capt. Albert Wiles	Edmund Gwenn
Sam Marlowe	John Forsythe
Jennifer Rogers	Shirley MacLaine	½
Miss Graveley	Mildred Natwick	½
Mrs. Wiggs	Mildred Dunnock
Arnie Rogers	Jerry Mathers
Calvin Wiggs	Royal Dano

Review

Amusing and lightweight black comedy from Alfred Hitchcock, who brought an ensemble of fairly unknown performers with him to Vermont to shoot this little piece on location. The result is a beautiful film; the Technicolors dazzle the screen in lovely autumn tones, and the film has a carefree and quirky tone that is characteristic of Hitchcock's lighter work. The plot unfolds as a cross between traditional Hitchcockian murder mystery and classic melodrama. Every now and then, the script by John Michael Hayes touches upon poignant human truths, often through the Edmund Gwenn character, but ultimately, the plot becomes a bit too perpetual to keep us enchanted until the very end. Shirley MacLaine is luscious in her screen debut.