tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post1966314883521649187..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Gone With The Handcuff King: David O. Selznick's HoudiniJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-21539722214015167532014-05-20T11:01:33.576-07:002014-05-20T11:01:33.576-07:00My point is that I can't see Hitchcock wanting...My point is that I can't see Hitchcock wanting to be tied down to the facts of real person's life in a biographical movie. <br /><br />Many of his movies were based on novels, and a few came from plays and short stories: 39 Steps, Lady Vanishes, Rebecca, Paradine Case, Topaz, Suspicion, Spellbound, Rope, Stage Fright, Under Capricorn, I Confess, Dial M for Murder, Strangers on a Train, Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-40865791404909797042014-05-19T18:47:06.692-07:002014-05-19T18:47:06.692-07:00In an appearance on the Dick Cavett Show, Hitchcoc...In an appearance on the Dick Cavett Show, Hitchcock mentioned that he preferred to read biographies over novels.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-74044735418078842882014-05-19T14:13:20.267-07:002014-05-19T14:13:20.267-07:00Well, she ended up working for Darryl Zanuck, the ...Well, she ended up working for Darryl Zanuck, the only man in America who didn't understand her appeal. He knew she made money for the studio. He just couldn't figure out why people went to her movies. But I digress. <br /><br />Regarding Hitchcock, I'm not sure he'd want to do a biography of anyone. He made movies that suited his vision -- people in quandaries, caught up in Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-54790850893017698372014-05-19T13:55:11.292-07:002014-05-19T13:55:11.292-07:00Ha! Really? I didn't know that.Ha! Really? I didn't know that.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-4437500895584049152014-05-19T12:32:45.001-07:002014-05-19T12:32:45.001-07:00Hmmm... Dore Schary. The guy who thought Marilyn M...Hmmm... Dore Schary. The guy who thought Marilyn Monroe wasn't photogenic or had the makings of a star, and passed on offering her a contract. Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-27621551511995757842014-05-19T12:07:51.709-07:002014-05-19T12:07:51.709-07:00He was good. He understood what audiences wanted a...He was good. He understood what audiences wanted at the time. He understood the system and was well connected. No different than today.<br /><br />I think of him more a producer/executive than a writer of the time. I didn't even know he was a writer until researching his Houdini project.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-10009578364895422352014-05-19T03:36:48.009-07:002014-05-19T03:36:48.009-07:00Question for John since he is a writer in Hollywoo...Question for John since he is a writer in Hollywood and others...<br /><br />Of all of the writers in Hollywood at the time why do you think Dore Schary rose so high up in the ranks?<br /><br />For a little more on Dore Schary and Hardeen go to...<br />http://www.houdini.org/TheLifeOfHoudiniMovieHardeenDoreSchary.html<br /><br />Dick & Dorothy<br />Houdini MuseumDorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookzhttp://houdini.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-81201770427930044732014-05-17T10:52:19.896-07:002014-05-17T10:52:19.896-07:00Just the idea of Hitchcock doing a biopic... And a...Just the idea of Hitchcock doing a biopic... And a Houdini one! Yes, the head explodes with the thought of what that could have been.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-53693193620221895712014-05-17T10:31:20.694-07:002014-05-17T10:31:20.694-07:00What an incredible bummer Hitchcock didn't go ...What an incredible bummer Hitchcock didn't go for it. I bet that would have been one hell of a great biopic. I've heard of the Emile Zola film but didn't know who directed it. Dieterle likely would have done a great job, too. So many could've's and would've's. Sigh.Tom Intervalhttp://www.intervalmagic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-65799809281078787562014-05-17T09:23:56.526-07:002014-05-17T09:23:56.526-07:00Thanks. I've been seeing remnants of 30s/40s H...Thanks. I've been seeing remnants of 30s/40s HH projects for years, but I never pulled it all together before and realized it was one project moving from studio to studio. Selznick was the key.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-71379701339112998812014-05-17T09:00:59.562-07:002014-05-17T09:00:59.562-07:00Very interesting Very interesting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com