The Trouble with Harry (1955) is one of the films that are not considered "normal" Hitchcock films. There is black humour in this, and many are the movie lovers who haven't enjoyed this particular film. This doesn't mean, however, that it doesn't have its joys.
The Trouble with Harry is that he is dead. And each and every one that sees his body has a different opinion on what should be done with it.
The question is, though, who killed him? And anyone could have done it. A single mom who happens to be his wife (Shirley MacLaine), her son who finds him first (Jerry Mathers), Captain Albert Wiles who is an aspiring hunter (Edmund Gwenn), a broke artist (John Forsythe) or an old maid (Mildred Natwick). They are all suspects.
What could be a really dark story becomes a dark comedy that follows some ignorant characters through their struggle to be proven innocent even if they feel guilty. And they are trully ignorant, as they face death like something that doesn't affect them. The humour is subtle and british but never over the top.
This is one of Hitchcock's most favourite films of his own. Although it wasn't a big success in the US, it played for a year or more in England, Italy and France. This is also one of his most personal films.
Wanting to make a film that didn't star a big name, he also cast Shirley MacLaine in the lead. This is MacLaine's film debut.
Harry's body is played by an actor named Philip Truex.
This film also marks the first collaboration between Alfred Hitchcock and composer Bernard Herrmann. The score is Hitchcock's favourite out of all his films.
Director Cameo: 20 minutes into the movie, he walks behind a car.
Memorable Quotes:
What seems to be the trouble, Captain?
Miss Graveley
He looked exactly the same when he was alive, only he was vertical.
Jennifer Rogers
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