Laserdisc Title: ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S "THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY" (1955)
Edition: Fullscreen Edition (Single Disc)
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Edmund Gwenn, John Forsythe, Shirley MacLaine
Production / Year: 1955 Alfred J.Hitchcock Productions, Inc. Renewed 1982
Running Time: 100 Minutes / Color
Audio Format: Dual-Channel Sound
Video Format: NTSC, CLV (Extended Play)
Miscellaneous Features: Rated PG
Distributed By: MCA Home Video
Catalog / Spine Number: 40130

IMPORTANT: This is a 12-inch Diameter Laserdisc, which is NOT the same as DVD and cannot be played on a DVD player!

Cosmetic Condition:
Disc (s): Very Good - Some very light to very minor hairline surface swirls or light fingerprint marks
Jacket: Excellent - Normal shelf wear, few creases, slightly worn-out corners or edges but no signs of spines splitting

Synopsis:

Get this classic and watch it over and over. `Trouble' is a novel departure for Hitchcock as it is not a mystery or suspense film. There's no surprise ending and no terror. Instead, the film revolves around Harry, a corpse found dead in a New England meadow on a glorious fall day.

Harry Walker is a real pain to the residents of a quaint but very picturesque little town in New England. The trouble with Harry is..that he is dead! The residents including Edmund Gwenn, John Forsythe, Mildred Natwick and Shirley MacLaine(in her first feature film role), don't seem too shook up about his apparent murder, some don't even notice the state Harry is in, the trouble is what to do with the corpse!

These quirky folk, are trying to get rid of Harry, thinking they might be the ones responsible for his death. Through a series of very comical misunderstandings, poor Harry's body, is buried, dug up, cleaned up and returned to the "scene of the crime" several times, as they try to hide him from the local sheriff. And what's more, during this hard day's work, friendships, bonds, and even a lasting love is formed between the characters. It's an adventure in the lighter side of death as only Hitch can do it!

THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY is a morbid [dark] comedy, full of witty dialogue and offbeat performances. It is a masterpiece of dreary atmosphere(set in a beautiful fall country setting)and wonderful realization.

It is endearing and feel-good, morbid and dark, and funny yet subtle, too. Alfred Hitchcock does good with this film. Edmund Gwenn is perfect, John Forsythe is intelligent, Mildred Natwick is endearing, Shirley Maclaine is wonderfully offbeat, Jerry Mathers is cute, and Mildred Dunnock is marvelously bland. The soundtrack is very whimsical and sets the mood perfectly.

I recommend it to everyone. Also, if you can get hold of the novel of the same name by J. Trevor Story, it is excellent also with many funny additions.

THIS IS NOT A DVD!!! THIS IS A 12" LASERDISC AND WILL NOT PLAY IN A DVD PLAYER

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