In case you didn't know, Barbara was played by Patricia Hitchcock, Alfred's daughter. She's in several of her dad's movies. I know she had a small part in Psycho as a secretary in the office at the beginning of the movie.

Robert Walker was the perfect Hitchcock villain here. Suave but menacing. Creep factor. Coddled by mommy while having daddy issues lol. Can't believe he passed at just 31 the same year this movie came out. Guy was absolutely primed for a bigger career ahead.

A classic film, another film I recommend is Night of the Hunter.

Rope (1948) is another Hitchcock movie starring Farley Granger (Guy) it is notable for being shot in a way that makes it look like it was filmed in one take.

Yeah, I'm gonna be that guy. These are the real classics. I saw this in a retrospective movie theater in the 1980s and it immediately became my favorite Hitchcock movie, though I've had about six of them take that distinction over the years. Robert Walker, the guy who played Bruno so creepily, died right after this came out. It was a major shift in his career, as before he always played boring, goody two-shoes types. Nice reaction, as always. EDIT: You were right to laugh in the places you did. Hitchcock had a warped sense of humor and loved 'black' or macabre humor in "inappropriate" places. Many old movies contain verbal and visual wit like this, but it requires audience attention that many don't seem to have now.

Aww!! The actress playing the part of Bruno’s mother was a semi regular on the tv series Bewitched she played the part of adorable Aunt Clara !

A film with incredible pacing and dialog is His Girl Friday, with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. So very much worth looking up.

Hitchcock's early work are worth checking out. The 39 Steps, Sabotage, Foreign Correspondent, Rebecca, The Lady Vanishes are some suggestions. Great reaction...!

Hitchcock “To Catch A Thief” Cary Grant and Grace Kelly!! Great movie, twists and amazing scenery! Ps.You’ll love Hitchcocks cameo in this one!!

After this, you guys should check out THROW MAMA FROM THE TRAIN. It's basically a comedy version of Strangers On a Train with Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito, who also directed. A real hidden gem of the 80s and a great Hitchcockian-ish comedy.

I love when it's a movie I haven't seen yet. Found out about quite a few older movies that I wouldn't have normally watched because of this channel. Love this channel.

Check out Hitch's "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943) and his modern murder thriller "Frenzy" (1972). BTW, "Barb" was played by Pat Hitchcock, director Alfred's daughter. She appeared in several of his films and often supplied some comic relief. You also saw her in the early office scenes in "Psycho."

The merry go round sequence was fairly real; it would never be allowed to film that way today. The man crawling underneath was actually underneath and that was the most dangerous aspect. Hitchcock loves creating finales that are showstoppers. You’ve seen Rear Window and North by Northwest; another older film that has one is Foreign Correspondent.

One Hitchcock film that is rarely mentioned is "Frenzy." It's his only R-rated movie. I think viewers should watch that film. It's much darker than his other works.

This is one of Hitchcock’s wildest movies, and in my opinion one of his most underrated. That merry go round sequence might be my favorite Hitchcock scene

Loved this reaction. Fun fact: The character of Barbara is played by Hitchcock’s own daughter, Patricia Hitchcock! Next up I recommend The Birds, Rope, Rebecca or Notorious

Shadow of a Doubt is another freaky movie by Hitchcock similar to this movie. You should check it out.

Patricia Hitchcock lived in Solvang, CA and died fairly recently. I used to work with one of her granddaughters!

The young woman "Barbara" was actually Hitchcocks real life daughter. She had parts in many of her dads film. Really enjoyed your reactions to this classic film!

The actor who played the tennis player was in another great Hitchcock movie called "Rope".

Would love to see you guys react to "Hitchcocks LIFEBOAT" Great film with several standout well written characters!

Yay! Love your Hitchcock reactions. His movies is so important to film history. His camerawork is basically a film class 101. I guess you haven't seen 'Rope' yet. You will recognize someone from this movie.

Now you have to watch Throw Mama from the Train ✌️💜

Danny DEVITO and Billy Crystal did a comedy version of this movie: “Throw Momma From The Train”

BTW, this movie and the plot play a HUGE role in the Danny Dsvito and Billy Crystal comedy :Throw Mama From the Train". I strongly recommend it. I have always wondered why more reactors overlook it.

This is the 6th Hitchcock movie you've seen. U highly recommend the 1963 natural horror film THE BIRDS, The 1964 romantic thriller Marnie, the 1966 Espionage Thriller Torn Curtain, another 1969 Spy Thriller Topaz, The 1972 Psychological Thriller Frenzy, which was Hitchcock's first and only R Rated movie, and Hitchcock's last film, the 1976 caper comedy Family Plot.

Definetly check out Hitchcock's favorite movie. It is his best film, story/characters/casting wise. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Filmed on location. Which was a huge deal in that time.

When the merry-go-round spins and wrecks it looks like the spaceship crashing in War of the Worlds.

Glad you're continuing your Hitchcock journey. He made so many good films, the ones he's known for, and the lesser known films, which are also good.

Glad you reviewed this. Strangers on a Train and The Birds are my favorite Hitchcock films. Robert Walker who played Bruno died shortly after this film was released. His son Robert Walker Jr was a TV actor. He starred in a episode of Star Trek called Charlie X.

The Coen Brothers made a noir style film called The Man Who Wasn’t There starring Billy Bob Thornton and James Gandalfini. They even filmed it in black and white.

One of the best noir psychological thrillers ever made! Thry made reference to the movie in Horrible Bosses, where 3 friends try to have their own abusive employers killed, but not everything goes according to plan.

I don't recall if you've seen Hitchcock's Rope yet. Farley Granger (who played Guy here) has prominent role in it. It's also a very clever film with some interesting tricks behind it. And it starred James Stewart!

You two followed the storyline very well! One of my favorite films!

Now you guys need to watch Throw Momma From The Train, Danny DeVito, and Billy Crystal.

Fun fact, Hitchcock edited two versions of this movie, one for the U.K. where they hint at Bruno having a homoerotic attraction to Guy and one for U.S. audience's where they remove the references to his sexuality. Hitchcock never released the U.K. version and it was only found after his death.

I’ve never seen a bad Alfred Hitchcock movie, he really knew how to create a rich and enticing story.

The old man crawling under the spinning carousel was a real stunt, and it was rather dangerous.

Your reactions make my heart warm. I remember going to a revival of ‘Dial M for Murder’ in 3D. The opening film was ‘Strangers on a Train’, which I’d never heard of before. It quickly became my all-😊time favorite film. This kicked off Hitchcock’s 1950s winning streak. It’s action-packed and worth watching repeatedly. You DID ask something which never occurred to me: how did Bruno get back to Washington before Guy after killing Miriam?

I sure hope you'll soon get to my all-time favourite Hitchcock film: To Catch a Thief (1955). Cary Grant, Grace Kelly ( ♥), shot in Monte-Carlo. Just gorgeous.

If you want a great movie that takes place on a train, please try to fit Silver Streak from 1976 onto your schedule. A murder mystery action comedy starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, Pryor I don’t think had appeared on the channel yet.

"She wasn't hurt in any way" "SHE'S DEAD" Why was that so funny 😂

Great reaction, folks!!! If you get a chance, check out some of his British films: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), The 39 Steps (1935), Sabotage (1936), Young and Innocent (1937), The Lady Vanishes (1938).

I had a suspicion you would enjoy it. So glad you did. More Hitchcock cinematic brilliance worth watching: Rebecca(1940) The Trouble With Harry(1955) Family Plot(1976) Off topic: Sunset Boulevard is so GOOD. Glad it at least made your poll list.

Thank-you look forward to your Sunday upload. (im in Australia) "The Rope "is another old Hitchcock classic.

Haven't watched the reaction yet, but this film is referenced in "Throw Mama from the Train", which is also recommended.

At 46:10 in the outro, TBR said "He probably would have gotten away with it..." and then paused, only for Samantha to finish the sentence with, "...had he not tried to return [to] plant the evidence." In my mind, that sentence should have concluded with "...if it weren't for you meddling kids!" Scooby-dooby-do! 😂

Watching this with you guys was so much fun! Thanks for making me laugh so much, TBR! Can’t wait to watch you continue your Hitchcock journey.

This is based on a book by Patricia Highsmith, and I definitely recommend a movie based on one of her books titled The Incredible Mister Riley.

There were some stellar names working on this. Patricia Highsmith wrote the novel this movie is based on. Another novelist, Raymond Chandler, co-wrote the script. His novels include The Big Sleep, Farwell My Lovely, The Long Goodbye, all of which were filmed.

I'm glad you guys liked Strangers on a Train. I hope you check out more film noir. There are ton of really great films, and they hold up well because of the subject matter. One of the great films that Alfred Hitchcock greatly admired was Double Indemnity by Billy Wilder. (Wilder is considered one of the greatest and influential directors in movie history, but his films rarely get the "reaction" treatment. He also directed another iconic noir, Sunset Blvd.)

The song the drunk guy is singing is known variously as "Old Grogan's Goat", "Bill Hogan's Goat", etc., etc. Also used in such expressions as "stinks like Hogan's goat". The movie was based on a book by Patricia Highsmith, who also wrote "The Talented Mr. Ripley," made recently into a movie starring Matt Damon.

Sir Alfred Hitchcock's cameo as the man boarding the train carrying a double bass as Guy Haines gets off in his hometown was directed by his daughter, Patricia Hitchcock.

It’s amazing how Hitchcock was able to add so much humour to murder. ‘Frenzy’, one of his last movies, takes his ‘wrong man’ trope to yet another level and is probably his most ‘adult’ movie, shall we say, but is laced with quite a bit of dark humour……I’d love to see you do a watch on that movie sometime.

30:08 "oh, excuse me. have you ever thought about _murder?"_

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤

Hitchcock The 39 steps (1935), is a good one too... spies' story with a humor touch :)

I've seen this picture so many times; has so many iconic moments. I agree that Robert Walker was so good, so understated the way he plays this character, scary. Hitchcock was on a four-movie slump before this, both commercially, and critically for the most part, and he rebounded big time. He would go on to do some of his best remembered, and most loved pictures throughout the 50s. Great reaction.

I love how every weird thing was, like, "It was a different time!" lol A) I know I've already recommended it but PLEASE watch High Anxiety - Mel Brooks' spoof of Hitch films. B) The actor who plays Guy is in another great/unusual Hitchcock film called Rope, co-starring James Stewart. It all takes place in one room, like a play. Suspense at its best! C) Also please watch Charade - Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. It's been called the best Hitchcock film he never made lol

This is one of my favorite Hitchcock movies! You guys should try Rope and Shadow of a Doubt as well if you haven't already seen them.

Okay - now you have to watch "Throw Mamma From The Train" (there's a connection). LoL

It's funny you said at 12:34 that Guy should go to the cops. Hitchcock was once asked in an interview why some of his protagonists didn't go to the cops when that would be the obvious thing to do. He said because then there wouldn't be a story. By the way, the younger sister wearing glasses (who first appears at 13:35) was Hitchcock's daughter, Patricia Hitchcock.

Great reaction as usual. "Strangers" has always been one of my favourite films since I first saw it as a kid. You're right, there is a ton of humour in the film. For instance, when Bruno remarks about his mother's painting: "That's father." And the mother responds: "I thought I was painting St. Francis." Something like that. Hitchcock didn't like modern art, and you often see sly reproaches of modern art in his films. It was clever to introduce Guy and Bruno at the beginning by following their shoes. Their shoes told us something about them. Bruno is wearing saddle shoes. Although they can be worn by both men and women, in the 1940s they were primarily associated with school-girls. This movie was made in the very early 1950s, so the implication was, I think, that Bruno was rather effeminate/homosexual. Other things in the movie hinted at this as well. There was a related in-joke, too. The actor who played Guy was in fact gay, whereas the actor who played Bruno was not. I used to live in D.C. for many years, and it's fun to see what it was like in the early 1950s when watching this film. Much nicer than it is today. The echo folk song the math professor is singing is called "Bill Grogan's Goat." The lyrics vary but go something like this: There was a man Now please take note There was a man who had a goat. He loved that goat Indeed he did He loved that goat Just like a kid. One day that goat Felt frisk and fine Ate three red shirts Right off the line. The man, he grabbed him by the back And tied him to The railroad track. Now, when that train Came into sight That goat grew pale And green with fright. He heaved a sigh As if in pain, Coughed up those shirts And flagged the train! The film is based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith. Highsmith was a novelist and short-story writer of psychological thrillers. She was also a lesbian. Her works often exhibit a gay subtext. At least twenty-eight films are based on her works. "Throw Mama from the Train" is a comedic take on "Strangers." Hitchcock bought the rights to "Strangers" for $8000, about $105,000 in today's money. At the time Highsmith had just graduated from college and was working in a comic store to make ends meet. "Strangers" was her breakthrough novel. Another film based on a Highsmith novel is "The Talented Mr Ripley." It's not Hitchcock, but I do like it as well.

Cool reaction as always Schmitt & Samantha, you both take care and have a good night

Saw this film and Rope in Chicago 2007…Farley Granger was the guest. He had a firm handshake for an 81 year old! Granger was promoting his autobiography “Include Me Out.” Also, recommend the book “Strangers on a Train” by Patricia Highsmith that the film’s based on. Hope you can watch another excellent Hitchcock film noir “Shadow of a Doubt.”

Kasey Rogers, who played Guy's wife Miriam, also portrayed Louise on "Bewitched." She was Larry Tate's wife after Irene Vernon departed the role following the first two seasons of the hit series.

6:23 OMG it's Aunt Clara! I can't be the only one that recognizes her?

This is my first time watching it too :)

I know this movie! Old, but neat.

39 STEPS (1935) with Robert Donat and NOTORIOUS (1946) with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman are wonderful Hichcock movies. A great movie thriller you should see - not a Hichcock film- whose title one hears constantly in the news is GASLIGHT(1944) with Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman. I think you'd both love all three.

☺️ Great reaction! I love your comments. The funny moments in the movie were intentional, I believe. That’s one of the differences between movies then and now. Even in a more serious film, like say “Lawrence of Arabia”, there are humorous moments. I find the movies now generally, to be a little too dark. I really love your channel. You guys make the best comments during the movie that always make me laugh. Thanks for the great channel!

34:35 "oh, I guess he does have it. maybe I shouldn't have believed him." daniel's voice. 😆

"Throw" Mama From The Train" with Danny DeVito and Billy Crystal was a spoof of this movie. BTW...It's Hitchcock's daughter playing the sister.

I love the old, classic b & w films. Especially those by Hitch. I've seen this many times but never enjoyed it so much, as with you two. That reaction was great. You both are funny as hell. Thanks a lot. See ya on the next. Big shoutout from Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Peace, guys. Later.

You really need to watch "Throw Momma From the Train" now. I won't say why.

Robert Walker was one of my favorite actors growing up. If you're interested in another great movie of his, watch "The Clock" with Judy Garland. You won't be disappointed. It's ashame he died so young at the age of 32.

Rope (1948) is another great Hitchcock film you guys should react to. The actor who plays Guy in this film also stars in Rope. I'm sure you guys will enjoy it.

Robert Walker was a great actor...so sad he passed so soon after this, he could've/should've been a Hollywood institution. As it was he left an indelible mark on cinema, heavily due to this role. Will always enjoy a Hitchcock reaction.

Just so you know for your Hitchcock journey, every movie from 'The lady vanishes' from 1939 is reaction worthy. There is a couple of non-good movies in there, but if you have Hitchcock polls you would sort those out.

Charade Isn’t Hitchcock but so good, twists and a bit of comedy Plus great cast : Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant and Walter Matthau ( grumpy old men) a very young Walter Matthau!! Plus I heard the copyright on it ran out so anyone can react to it!!

When you watch Hitchcock's for first time, you're trying to detect if it contains black comedy or not I find to tune into its wavelength. I always look forward to more Hitchcock on the channel, love that you both enjoy them so much.

Love you guys and watching find the joy in so many of my favorite films - especially the Hitchcocks Btw - did you realize your fave Barbara was delightfully played by Hitch's real life daughter Patricia - she is so wonderful in this and in her cameo in his film Stage Fright - a more obscure but pretty fun Hitchcock

The screenplay is based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith who also wrote the Ripley novels one of which became The Talented Mr Ripley movie with Matt Damon. I echo other recommendations for Shadow of a Doubt and Rebecca. Also for another Hitchcock set on a train, The Lady Vanishes from 1938. I just found your channel and am really enjoying your content.

Great lesser-known Hitchcock film. I remember studying it in a film class in college 30 years ago. Never forgot it!

Part of the appeal of this film was Robert Walker playing totally against type. This was one of his last films (he died at 32) but his entire career he had played all American small town, kind of Gee Whiz characters (Flight Engineer/Topt gunner David Thatcher in Thirty Seconds over Tokyo, Marian Hargrove in See Here Private Hargrove and others). His performane in this movie apparently freaked people out because he played such a villain after som many years of nice guys.

Glad you enjoyed the movie. One of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock movies. Loved that Hitchcock’s daughter provided comic relief. Next movie by Hitchcock to watch: Dial M for Murder. Also recommend WAIT UNTIL DARK and CHARADE, both with Audrey Hepburn. Even though Hitchcock didn’t direct them he might as well have. In the former, through a series of events in the prologue, a doll ends up in a blind woman's apartment. Unknown to her it's stuffed with heroin and three crooks want it. What starts as a hustle gradually evolves into a nail-biting battle of wits. Turn off the lights during the last 9 minutes

My favorite shot is when Bruno comes to tell Guy he killed Marion. They are talking outside, standing on opposite sides of a wrought Iron fence, the bars looking like a jail cell. Then the police show up and guy moves over to the same side of the fence a Bruno, like they are both accomplices now!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was not expecting THIS one! Super fun reaction! I rank this right next to Psycho & Rear Window (and Shadow Of A Doubt) as the essential four that virtually anyone can get into. Elated to see you react to this!!!! (That whole poll had a lot of super great ones! Virtually all of 'em! Don't know what I would have voted for,.......but I would most definitely have voted for this one to win any Hitchcock poll.) You guys are getting to be Hitchcock experts! Very few have seen 'em all, and most of us got them under our belts gradually, over decades, so you're doing great! There's always another Hitchcock out there......for ALL of us! Even if it's just to rewatch one we've only seen once, thirty years ago and have hazy memories of!😄 I'm due for a rewatch of "Young And Innocent"! (a movie that will never win a poll!🤣)

I'm glad you guys are still reacting to these older movies, even if they don't get the same amount of views as others. These are some of the best movies ever made, and age does nothing to change that. It is too bad that Laura is low down on the poll, as it is one of the best noir; at least it is on the poll. I highly recommend "The Long Goodbye" (1973) for the poll in the future, another classic detective noir from the 70's.

I LOVED your reaction to this. LOL no carousel can spin fast enough to fly a grown man's entire body off the side like that. That was pretty hilarious.

The really scary thing about the plot of this film is, that it's absolutely Possible!

So glad you guys are doing the classics, Especially Hitchcock. Night of the Hunter is another great one 👍🏾

Barbra is Alfred Hitchcock's daughter. She had bit roles in many of his movies too. She was in Psycho in the begining as a co worker in the office.

This was released shortly before Robert Walker’s death in late 1951.

You are 100% correct in regard to the fast paced nature of older movies. I have over 6000 movies and I can unequivocally say that the best movies ever made were made in the 30s.

I'm glad their doing film noir polls...all those movies are superb choices.

Another classic... Nice! :-)

My go to cable channel is TCM.. and older movies in general. For years, this movie has been a "remote drop" for me. If it's on, I'm watching ;-)

The carnival stalking sequence is one of the most twisted things ever put on film.

Hitchcock's movies often had shots involving objects that were primary parts of the plot and became the focus of the shot: In _Notorious,_ Ingrid Bergman is holding a key in the foyer of a huge house and the camera zooms in from above to a super close-up; In _Dial M for murder_ there's a telephone in the foreground of the shot and Hitchcock had a four-foot telephone made; in _Suspicion_ Cary Grant is coming up the stairs with a glass of milk in a tray and Hitchcock put a small light in the milk to make it glow. The reflection of the killer in the spectacles in this movie was from that armoury. Hitchcock once said: It's a waste if something terrible just happens, the audience gets over it in seconds; but if you tell the audience something terrible is going to happen in 15 minutes then they'll spend all fifteen minutes on the edge of their seats. In this film that principle is most used in the sequence of the tennis match and the lighter falling through the grate.