VAMP: The Trouble With Harry (Film 1955)

The Trouble With Harry

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Technical Specs

Length
01:39
Release Date
1955
Shot in Vermont
Yes
Locations
Craftsbury, East Craftsbury, Stowe, Morrisville, Barre, Sugarbush, Sharon, Woodbury
Master Format
35mm film
Screening Format
DVD, Blu-Ray, digital file
Shooting Format
35mm film
Digitized
Yes
Repository
Harvard Film Archive
Transcripts
Yes
Subjects
local communities death humor fall foliage Technicolor love relationships mystery hunting

The Trouble With Harry

fictional

narrative

Comedy

Fictional

John Michael Hayes’ adaptation of an eponymous play about village folk strangely unperturbed by the appearance of a corpse they each try calmly but unsuccessfully to get rid of, The Trouble With Harry has since been recognized as one of Hitchcock's most surrealist films. Hitchcock's only film set in New England, The Trouble With Harry made dramatic use of its Vermont location and autumnal season, with the fall foliage gorgeously showcased in radiant Technicolor. [text from Harvard Film Archive, see Media site link below] The film's premiere took place on Friday Sept. 30, 1955; 7:30 PM in Barre, Vermont.

1955 Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female (Shirley MacLaine)

Cast & Crew

Alfred Hitchcock

Director, Producer

Robert Burks

Cinematographer

Alma Macrorie

Editor

John Michael Hayes

Screenwriter

Bernard Herrmann

Composer

Sam Comer

Set Design

John B. Goodman

Art Director

Edith Head

Costume Designer

Emile Kuri

Set Design

Hal Pereira

Art Director

Wally Westmore

Makeup

Royal Dano

Actor

Parker Fennelly

Actor

John Forsythe

Actor

Edmund Gwenn

Actor

Shirley MacLaine

Actor

Barry Macollum

Actor

Dwight Marfield

Actor

Jerry Mathers

Actor

Mildred Natwick

Actor

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