Rebecca (1940)

Director Alfred Hitchcock's first American film, having been lured "here" by Producer David O. Selznick, this strange love story pairs Laurence Olivier with Joan Fontaine, but the real fireworks (and the film's most memorable scene) occur between Ms. Fontaine's character and Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, played brilliantly by Judith Anderson. There's a host of other great supporting actors as well including George Sanders, Nigel Bruce, C. Aubrey-Smith, and Reginald Denny. This Best Picture Oscar winner (for more detail) also won for B&W Cinematography and received nine other nominations. #80 on AFI's 100 Most Heart-Pounding Movies list. Anderson's Mrs. Danvers is AFI's #31 villain.

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