The Paradine Case (1947)

This was the last of the tumultuous director Alfred Hitchcock/producer David O. Selznick collaborations and it shows. Poorly cast with Gregory Peck (again) were Charles Laughton as a judge & Ethel Barrymore as his wife Ann Todd (a standout performance) Charles Coburn and Alida Valli. Additionally Louis Jourdan plays a role in his only Hitchcock film while Leo G. Carroll appears in his fourth of six. A woman (Valli) is accused of murdering her blind rich husband and is defended by lily-white lawyer Peck married to Todd who promptly falls in love with his client and convinces himself of her innocence. The most memorable scene comes in court when Peck learns something about the client he’s been defending. Ms. Barrymore received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

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