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MORE THAN JUST A PROFILE, A DOCUMENTARY: No one comes close to the undisputed master of the macabre and suspense as Alfred Hitchcock. The man is as recognizable as his work, thanks in part to his wonderful cameo appearances and to having crafted such classics like Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window and Dial M For Murder. (120 MIN.) SABOTAGE: German saboteurs infiltrate England with plans to blow up key installations with the British sparing no effort to trap the Nazis before they can complete their mission. Includes one of cinema's most suspenseful scenes. (1936 / B&W / 75 MIN.) MURDER!: An actress is caught standing over the corpse of a fellow actress. Even worse, she has complete amnesia and remembers nothing about the murder, or herself. She is convicted of murder and only one person believes she is innocent. (1930 / B&W / 99 MIN.) THE CHENEY VASE: A fired museum curator begins to manipulate an elderly woman in order to acquire her fortune. This is an episode of the TV show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and stars Darren McGavin in a wonderfully malicious role. (1955 / B&W / 30 MIN.) BLACKMAIL: When Frank's job at Scotland Yard comes between them, Alice accepts a date with another man. The artist invites Alice to pose for a portrait but then tries to assault her. She kills him in self defense and Frank is assigned to her case. (1929 / B&W / 164 MIN.) EASY VIRTUE: After divorcing an abusive husband, an innocent woman makes a valiant effort at beginning her life anew, but she cannot escape the incidents surrounding her past. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, featuring a newly recorded score. (1927 / SILENT / B&W ) THE LADY VANISHES: A great film that combines humor with a sense of menace. An old woman disappears while on a train. A friend becomes concerned and sets out to find her and a series of twists and turns steam toward a suspenseful climax. (1939 / B&W / 94 MIN.) THE 39 STEPS: A classic brain twister with a great spy mystery, a wild chase and a harrowing portrait of an innocent man struggling to prove his innocence. While on vacation a man meets a mysterious woman who tells him of a spy ring which she is trying to crack. Later she is murdered and his life is now in danger. (1935 / B&W / 86 MIN.) | 
