A boy's best friend is his mother.

Rating: 9/10 (14 March 2010)

Picking the best Hitchcock film to watch is an exercise that will totally frustrate you. There are so many great ones. When it comes to terror, no film can beat this one. Rear Window may edge it out (only by a hair) for excellence, but not for sheer terror.
I really didn't recall the humorous set up in the beginning with Frank Albertson, but it did provide a way for Oscar nominee Janet Leigh and John Gavin to finally find happiness. Hard to believe a boss (Vaughn Taylor) would allow an employee to take the equivalent of $277,000 to the bank alone.
I cannot understand why Oscar nominee Anthony Perkins wasn't at least nominated for his role here. I guess I couldn't think of one nominee that I could replace that year. Burt Lancaster won the Oscar for Elmer Gantry. Perkins did win at Cannes the same year for Goodbye Again.
There were some other great actors in the film: Martin Balsam, Vera Miles, John Anderson, and John McIntire ("Wagon Train").
Great direction, great cinematography and a great story.