Watching the Watchers, One of Hitchcock's Hightest Rated, Stiff but Suspenseful

Rating: 8/10 (1 September 2017)

Highly Ranked Hitchcock Film in the Director's Filmography and Highly Ranked in most Surveys, Lists, and Complilations in Competition with All Films.
There are many Reasons why it should Not. It's Stiff, Confined to One Location, the Protagonist (Jimmy Stewart) is Wheelchair Bound, No one Outside Stewart's Apartment is Shown in Close-Up (till the final scene), there is No Musical Score (all the music heard comes from pianos, instruments, radios, and phonographs on set).
It is a Claustrophobic, Hot (it's summer and the temp reads 85-95 degrees) Cityscape and the Atmosphere is Ripe for Murder. Sure enough, while Spying on His Neighbors Stewart Thinks He has Uncovered a Murder in Progress.
He tries to Convince His Nurse (Thelma Todd), Girlfriend (Grace Kelly) and a Detective Friend (Wendell Corey) that a Burly, Suspiciously Behaving Man across the courtyard (Raymond Burr) has Killed His Invalid Wife and Butchered Her in the Bathtub. Then Proceeds to Dispose of the Body in Suitcases.
Hitchcock, well Known for His Voyeuristic Tendencies, leaves No Doubt that this is an Exercise in Peeping on People (at the time the United States Govt under J. Edgar Hoover was doing so big time) and this Movie was made during the McCarthy Era. Paranoia about one's Neighbors being Communists was a Societal Angst at the Time.
Overall, the Movie does take some Adjustment when Viewed Decades Removed from its Era. Probably more so than most. But Hitch Hooks Movie Fans by Appealing to Their most Basic Instinct...Watching and Peeping in on Folks who Don't Know You are Watching. The Movie Mystique.