The Seventh Cross
His first Hollywood film was Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943). He later appeared in Hitchcock's "Lifeboat" (1944) and worked on the screenplays of "Rope" (1948) and "Under Capricorn" (1949). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "The Seventh Cross" (1944) and won a Tony Award for his performance as Polonius opposite Richard Burton's "Hamlet" (1964). Cronyn bought the screenplay "What Nancy Wanted" from Norma Barzman, who was later blacklisted with her husband Ben Barzman, with the idea of producing the film and starring Tandy. However, he sold the screenplay to RKO which later filmed it as "The Locket" (1946). Cronyn also made appearances in television, "The Barbara Stanwyck Show", the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" episode "Kill With Kindness" (1956) and "Hawaii Five-O" episodes "Over Fifty? Steal" (1970) and "Odd Man In" (1971).