Gregory is immediately suspicious of Brian, even though Paula insists that she has never met him. Then, while walking toward the Crown Jewels exhibit, Paula is greeted warmly by Brian Cameron, who had been a fan of Alice's and momentarily mistook Paula for her aunt. During the tour, however, Paula senses that the brooch is missing and becomes agitated. Paula, who has not strayed from the house or entertained any visitors since marrying, puts the brooch in her purse, dismissing Gregory's warning that she might lose it. Three months later, as they are about to leave for a much-anticipated Tower of London tour, Gregory presents Paula with his great-grandmother's brooch, but cautions her not to wear it until the clasp has been fixed. When Paula reads Bauer's name out loud, Gregory angrily grabs the letter and silences her. Paula then finds a letter hidden in her aunt's sheet music, dated two days before her murder, in which the writer, Sergius Bauer, begs to see her aunt. 9, however, Paula's terrifying memories begin to resurface, so Gregory insists that all of her aunt's belongings be stored in the attic. As soon as they are back at long-deserted No. During their honeymoon in Lake Como, Gregory tells Paula that he has always dreamed of living in a fashionable London square, and anxious to please her husband, Paula suggests they move to her aunt's house in Thornton Square. Guardi encourages Paula to follow her heart, and consequently, she accepts the proposal of Gregory Anton, a pianist whom she has known for only two weeks. Ten years later, Paula confesses to her devoted voice teacher, Maestro Guardi, that she has finally put her past behind her and fallen in love. 9 Thornton Square, traumatized teenager Paula Alquist moves to Italy. Unpublished letters cannot be answered individually.After her aunt and guardian, Alice Alquist, a renowned opera singer, is strangled to death in their London home at No. Questions of popular interest are answered in the column. E-mail and (because of spam situation) write the name of your newspaper in subject heading. Readers are invited to write in English or Spanish: Ask Jerry, Post Office Box 42444, Washington DC 20015. Jerry Romansky is a syndicated columnist. In the movie industry, that is among the many minor myths. The MSNBC television guest who referenced “Hitchcock’s Gaslight” was not the first and probably not the last to do so. The riveting twists and turns certainly resemble the 1940s Hitchcock films. “Gaslight” (1944) is easily, though erroneously, considered an Alfred Hitchcock movie. In the United States, this play was repeated with such titles as “”Five Chelsea Lane” and Angel Street.” It evolved from the even earlier British stage play titled “Gaslight” (1938). It starred Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell, and Cathleen Cordell. Should you be further curious, the less known original British version of the “Gaslight” film (1940) was significantly different in style while sharing the same basic plot. I recall his stating that on at least one television interview.įor those who are interested in this genre and have yet to enjoy “Gaslight,” you can purchase the movie through the usual online shopping Web sites (e.g., It is available on Blu-ray, DVD, and other formats. Parenthetically, I might add my own recollection that “Shadow of a Doubt” was Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite Alfred Hitchcock movie. Perhaps more accurately, it is viewed as a movie inspired by several Hitchcock movies preceding “Gaslight.” A few examples of these American mystery thrillers by Hitchcock are “Rebecca” (1940), “Suspicion” (1941), and “Shadow of a Doubt” (1943). Often, “Gaslight” is inaccurately mentioned as a Hitchcock movie. As for whether the 1944 movie “Gaslight” is an Alfred Hitchcock film, I can be definitive.
As for whether you “gaslight” your wife, I have no idea. That would be whether “Gaslight” is actually an Alfred Hitchcock film. On another related matter, I also disagree with my wife.
She occasionally claims that I “gaslight” her (i.e., try to drive her insane) as a tactic like Charles Boyer attempted with Ingrid Bergman. On several points, this resulted in a long conversation with my wife. He was obviously referring to the vintage 1944 movie “Gaslight” starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotton, and Angela Lansbury. We heard a guest use “Hitchcock’s Gaslight“ as a metaphor. Recently, my wife and I were watching a political interview on television (MSNBC).
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