‘Rebecca’
A nameless, naive young heroine marries the brooding master of Manderley and finds herself competing with his late first wife, Rebecca, and menaced by Rebecca’s adorer, the sinister housekeeper. Based on Daphne du Maurier’s much-copied Gothic romance, this was Alfred Hitchcock’s first American film--though the stamp it bears is producer David Selznick’s. It’s a quality production, almost glassily perfect in externals, with Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine (both pictured), Judith Anderson, George Sanders (a perfect villainous pair), Gladys Cooper and Nigel Bruce (Bravo Saturday at 2 p.m.).
Other four-star films airing this week:
Laura / AMC, Sunday, 11 a.m.
The French Connection / TMC, early Tuesday, 12:40 a.m.
Body and Soul / AMC, early Wednesday, 4:30 a.m.
The Killers / AMC, Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek / AMC, Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.
The Day the Earth Stood Still / Showtime, Thursday, 12:25 p.m.
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