Saul Allerton
By Saul Allerton
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Film & TV For Walter Matthau On His 99th Birthday
Even his face seemed as if could slouch. The bulbous nose, the folds of skin, the eyebrows always raised, the eternal smirk that seemed to call you a schmuck even if he never spoke that word. His voice brayed and drawled, Lower East Side schmatta salesman crossed with W.C. Fields. He was the dubious wise-ass,…
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Culture On Alfred Hitchcock’s 120th Birthday — His Most Secretly Jewish Film
The character Cary Grant plays in “North by Northwest” is a familiar one in Alfred Hitchcock’s films: An innocent everyman tangled in a web of intrigue that may wind up costing him his life. But the name of this character is different than the typical ones in Hitchcock’s work. He’s not L.B. Jeffries or John…
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Culture Was ‘North By Northwest’ Alfred Hitchcock’s Secretly Jewish Film?
The character Cary Grant plays in “North by Northwest” is a familiar one in Alfred Hitchcock’s films: An innocent everyman tangled in a web of intrigue that may wind up costing him his life. But the name of this character is different than the typical ones in Hitchcock’s work. He’s not L.B. Jeffries or John…
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