The Paradine Case
This article is about the movie. For the indie rock band, see The Paradine Case (band).The Paradine Case was a
1947 courtroom drama movie, directed by
Alfred Hitchcock, produced by
David O. Selznick.The film starred
Gregory Peck,
Ann Todd,
Louis Jourdan,
Charles Laughton,
Ethel Barrymore,
Alida Valli.
The film is not usually considered to be one of Hitchcock's better films. It has been suggested that Hitchcock was tired of his association with Selznick by the time this film - the last under Hitchcock's seven year contract with Selznick - was made. Hitchcock described it as "...a love story embedded in the emotional quicksand of a murder trial."
Mrs. Paradine played by Alida Valli is accused of poisoning her older, blind husband. She hires Anthony Keane played by Peck as her lawyer. Keane is married but begins to fall in love with his client.
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Classic Movies: The Paradine Case (1947)
