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The Paradine Case is a 1947 American film noir courtroom drama film, set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick. The screenplay was written by Selznick and an uncredited Ben Hecht, from an adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie of the 1933 novel of the same title by Robert Smythe Hichens.The film stars Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Alida Valli, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ethel Barrymore and Louis Jourdan.

Cast:

Gregory Peck as Anthony Keane, counsel for the defense
Ann Todd as Gay Keane
Alida Valli as Mrs. Maddalena Anna Paradine
Charles Laughton as Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
Charles Coburn as Sir Simon Flaquer, solicitor for the defence
Joan Tetzel as Judy Flaquer, daughter of Simon Flaquer
Ethel Barrymore as Lady Sophie Horfield
Louis Jourdan as André Latour, Col. Paradine’s valet
Leo G. Carroll as Sir Joseph, counsel for the prosecution
Isobel Elsom as Innkeeper
John Williams as Barrister Collins

Hold on my heart

just hold on to that feeling

we both know we’ve been here before

we both know what can happen

Hold on my heart

cos I’m looking over your shoulder

ooh please don’t rush in this time

don’t show her how you feel

Hold on my heart

throw me a lifeline

I’ll keep a place for you

somewhere deep inside

So hold on my heart

please tell her to be patient

cos there has never been a time

that I wanted something more

If I can recall this feeling

and I know there’s a chance

oh I will be there

yes I will be there

be there for you

whenever you want me to

whenever you call oh I will be there

Yes I will be there

Hold on my heart

don’t let her see you crying

no matter where I go

she’ll always be with me

So hold on my heart

just hold on to that feeling

we both know we’ve been here before

we both know what can happen

So hold on my heart.

Movie Class by PizzaFLIX: Orson Welles’ CITIZEN KANE (1941) is a cinema masterpiece that flopped at the box office. Shocking yes, but THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942) fared even worse. Behind schedule and over budget, it was a critical success but a financial disaster. Welles needed to prove himself on his third project as director and star. THE STRANGER (1946) is a top-notch thriller and the only film he directed that was a bona fide box office hit!

Director: Orson Welles
Stars: Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young

A Federal Agent poses as an antique dealer to snare a Nazi war criminal living in a small Connecticut town with his unsuspecting American fiancee. Best-known for Citizen Kane, this was Orson Welles’ most popular film at the box office.

Stars: Don Castle, Peggy Knudsen, Patricia Knight
Director: James Tinling

A newly-elected district attorney is kidnapped just before he takes office by the town’s crooked political boss with the intention of replacing him with an ex-convict who is his exact double! Outstanding supporting cast with Charles McGraw, Jeff Chandler, and James Arness !

Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Jane Farrar
Director: William Berke

Chester Morris plays Larry Burke, editor for a weekly photo magazine. Impressed by the work of photojournalist Pat Marvin, Burke hires Marvin sight unseen, only to discover that “he” is a “she” (Nancy Kelly). Having evidently never heard of Margaret Bourke-White, Burke insists that the shutterbug racket is no job for a dame, but Pat intends to prove him wrong. In the process, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, forcing Burke to come out from behind his desk and solve the mystery himself

Stars: Dennis O’Keefe, Ruth Terry, Gloria Dickson
Director: Bernard Vorhaus

To boost listener ratings, a radio host encourages sponsors of his murder mystery show to offer a reward to anyone who can locate notorious safe cracker, Jimmy Valentine. (a.k.a. The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine)