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Alma Reville(1899-1982)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Alma Reville
Alma Reville was born on 14 August 1899 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. She was a writer and assistant director, known for Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Suspicion (1941) and The Lady Vanishes (1938). She was married to Alfred Hitchcock. She died on 6 July 1982 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 14, 1899
DiedJuly 6, 1982(82)
BornAugust 14, 1899
DiedJuly 6, 1982(82)
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Known for

Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright in Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Shadow of a Doubt
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1943
Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant in Suspicion (1941)
Suspicion
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1941
Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Lady Vanishes
7.7
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • 1938
1 sheet 27 x 41
The 39 Steps
7.6
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • 1935

Credits

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Writer

  • Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright in Shadow of a Doubt (1991)
    Shadow of a Doubt
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • earlier screenplay
    • 1991
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer (1941 screenplay)
    • 1987
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Marlene Dietrich, Richard Todd, Michael Wilding, and Jane Wyman in Stage Fright (1950)
    Stage Fright
    7.0
    • adaptation
    • 1950
  • Gregory Peck, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ann Todd, Louis Jourdan, and Alida Valli in The Paradine Case (1947)
    The Paradine Case
    6.5
    • adaptation
    • 1947
  • Don Ameche, William Bendix, Jack Benny, Binnie Barnes, Fred Allen, Robert Benchley, Jerry Colonna, Victor Moore, and Rudy Vallee in It's in the Bag! (1945)
    It's in the Bag!
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright in Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
    Shadow of a Doubt
    7.7
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant in Suspicion (1941)
    Suspicion
    7.2
    • screen play
    • 1941
  • The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)
    The Passing of the Third Floor Back
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Binnie Barnes, Tamara Desni, and Gregory Ratoff in Forbidden Territory (1934)
    Forbidden Territory
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • Strauss' Great Waltz (1934)
    Strauss' Great Waltz
    5.7
    • scenario
    • 1934
  • Number 17 (1932)
    Number 17
    5.6
    • scenario
    • 1932
  • Nine Till Six
    • script
    • 1932
  • Ann Todd and Ian Hunter in The Water Gipsies (1932)
    The Water Gipsies
    6.1
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Betty Amann in East of Shanghai (1931)
    East of Shanghai
    5.7
    • scenario
    • 1931

Script and Continuity Department

  • Charles Laughton in Jamaica Inn (1939)
    Jamaica Inn
    6.3
    • continuity
    • 1939
  • Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
    The Lady Vanishes
    7.7
    • continuity
    • 1938
  • Mary Clare, Derrick De Marney, Pat Fitzpatrick, John Longden, George Merritt, Nova Pilbeam, and Edward Rigby in Young and Innocent (1937)
    Young and Innocent
    6.8
    • continuity
    • 1937
  • Sabotage (1936)
    Sabotage
    7.0
    • continuity
    • 1936
  • John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Robert Young, and Madeleine Carroll in Secret Agent (1936)
    Secret Agent
    6.4
    • continuity
    • 1936
  • 1 sheet 27 x 41
    The 39 Steps
    7.6
    • continuity
    • 1935
  • Madeleine Carroll and Miles Mander in The First Born (1928)
    The First Born
    7.1
    • continuity
    • 1928
  • The Ring (1927)
    The Ring
    6.1
    • continuity (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
    7.3
    • script supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • The Pleasure Garden (1925)
    The Pleasure Garden
    5.7
    • continuity
    • 1925
  • Betty Compson in Woman to Woman (1923)
    Woman to Woman
    7.0
    • continuity
    • 1923

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1927
  • The Mountain Eagle (1926)
    The Mountain Eagle
    • assistant director
    • 1926
  • The Pleasure Garden (1925)
    The Pleasure Garden
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mrs. Hitchcock
  • Height
    • 5′ (1.52 m)
  • Born
    • August 14, 1899
    • Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 6, 1982
    • Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Alfred HitchcockDecember 2, 1926 - April 29, 1980 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Patricia Hitchcock
  • Relatives
      Mary Stone(Grandchild)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 7 Portrayals
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She was Alfred Hitchcock's closest collaborator. She contributed to most of her husband's films, usually uncredited. She would be shown stories, scripts, storyboards and all elements through the final edit. Other collaborators have stated that the greatest compliment that Hitchcock would give was to say "Alma loved it".

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