by Steven DeRosa | Jan 18, 2012 | Blog Post
On this day in 1904, Archibald Leach was born. He left an indelible mark on cinema and our culture as Cary Grant. He was, in the opinion of so many of his fans, the personification of elegance. Screenwriter John Michael Hayes shared many memories of his experiences...
by Steven DeRosa | Jan 12, 2011 | Blog Post
In case you missed last Saturday’s BBC 4 broadcast of To Catch a Thief(which will be online until 1/15/2011), here’s my brief review. Naturally, as I cover the writing and production of To Catch a Thief in great detail in Writing with Hitchcock (in...
by Steven DeRosa | Jun 11, 2010 | Blog Post
Audio excerpts of John Michael Hayes being interviewed for Writing with Hitchcock. Hayes talks about a scene cut from his screenplay for To Catch a Thief, as well as his preferred ending, and a line of dialogue changed by Alfred Hitchcock during production.
by Steven DeRosa | May 10, 2010 | Blog Post
Discussion of the inspiration for the novel upon which Alfred Hitchcock based To Catch a Thief, his 1955 film starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Recurring motifs and a sequence deleted from John Michael Hayes’s original screenplay are also examined.
