Ep. 07-19: Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, follows young Charlie (Teresa Wright), whose excitement about her Uncle Charlie’s (Joseph Cotten) visit turns to unease when she suspects he may be hiding a dark secret. Set in a tranquil California town, the film builds tension as Charlie pieces together unsettling clues about her beloved uncle’s past. Hitchcock masterfully weaves suspense and familial conflict, creating a chilling tale of innocence overshadowed by sinister truths.

Step into the suspenseful world of Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Alfred Hitchcock’s exploration of small-town charm hiding sinister secrets. Join us as we unpack the film’s pros and cons, including its tight script, tranquil setting, and Joseph Cotten’s killer performance. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys ventures into this tale of familial trust and deception, where the seemingly ordinary can conceal the chilling truths that make Hitchcock the master of suspense.

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Ep. 04-24: Sisters (1972)

A journalist, Grace Collier (Jennifer Salt), witnesses her neighbor, Danielle Breton (Margot Kidder), violently murder a man from her window across the street. But when the police arrive at the scene and find nothing amiss, Grace takes matters into her own hands. She recruits a private investigator, Joseph Larch (Charles Durning), who helps her uncover a secret about Danielle’s past that has them both seeing double.

Episode 4-24 Sisters

In our second Brian De Palma feature this season, we travel four years before Carrie (1976) to the year 1972 and the director’s first foray into the land of suspense. Join us as we talk more about De Palma’s Hitchcockian style, the tragic star Margot Kidder, bad blood, and the gnarly, unforgettable stabbing scene! Listen, as Johnny has the Keys journeys to Staten Island, where a brutal crime leads to dark secrets about a woman and her disturbed sister.

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Ep. 04-07: The Birds (1963)

Socialite, Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), is shopping in a pet store when she meets handsome Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor), who is looking to buy a pair of Lovebirds for his younger sister’s birthday. He recognizes Melanie but jokingly pretends to mistake her for an assistant. Melanie gets even with a joke of her own. She buys the birds and delivers them herself to the quiet coastal town of Bodega Bay, where Mitch spends weekends with his sister and mother. Shortly after she arrives, she is attacked by a gull. Soon begins a series of bizarre and shocking attacks by a growing number of birds in the small town.

Episode 7 The Birds

The Birds (1963), loosely based on the 1952 story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, is another entry into the canon of classic films directed by the master, Alfred Hitchcock. Join us as we discuss the origins of the production, its top-notch cast, state-of-the-art (for the time) special effects, and the inspiration it’s been on other giants in the genre. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys visits the sleepy little Haven of Bodega Bay, where everyone knows their neighbor and people are turning up dead with ever-increasing shadows in the sky.

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Ep. 02-07: Psycho (1960)

Episode 02-07 PSYCHO

Secretary, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), is on the run after stealing money from her employer in Phoenix. Traveling back roads to avoid the police, she stops for the night at the remote Bates Motel where she meets the polite but odd proprietor, Norman (Anthony Perkins)… a young man with an interest in taxidermy who has a difficult relationship with his mother.

Alfred Hitchcock gave the world Psycho in 1960, obliterating film and genre-conventions left and right, and delivering an iconic monument that still stands tall in the canon of American films. Join us as we discuss the revolutionary aspects that lift this work above genre categorization to film classic. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys takes you to an isolated hotel where madness and murder dwell and the only sounds are those of crickets, a distant highway, and a scream.