If Hitch were to have directed 'Laura', how would he do his 'cameo'?
I'd love it to involve Waldo, somehow...maybe he could play his manservant who fusses with the wine while Waldo waits for Laura's call, that fateful Friday evening.
shareI'd love it to involve Waldo, somehow...maybe he could play his manservant who fusses with the wine while Waldo waits for Laura's call, that fateful Friday evening.
shareFrom what little I can recall of Hitch's cameos, he usually has the part of an "extra" -- just an extra body in a scene; standing on a street, walking by, getting on a train, etc. (His photo appeared in a magazine or newspaper advertisement in "Lifeboat.")
I can't see him doing anything as "intrusive" as fussing with the wine. I don't think he would have done that. Doesn't seem to be his style.
He could have been an extra in any of the restaurant scenes, or a guest at Ann's party -- where Laura and Shelby meet. Of course, the camera angles would have been adjusted so that he was clearly seen.
Hitch would have fit right in: ".....one night at a party at Ann Treadwell's.....
It was one of her usual roundups of bizarre and nondescript characters...
- corralled from every stratum of society."
Great idea, Gubbio!
Or, how about, for a split second, a virtual frame of film, his - and not Laura's - visage appears in the portrait over her mantle piece?
Or, how about, for a split second, a virtual frame of film, his - and not Laura's - visage appears in the portrait over her mantle piece?
Or Hitch giving Waldo a massage after his bath, then they both light a cigarette and lie back and stare at the ceiling.
LeeAnn Rimes. No it doesn't.
Or Hitch giving Waldo a massage after his bath, then they both light a cigarette and lie back and stare at the ceiling.Now, how am I supposed to get that image out of my head ? !!!
I sure am glad you stopped there.
"The night was sultry."
He'd probably be seen at the party, standing in the background.
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How about Hitch comes out of Laura's apartment that night Waldo was stalking her...Waldo acts stunned, but relieved...and then Jacoby the portrait painter (who knows he looks more like an athlete) comes out, ten seconds later, leaving Waldo apoplectic.
"No, I don't like to cook, but I have a chicken in the icebox, and you're eating it."
Good idea, except that Hitch didn't usually do such "important" cameos. To my knowledge, he was usually just seen in the background briefly or something.
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Thank you. Hitch liked blondes, anyway!
"No, I don't like to cook, but I have a chicken in the icebox, and you're eating it."
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He would be hiding in the clock - the cop punches the little door - ah here we have our killer!
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