How was Suspicion (1941) supposed to end?

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In Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 thriller Suspicion, starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine, the ending is jarringly congenial, everything becoming all happy in a total reversal from the dark and scary lead up. Hitchcock frequently complained that he had been forced to change the ending of the movie.

How was it supposed to end originally?






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What is a Hitchcock ending?

The Hitchcock ending is when a movie ends abruptly and ambiguously without any real closure leaving it to the viewer's imagination as to what happens. Even Stephen King has been guilty of this a time or two, most notably in his story The Mist.

What is the story of the film Suspicion?

Hitchcock's cameo in Suspicion (1941) occurs about 47 minutes into the film. As Mrs Newsham (Isabel Jeans) parks her car outside the Post Office, Hitchcock can be seen posting a letter into the pillar box.



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