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Suspicion

Mounted Magazine page, This image is a vintage advertisement for the 1941 romantic psychological thriller film Suspicion, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film stars Cary Grant as the charming Johnnie Aysgarth and Joan Fontaine as his wife, Lina McLaidlaw, who becomes suspicious that her husband may be a murderer. The movie is an adaptation of the 1932 novel Before the Fact by Francis Iles. Joan Fontaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Lina, the only Oscar-winning performance in a film directed by Hitchcock. The film also features Nigel Bruce and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. The advertisement mentions that Joan Fontaine's appearance in the film marked her first picture since Rebecca.