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The Wrong Man was so unusual compared to his other works that they felt compelled to have a foreword by Hitchcock himself: It is a film adaptation of real events. We have the usual sense of sympathy for the protagonist, but the movie is relatively low-key for long stretches. Very strong performance from Henry Fonda, and terrific photography from Hitchcock’s long-term cinematographer Robert Burks.

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I just watched The Wrong Man (Alfred Hitchcock, 1956) and rated it 7/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrong_Man?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastodon #TheWrongMan #AlfredHitchcock #HenryFonda #VeraMiles

I just watched The Wrong Man (Alfred Hitchcock, 1956) and rated it 7/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrong_Man?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastodon #TheWrongMan #AlfredHitchcock #HenryFonda #VeraMiles

I just watched The Wrong Man (Alfred Hitchcock, 1956) and rated it 7/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrong_Man?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastodon #TheWrongMan #AlfredHitchcock #HenryFonda #VeraMiles

The depiction of Manny imposing mental healing on Rose in #TheWrongMan as her obligation to him is also a perfect display of the patriarchy, no notes. #TCMParty #NoirAlley

Yes, of course it’s just mistaken identity, two Anglo guys who look alike. Not the racism of Anglos who think all those swarthy Mediterraneans look alike. The way Balestrero’s experience is whitewashed here. Sigh. #TCMParty #TheWrongMan #NoirAlley

The moment that juror stood up I pointed at the TV like Rick Dalton and yelled MISTRIAL #TheWrongMan #TCMParty #NoirAlley

There’s no plea bargaining in #TheWrongMan #TCMParty #NoirAlley

And Rose inevitability becomes aggressively violent in her breakdown while Manny remains reasonable. And, of course, it’s his image in the cracked mirror. The depiction of mental illness and personal interactions around it in media from this period is so…tiresome. And hasn’t much changed. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheWrongMan

Balestrero’s dismissal of his wife’s feelings when she displays anxiety and guilt over getting the insurance loan is also perfect, no notes. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheWrongMan

Oh god, no, not foreshadowing Rose’s breakdown as cackling ironic laughter as they discover Molinelli’s death. Sigh. #TheWrongMan #TCMParty #NoirAlley

#HenryFonda’s performance is so constrained, so understated, in #TheWrongMan it’s hard to understand what’s going on in his head. It’s not just cornfed speech, but Main Street mannerisms. I wish they had chosen to show Balestrero actively code switching between his home culture and mainstream. Would Fonda have been up to it? Or could a 32yo #MarlonBrando have played it? #TCMParty #NoirAlley

After the first meeting with lawyer O’Connor in #TheWrongMan, O’Connor mispronounces Balestrero’s name as he shows him & his wife out. Perfect, no notes. #NoirAlley #TCMParty

RUN! #TheWrongMan #TCMParty #NoirAlley

#AlfredHitchcock could have chosen to make a procedural from the point of view of the accused, showing folks what the system was like, that there is no proof, only evidence, and testifying to the act of convincing when the system is stacked against you. But he made this. #NoirAlley #TCMParty #TheWrongMan

Oh god, the midwestern cultural assumptions in the middle of #JacksonHeights are killing me. Nobody where I grew up sounds like this, talks like this, acts like this. #TCMParty #TheWrongMan #NoirAlley

One of the remarkable things about #TheWrongMan is the way it still tries to manufacture consent around the bureaucracy of justice. The cops and DA, while violating constitutional rights right and left, are reasonable people just doing their jobs. No racism, no brutality, no overt lying by the cops.

I wish #AlfredHitchcock had a defense lawyer as advisor rather than a DA and a cop. #NoirAlley #TCMParty

You can’t make this movie today, and you wouldn’t want to. #DickWolf does it every night.

Is.. he just overly happy that his part of the ordeal is seemingly over or just incredibly naive???
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheWrongMan

@karabaic but were they 50 trying to pass for 38 despite looking 60🤔
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheWrongMan

I think Rose is done.
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheWrongMan

Oh good! A Lawyer! I’m sure this wil allll be resolved quickly and pleasantly for everyone now
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheWrongMan

You know, #HenryFonda doesn’t look much like the guys with names like Balestrero I knew from Jackson Heights 🤷🏻‍♂️. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheWrongMan

I think those cops are playing 3 card monte with the holdup note & the two copies Manny wrote. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheWrongMan

Me: they didn’t read him his rights!
King: they didn’t have those until the ‘60’s!
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #thewrongman

“Age?”
“38”
Henry Fonda was actually like 50
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheWrongMan

Oh Manny lawyer the fuck up #TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheWrongMan

I don’t think the interior of the 110 had changed much by the 70’s, the last time I was in there. #TheWrongMan #TCMParty #NoirAlley

Oh, shoot! #TheWrongMan was filmed at the #NYPD 110th Precinct, my old neighborhood! #TCMParty #NoirAlley

Here for #TheWrongMan on #TCMParty #NoirAlley. I think I walked by Manny’s house at 40-24 78th Ave many times in high school!

And our #NoirAlley leading lady this week is Vera Miles (also pictured is Henry Fonda)
#TCMParty #TheWrongMan #VeraMiles #FilmNoir
#DarknessAtNoon #AlfredHitchcock

And our #NoirAlley leading lady this week is Vera Miles (also pictured is Henry Fonda)
#TCMParty #TheWrongMan #VeraMiles #FilmNoir
#DarknessAtNoon #AlfredHitchcock

And our #NoirAlley leading lady this week is Vera Miles (also pictured is Henry Fonda)
#TCMParty #TheWrongMan #VeraMiles #FilmNoir
#DarknessAtNoon #AlfredHitchcock

And our #NoirAlley leading lady this week is Vera Miles (also pictured is Henry Fonda)
#TCMParty #TheWrongMan #VeraMiles #FilmNoir
#DarknessAtNoon #AlfredHitchcock

And our #NoirAlley leading lady this week is Vera Miles (also pictured is Henry Fonda)
#TCMParty #TheWrongMan #VeraMiles #FilmNoir
#DarknessAtNoon #AlfredHitchcock

Jan 11: Favorite Noir
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@JanuaryMovie

#TheWrongMan (1956)
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
#FilmNoir #HenryFonda #VeraMiles #AnthonyQuayle

Jan 11: Favorite Noir
#HappyJanuaryMovieChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
@JanuaryMovie

#TheWrongMan (1956)
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
#FilmNoir #HenryFonda #VeraMiles #AnthonyQuayle

Jan 11: Favorite Noir
#HappyJanuaryMovieChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
@JanuaryMovie

#TheWrongMan (1956)
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
#FilmNoir #HenryFonda #VeraMiles #AnthonyQuayle

Jan 11: Favorite Noir
#HappyJanuaryMovieChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
@JanuaryMovie

#TheWrongMan (1956)
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
#FilmNoir #HenryFonda #VeraMiles #AnthonyQuayle

Jan 11: Favorite Noir
#HappyJanuaryMovieChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
@JanuaryMovie

#TheWrongMan (1956)
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
#FilmNoir #HenryFonda #VeraMiles #AnthonyQuayle

#IStandCondemed (35) #Pygmalion (38) #SunUp (39) #Hamlet (48)
#Saraband (48) #OhRosalinda (55) #TheWrongMan (56) #IceColdInAlex (58) #ItTakesAThief (60) #TheGunsOfNavarone (61) #LawrenceOfArabia (62) #DamTheDefiant (62) #TheFallOfTheRomanEmpire (64) #EastOfSudan (64)
#Misunderstood (66) #MackennasGold (69) #AnneOfTheThousandDays (69) #Buster (88) #KingOfTheWind (90) #TheThiefAndTheCobbler (93)

#GoneButNotForgotten
#AnthonyQuayle (1913-1989)
#KnightsOfFilm #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬

#IStandCondemed (35) #Pygmalion (38) #SunUp (39) #Hamlet (48)
#Saraband (48) #OhRosalinda (55) #TheWrongMan (56) #IceColdInAlex (58) #ItTakesAThief (60) #TheGunsOfNavarone (61) #LawrenceOfArabia (62) #DamTheDefiant (62) #TheFallOfTheRomanEmpire (64) #EastOfSudan (64)
#Misunderstood (66) #MackennasGold (69) #AnneOfTheThousandDays (69) #Buster (88) #KingOfTheWind (90) #TheThiefAndTheCobbler (93)

#GoneButNotForgotten
#AnthonyQuayle (1913-1989)
#KnightsOfFilm #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬

#IStandCondemed (35) #Pygmalion (38) #SunUp (39) #Hamlet (48)
#Saraband (48) #OhRosalinda (55) #TheWrongMan (56) #IceColdInAlex (58) #ItTakesAThief (60) #TheGunsOfNavarone (61) #LawrenceOfArabia (62) #DamTheDefiant (62) #TheFallOfTheRomanEmpire (64) #EastOfSudan (64)
#Misunderstood (66) #MackennasGold (69) #AnneOfTheThousandDays (69) #Buster (88) #KingOfTheWind (90) #TheThiefAndTheCobbler (93)

#GoneButNotForgotten
#AnthonyQuayle (1913-1989)
#KnightsOfFilm #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬

#IStandCondemed (35) #Pygmalion (38) #SunUp (39) #Hamlet (48)
#Saraband (48) #OhRosalinda (55) #TheWrongMan (56) #IceColdInAlex (58) #ItTakesAThief (60) #TheGunsOfNavarone (61) #LawrenceOfArabia (62) #DamTheDefiant (62) #TheFallOfTheRomanEmpire (64) #EastOfSudan (64)
#Misunderstood (66) #MackennasGold (69) #AnneOfTheThousandDays (69) #Buster (88) #KingOfTheWind (90) #TheThiefAndTheCobbler (93)

#GoneButNotForgotten
#AnthonyQuayle (1913-1989)
#KnightsOfFilm #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬