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Rebecca (the 1940 movie)

Alfred Hitchcock was famous for directing films of the suspense genre.  One of Hitchcock’s famous mystery/suspense motion pictures is Rebecca (1940).  This movie concerns a rich man’s second wife who feels haunted by his deceased first wife’s ghost or legacy.

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Term

• Hitchcock, Alfred (Subject)

Call Number for Browsing the Shelves

• PN1998.3 .H58

Circulating Materials  –  A Selected List

• Freedman, Jonathan (Ed.). Hitchcock’s America. 1999.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 H575 1999
• Hurley, Neil. Soul in Suspense: Hitchcock’s Fright and Delight. 1993.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 H87 1993
• Kapsis, Robert. Hitchcock: The Making of a Reputation.1992.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 K36 1992
• Krohn, Bill. Hitchcock at Work. 2000.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 K76 2000
• Spoto, Donald. The Art of Alfred Hitchcock. 1992.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 S68 1992
• Wood, Robin. Hitchcock’s Films Revisited. 1989.
  • Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 W66 1989

Reference Materials

• Blockbusters: A Reference Guide to Film Genres. – Call Number: REF PN1995 .G663 2006
  • Pgs. 65, 204-205
• The Encyclopedia of Alfred Hitchcock. – Call Number: REF PN1998.3 .H58 L45 2002
  • Pgs. 270-272
• Magill’s Survey of Cinema:English Language Films(First Series).  - Call Number: REF PN1995 .M3 V. 3
  • Vol. 3, pgs. 1434-1437
• The Motion Picture Guide. – Call Number: REF PN1995 .N346 1985  N-R (Vol. 6)
  • Vol. 6, pg. 2553 
• The New York Times Film Reviews (1939-1948). – Call Number: REF PN1995 .N4  1939-48
  • (1939-1948),  pg. 1695 

Electronic Databases  

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• Academic Search Complete
• Film & Television Literature Index
• Humanities Full Text
• JSTOR

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