Hitchcock vs. Radio Part 14: I Confess

I Confess

• Lux Radio Theater (September 21, 1953): starring Cary Grant and Phyllis Thaxter.

I Confess is that Hitchcock film that people don't get; Hitchcock was normally the great crowd pleaser, but here he made a film which many say you "have to be Catholic to understand." It's a little odd that Montgomery Clift didn't perform in the adaptation and very odd that Cary Grant acted in his stead, but Grant is actually pretty good in this role. It's a flawed story but a good radio drama.