Rebecca was released in 1940, not 1939, so it was not "prewar". It was
Hitchcock's first US directorial effort, under Selznick's production, and
won the Oscar for best movie.
Peter Warren
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Subject: Re: "almost ghost" or pseudo-ghost films
> Yes, folks have noted this trend -- generally thought to be something of a
post-war phenomenon due to mourning and recollection linked to World War II
and its aftermath, though some overt ghost films do predate it, of course
(Rebecca, Wuthering Heights, both 1939) or coincide with it (The Uninvited,
1944), and are not specifically connected to the war, per se. I'm filing a
dissertation in the fall at UCLA with a chapter on the topic, and in
addition to The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and Portrait of Jennie, I discuss: The
Enchanted Cottage (1945)Enchantment (1948)Love Letters (1948) You could
probably include Laura (1944) and many others in your category as well,
though in my chapter I deal only with woman's films that specifically
address a mourning process connected to the war. Good luck! Alison
McKeeLecturerDepartment of Television-Radio-Theatre-FilmSan Jose State
University
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