i would think that virtually all hitchcock films that
seem to have a happy ending in fact have a bitterly
ironic one . . . there are probably some exceptions
[such as TO CATCH A THIEF or perhaps NxNW] but by
and large hitchcock's happy endings should not be
trusted

mike

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