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The Trouble with Harry ()

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Harry's dead and, while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. After Harry's body is found in the woods, several locals must determine not only how and why he was killed but what to do with the body.
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Capt. Albert Wiles
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Sam Marlowe
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Miss Ivy Gravely
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Mrs. Wiggs
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Arnie Rogers
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Deputy Sheriff Calvin Wiggs
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Millionaire
Barry Macollum ...
Tramp
Dwight Marfield ...
Dr. Greenbow
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Jennifer Rogers
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Ernest Curt Bach ...
Ellis (uncredited)
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Man Walking Past Sam's Outdoor Exhibition (uncredited)
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Harry Worp (uncredited)
Leslie Woolf ...
Art Critic from the Modern Museum (uncredited)

Directed by

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Alfred Hitchcock

Written by

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John Michael Hayes ... (screenplay)
 
Jack Trevor Story ... (based on the novel by)

Produced by

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Herbert Coleman ... associate producer
Alfred Hitchcock ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Bernard Herrmann ... (music score)

Cinematography by

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Robert Burks ... director of photography

Editing by

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Alma Macrorie

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Richard Mueller ... color consultant: Technicolor

Casting By

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Bert McKay ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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John B. Goodman ... (as John Goodman)
Hal Pereira

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Sam Comer
Emile Kuri

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Edith Head ... (costumes)

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Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor
John Hall Jr. ... makeup (uncredited)
Maria Stevens ... hairdresser (uncredited)

Production Management

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Hugh Brown ... assistant production manager (uncredited)
Frank Caffey ... production manager (uncredited)
C.O. Erickson ... unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Howard Joslin ... assistant director
Ralph Axness ... assistant director (uncredited)
Herbert Coleman ... second unit director (uncredited)
Edgar Fay ... assistant director (uncredited)
Bernard McEveety ... assistant director (uncredited)
Bernard Wiesen ... assistant director (uncredited)

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William Crider ... nurseryman (uncredited)
John Ferren ... paintings: Sam's (uncredited)
Edward Goldstein ... leadman (uncredited)
F. Goldstein ... props (uncredited)
Gene Lauritzen ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Dominic Mautino ... painter (uncredited)
Robert McCrellis ... prop master (uncredited)
Fred Simpfenderfer ... nurseryman (uncredited)

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Winston H. Leverett ... sound recordist (as Winston Leverett)
Harold Lewis ... sound recordist
Jim Miller ... sound (uncredited)
Ad Tice ... sound (uncredited)

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John P. Fulton ... special photographic effects
Scott Dougherty ... digital restoration producer: Cinesite (uncredited)
Jerry Pooler ... digital restoration supervisor (uncredited)
Tiffany Smith Llorens ... digital restoration coordinator: Cinesite (uncredited)

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Charles Austin ... camera operator (uncredited)
Bill Avery ... still photographer (uncredited)
Gordon Fleming ... grip (uncredited)
James Grant ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Bobby Greene ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Norbert Haring ... grip (uncredited)
Chas. Wayne Hendrickson ... electrician (uncredited)
Warren Hoag ... electrician (uncredited)
Hayden Hohstadt ... grip (uncredited)
Edward Horton ... camera operator (uncredited)
Vic Jones ... gaffer (uncredited)
Lon Massey ... electrician (uncredited)
William Miller ... assistant camera (uncredited)
S. Nannes ... assistant camera (uncredited)
John Nostri ... grip (uncredited)
William Schurr ... second camera (uncredited)
Mike Semenario ... grip (uncredited)
Frank Serjack ... still photographer (uncredited)
George Sherman ... grip (uncredited)
Jack Sherman ... electrician (uncredited)
Fred Sigle ... camera mechanic (uncredited)
Leonard J. South ... camera operator (uncredited)
Walt Taylor ... best boy (uncredited)
Darrell Turnmire ... company grip (uncredited)
Paul Whitson ... generator operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Olive Long ... casting secretary (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ed Fitzharris ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Dorothy Yutzi ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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P. Guare ... publicist (uncredited)
William Lord ... auditor (uncredited)
Saul Steinberg ... title illustrator (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

There is a dead well-dressed man in a meadow clearing in the hills above a small Vermont town. Captain Albert Wiles, who stumbles across the body and finds by the man's identification that his name is Harry Worp, believes he accidentally shot Harry dead while he was hunting rabbits. Captain Wiles wants to hide the body as he feels it is an easier way to deal with the situation than tell the authorities. While Captain Wiles is in the adjacent forest, he sees other people stumble across Harry, most of whom don't seem to know him or care or notice that he's dead. One person who does see Captain Wiles there is spinster Ivy Gravely, who vows to keep the Captain's secret about Harry. Captain Wiles also secretly sees a young single mother, Jennifer Rogers, who is the one person who does seem to know Harry and seems happy that he's dead. Later, another person who stumbles across both Harry and Captain Wiles is struggling artist Sam Marlowe, to whom Captain Wiles tells the entire story of what he has seen thus far. Over the course of the day, several revelations come to light that question if Captain Wiles actually killed Harry. Sam, Mrs. Rogers, Captain Wiles and Miss Gravely's individual and collective actions in the matter of Harry take into account friendship, self-preservation, the path of least resistance, love and a lot of realizations about what their past actions will mean. Their work may all be for naught if Deputy Sheriff Calvin Wiggs, the closest thing to law enforcement in their town, finds out about Harry. Written by Huggo

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Taglines A comedy about a corpse. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry (United States)
  • Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry (United Kingdom)
  • Mais qui a tué Harry? (France)
  • Immer Ärger mit Harry (Germany)
  • Però, qui ha mort en Harry? (Spain, Catalan title)
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  • 99 min
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Budget $1,200,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Location filming in Vermont was hampered by heavy rainfall. Many exterior scenes were filmed on sets constructed in a local high school gymnasium, but much of the dialogue recorded there was inaudible due to the rainfall on the tin roof, and much post-recording was necessary. See more »
Goofs When Miss Graveley visits the Captain, we see a case of nautical flags on the wall behind him, with a model ship perched on top. But in the final shot of the scene as Miss Gravely is leaving, the ship is gone. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over (2001). See more »
Soundtracks Flaggin' the Train to Tuscaloosa See more »
Crazy Credits Closing credits: "The trouble with Harry is over." See more »
Quotes Miss Graveley: How old do you think I am young man?
Sam Marlowe: Hmm... fifty. How old do you think you are?
Miss Graveley: Forty-two! I can show you my birth certificate.
Sam Marlowe: I'm afraid you're going to have to show more than your birth certificate to convince a man of that.
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