Hitchcock quote

Hitchcock’s preference for sophisticated icy blondes is well-known. He claimed that audiences would be suspicious of brunettes, but I think this quote shows a truer insight into his cinematic genius:

Blondes are blondes make the best victims. They’re like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints

My favourite Hitchcock blonde has always been Grace Kelly – partly because I love the movie ‘To Catch a Thief’ – it’s not as disturbing as a lot of his movies and makes for wonderful, witty, glamorous viewing. Here’s a run-down of my favourite Hitchcock blondes – I know I haven’t included them all, but I think these are probably the most iconic. Who’s your favourite?

Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly made three films with Hitchcock: Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954, with Jimmy Stewart) and To Catch a Thief (1955, pictured below with Cary Grant).

Grace Kelly and Cary Grant from the trailer of the film w:en:To Catch a Thief

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Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman starred in three Hitchcock films “Spellbound” (1945), “Notorious” (1946), and “Under Capricorn” (1949).

Cary and Ingrid in "Notorious"

Cary and Ingrid in “Notorious”, 1946, source and copyright: This work is in the public domain in that it was published in the United States between 1923 and 1977 and without a copyright notice

Tippi Hendren, whose relationship with Hitchcock was recently the subject of the BBC drama The Girl, starred in 2 Hitchcock movies: The Birds (1963) and Marnie (1964)

Kim Novak

Novak is probably best known for the dual role she played in Vertigo (1958) opposite James Stewart playing both female characters.

Kim Novak

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Eva Marie Saint

Saint played the role of Eve Kendall in North by Northwest with Cary Grant in 1959.

North_by_Northwest_movie_trailer_screenshot_(23)

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Janet Leigh

Famous for that shower scene in Psycho, Janet Leigh is probably one of the most well-known images of a Hitchcock blonde. Psycho was her only Hitchcock movie in 1960.