REAR WINDOW vs THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH in the 50's era of favorite Hitchcock Film Tournament

After having the top seeds in the 30's and 40's era advance to the final four of the favorite Hitchcock film tournament, the 50's era will not have it's top seed present. Vertigo was ousted by 5th seed The Man Who Knew Too Much 10-8 in a surprise upset. In the other match, 2nd seed Rear Window easily handled Dial M For Murder 12-3. That sets the stage for Rear Window to take on The Man Who Knew Too Much and the winner earns a trip to the final four. The match begins immediately and runs thru Wednesday 8 pm EST.

50'S ERA FINAL MATCH

2 REAR WINDOW (1954)

VS

5 THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)

Hitchcock Film Tournament Update

In the 40's bracket, top seed Rebecca had to stage a last minute rally to defeat third seed Shadow of a Doubt 11-9 and move on to the final four. In the 50's bracket, we have our two semi-final matches set. Top seed Vertigo had little trouble with 8th seed I Confess 11-2. Second seed Rear Window shut out The Trouble With Harry 11-0. The Man Who Knew Too Much upset To Catch a Thief 8-6. And then Dial M For murder pulled  off an upset of third seed Strangers on A Train 9-4. So below are the semi-final matches set to begin today and run thru Monday 8 pm EST. Good news for Grace Kelly fans is that she still has two films in the tournament. Bad news is they play each other this round. I'm still miffed To Catch a Thief got knocked out. I have a photo from that film that I use as wallpaper on my computer screen at work. Oh well, at least Rear Window is still in the mix. Oh and I just realized Jimmy Stewart has to battle himself as Vertigo meets The Man Who Knew too Much. And actually he has three films left in the mix when you count Rear Window. So it's a safe bet to say he will have a film go on to the final four. Just a hunch.

50'S ERA SEMI-FINAL MATCH 1

1 VERTIGO (1958)

VS

5 THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)

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50'S ERA SEMI-FINAL MATCH 2

2 REAR WINDOW (1954)

VS

6 DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)

First round of Hitchcock tourney yields no surprises

The first round of the 30's era of the favorite Hitchcock film tournament yielded no surprises as the top seeds rolled in their matches. Top seed The Lady Vanishes blanked 8th seed Number Seventeen ironically enough 17-0. Second seed The 39 Steps had little trouble with 7th seed Murder! shutting that film out 15-0. Third seed The Man Who Knew Too Much easily handled Young and Innocent 13-2. And the match between 4th seed The Secret Agent and 5th seed Sabotage was the lone mild upset as Sabotage won 11-3. So on to round 2 with these next two matches which begin immediately and will run thru Tuesday 8 pm EST.

1 LADY VANISHES (1938)

VS

5 SABOTAGE (1936)

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2 THE 39 STEPS (1935)

VS

3 THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1934)