Alfred Hitchcock ( 1899-1980) did for suspense what Chaplin did for comedy. After 'Blackmail' (1929), the first British feature film with sound, Hitchcock went on to ' The Man Who Knew Too Much' and 'The 39 Steps,' which brought him recognition in Hollywood.

He was soon to become Master of the Macabre, weaving dark intrigue and astute human psychology with the diabolic. Just about enough scare to sit on edge, to hold your breath and surrender to a fine art of 'clean' horror-without sado-masochistic convolutions. That is, as it were, vintage Hitchcock, an endearing legend for posterity.