Welcome to Let's Get Lost in Classic Movies with hosts Janna and Debbie (daughter and mother). This week they discuss Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 film Notorious starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains, highlighting Hitchcock’s suspenseful style, camera angles, humor, and his cameo at the champagne table.

They outline the premise: Bergman plays the daughter of a convicted Nazi spy recruited by U.S. agent Grant to infiltrate a Nazi circle in Rio by getting close to Rains’s character, leading to twists, romance, and danger.

In their post-watch discussion, they focus on the film’s shifting tone from witty to tense, the cellar/wine-bottle suspense, the romantic but toxic dynamic between the leads, and details like Rains’s height staging. They clarify plot points including recorded evidence, uranium ore in the wine bottles, FBI interest in the storyline, Emmett’s death, and Alicia being slowly poisoned, and share favorite “martini shot” moments and standout costumes/jewelry.

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FIND A FAVORITE SPOT IN THIS EPISODE:

00:00 Welcome to Notorious

00:37 Hitchcock Style Primer

01:06 Plot Setup in Rio

02:12 Romance and Cameo Challenge

03:03 Movie Clip Interlude

03:47 First Impressions After Watching

05:57 Funny Early Scenes

07:11 Hitchcock Camera Tricks

08:54 Hitchcock Legacy and Patricia

11:16 Spotting Hitchcock Cameo

12:00 Thriller Turns and Cellar Tension

13:27 Toxic Romance Triangle

15:14 Behind the Scenes Heights

17:43 Clearing Up the Plot

21:19 Uranium and FBI Trivia

22:18 Jewelry and Costume Highlights

23:23 Escape Scene Frustrations

24:30 Martini Shot Favorites

26:57 Wrap Up and Subscribe