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Trouble with Harry, The (1955) Rank 3 Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Movie critics combined give Trouble with Harry, The (1955) a score of 2.9724 out of 4

based on (17) reviews

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Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

This is a quirky and surprisingly low-key comedy that's more amusing than funny; it's witty, but rarely hilarious. ...read the complete Trouble with Harry movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

Reviews by John Haywood (John Haywood)

While Hitchcock's genius drives the film, the actors are equally critical. Edmund Gwenn is particularly good; he needs to be very endearing, and Gwenn is wonderfully charming. ...read the complete Trouble with Harry movie review at Reviews by John Haywood (John Haywood)

New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

This latest of Mr. Hitchcock's efforts is a curiously whimsical thing. ...read the complete Trouble with Harry movie review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

At-A-Glance Film Reviews

Alfred Hitchcock's painfully underrated black comedy The Trouble With Harry is a deliciously morbid film sure to amuse anyone with a slightly twisted or unorthodox sense of humor (such as Alfred Hitchcock's own). ...read the complete Trouble with Harry movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews

Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page (Ian Morris)

This is a nicely done little story, with some delightful pieces of comedy both verbal and visual. ...read the complete Trouble with Harry movie review at Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page (Ian Morris)

DVD Times (Mike Sutton)

He has a great double-act with the peerless Mildred Natwick too - "Perhaps you would care to come over for some blueberry muffins and coffee..." she says with a seductive undertone as Gwenn blusters in a mixture of glee and embarrassment. ...read the complete Trouble with Harry movie review at DVD Times (Mike Sutton)

DVD Net (Amy Flower)

Along comes little Arnie (no, not the buff moofie-star!) and finds a body. ...read the complete Trouble with Harry movie review at DVD Net (Amy Flower)

The Movie Archive (Marjorie Johns)

The Harry in question is the husband of local single mother, Jennifer Rogers (Maclaine, in her debut movie role), and the trouble within him is that he is very, very dead. ...read the complete Trouble with Harry movie review at The Movie Archive (Marjorie Johns)

Lucid Screening

Violence doesn't disrupt the lives of the characters in The Trouble With Harry; they absent-mindedly stumble over it. ...read the complete Trouble with Harry movie review at Lucid Screening

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

The Trouble with Harry shows a lighter side to Hitchcock, continuing a trend from the fluffy soufflé, To Catch a Thief, and the light-hearted spirit of the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television show he launched in the same year. This is the clo ...read the complete Trouble with Harry movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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