In his second of four film collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, Grant played agent T.R. Devlin.
Ingrid Bergman plays Alicia Huberman, who agrees to infiltrate a German chemical cartel.
She gets close to the organisations head man (Claude Rains); eventually she marries him.
The problem; she is in love with Devlin.
"With a highly polished script by Ben Hecht, and with Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant to bring glamour and sultry vitality to the leads, Mr. Hitchcock has fashioned a film in the supercharged American idiom of the sort that made Casablanca popular." - Theatre Arts Magazine
There are a few interesting facts about Notorious.
Ian Flemimg, having seen the film was inspired to create his James Bond character, based on Cary Grant.
Years later, Grant would turn down the role as Bond in Dr. No, because he didn't want to sign up for a multi-picture deal.
Another point of interest is the nearly three minute kissing scene, shared by Bergman and Grant.
Why interesting? Well the filmmakers were under the Hays Code.
(see previous blog: Cary Grant and the Pre-code Era)
This meant that a kiss could not be open mouthed or last for longer than three seconds.
Hitchcock was able to get around this by having the kiss interrupted, but for only the shortest length of time. It therefore gave the impression of a much longer kiss.
Cast:
Devlin Cary Grant
Alicia Huberman Ingrid Bergman
Alexander Sebastian Claude Rains
Paul Prescott Louis Calhern
Mme. Sebastian Madame Konstantin
"Dr. Anderson" Reinhold Schunzel
Walter Beardsley Moroni Olsen
Eric Mathis Ivan Triesault
Joseph Alex Minotis
Mr. Hopkins Wally Brown
Ernest Weylin Gavin Gordon
Commodore Sir Charles Mendl
Dr. Barbosa Ricardo Costa
Hupka Eberhard Krumschmidt
Ethel Fay Baker
With Ingrid Bergman, Madame Konstantin and Claude Rains.
On set with Alfred Hitchcock and Ingrid Bergman.
Lobby Cards:
Directed and Produced by Alfred Hitchcock.
Distributed by RKO Radio.
Running Time: 103 minutes.
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