Good choices.

• Some Hitchcock, I probably couldn't take more than once, like Rope or Psycho even though they have good casts.

• But those ones which I could re-watch stand out mostly because of their great casts, including....

• The Birds (1963)

• Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright and Suzanne Pleshette

• Dial M for Murder (1954)

• Robert Cummings

• Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

• Teresa Wright

• Saboteur (1942)

• Robert Cummings and Priscilla Lane

• Suspicion (1941)

• Joan Fontaine

• Rebecca (1940)

• Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier

• The Lady Vanishes (1938)

• Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Dame May Whitty and supporting cast

• The 39 Steps (1935)

• Madeleine Carroll and Robert Donat

I'll go with (listed in chronological release order):

• The Farmer's Wife (1928) discussion [must see deluxe restored version, otherwise overall poor and creaky impression is conveyed; this is a wonderful, very charming, agreeably-paced film, when seen presented properly]
• The 39 Steps (1935) discussions [the two leads' back-and-forth interplay with one another is a joy!]
• The Lady Vanishes (1938) discussion [the fun old-fashioned vibe and intriguing mystery is entertaining and very appealing]
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943) discussion
• Strangers on a Train (1951) discussions
• I Confess (1953) discussion [excellent film, if disregarding Anne Baxter's usual overacted performance]
• Rear Window (1954) discussions [my sister who's several years my senior off and on dated Grace Kelly's older brother John B. Kelly Jr. for a few years, btw!; he was around 20 years my sister's senior (I also have similar 1-degree-of-separation oblique connections to two other very famous people - to a number such people, actually!)]
• Psycho (1960) discussions [Leigh and Perkins are both perfect in this, and the story is compelling]

For #1 fave, definitely Strangers on a Train. I always enjoy everything about it.

@QuitePleasant and @genplant29,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! There are a number of Hitchcock films that I have yet to see, though I've probably seen most of his best-known ones. I keep meaning to see The Lady Vanishes since my parents watched it just over a year ago but I was not that interested at the time. (How much that has changed for me!) I (along with my dad) have become a fan of Dame May Whitty too.

I'll have to look up Strangers on a Train since I've heard of it but have yet to see it. Ditto for Rebecca, Saboteur (as I saw it when I was very young and thus do not remember much about it), et al.

I also rather liked Spellbound, though I might be in the minority on that. But Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman together? Yes, please!

I love Dame May Whitty. She was always reliably wonderful.

Each film you mentioned is definitely well worth watching. I've always enjoyed Hitchcock's overall body of work (including additional of his Silent films, particularly 1927's The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog). That includes his two well-done t.v. series (that continue to play, late nights, one or possibly both of them, on I can't remember, off top of my head, whether MeTV, COZI, or Antenna TV).

You said it! She's really great. One of my favorite female character actors.

My family and I have been watching Alfred Hitchcock Presents and we're in Season 3 right now. We borrowed it on DVD and have been enjoying it quite a bit.

Hitch's daughter, Patricia, appears in a number of AHP episodes. She has a major featured roll in Strangers on a Train. I like her a lot.

That's interesting.

One additional note about Saboteur (1942) would be that Norman Lloyd's still around, about to celebrate birthday #105 this November, and still actively making appearances.

And Norman's unforgettable scene with Robert Cummings upon the Torch porch of the Statue of Liberty would stay with anyone at least until the age of 105 (as in Typical Hitchcock indelibility).

@genplant29 Finally watched Strangers on a Train last night, and it was absolutely phenomenal! I rated it a 10/10. So many wonderful, pure Hitchcockian cinematic touches! It was a treat to watch it.

And, fairly recently, I got around to viewing The Lady Vanishes for myself. Besides Dame May Whitty, Michael Redgrave was excellent, in my opinion.

Yes those are all great Hitchcock films!

The Lady Vanishes sure has a bunch of plot twists but you cannot get into them without spoiling stuff.

Shadow of a Doubt someone says is great and is so right. Even Hitchcock said it's his favorite film as a director!

Miss Wright is also excellent and perfectly cast as an innocent who does not know what to believe is going on!!!

@barrymost said:

@genplant29 Finally watched Strangers on a Train last night, and it was absolutely phenomenal! I rated it a 10/10. So many wonderful, pure Hitchcockian cinematic touches! It was a treat to watch it.

And, fairly recently, I got around to viewing The Lady Vanishes for myself. Besides Dame May Whitty, Michael Redgrave was excellent, in my opinion.

I'm glad you checked out Strangers on a Train and enjoyed it (like I 100% knew you would), barry! The two films you mentioned are ones I have the DVDs of and would like to watch anew sometime soon. (Additional Hitch films I have and enjoy are I Confess; The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog; The Man Who Knew Too Much ('34); Psycho; Rear Window; Rebecca; and The 39 Steps.)