Rebecca is a 1940 American romantic psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It was Hitchcock's first American project, and his first film under contract with producer David O. Selzni
Theatrical release poster
In Monte Carlo, Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier) stops to speak to Mrs. Edythe Van Hopper (Florence Bates) only after recognizing her companion (Joan Fontaine), the woman he had encountered earlier.
The new Mrs. de Winter is intimidated by the grandeur of Manderley and its staff.
Danvers tricks the insecure second Mrs. de Winter into wearing the same costume Rebecca wore at her last costume ball.
Margaret Brooke Sullavan was an American stage and film actress. She began her career onstage in 1929 with the University Players on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In 1933, she caught the attention of film
Sullavan in 1940
Sullavan in her Oscar-nominated role as Pat Hollmann in Three Comrades (1938)
Sullavan on cover of Photoplay, 1934
From The Shining Hour (1938)