Question 1

Why was Above Suspicion Joan Crawford's final MGM film?

Accepted Answer

It was the last film under her 18-year MGM contract. Frustrated with second-rate scripts, she bought out her contract and later won an Oscar for Mildred Pierce (1945) at Warner Bros.

Question 2

Which director did Joan Crawford wish had helmed Above Suspicion?

Accepted Answer

Joan Crawford always said she wished Alfred Hitchcock had directed the film, noting its 'Hitchcockian' touches like mistaken identity and innocents recruited for dangerous tasks.

Question 3

What actors were originally announced for the leads before Fred MacMurray and Joan Crawford?

Accepted Answer

William Powell was announced as male lead in December 1941, and Myrna Loy as his co-star in July 1942. After Loy left MGM, MacMurray and Crawford were cast.

Question 4

Which actor in Above Suspicion died shortly after production ended?

Accepted Answer

Conrad Veidt died of a heart attack on 3 April 1943, two months after production. This was his final film and his second with Joan Crawford, following A Woman's Face (1941).

Question 5

What accent coaching did Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray receive for Above Suspicion?

Accepted Answer

Stuart Hall coached them in Cockney accents, but neither actor used a Cockney accent in the completed picture.

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