Hitchcock cuts back and forth between ground-level shots of gasoline rolling towards the camera and the panicked onlookers inside the restaurant.
She grows agitated and fidgety as the neighbor rattles on, then Hitchcock cuts to a close-up of her face.
The scene opens with a silent, ominous panic as cinematographer Robert Burks obscures Thorwald in the shadows.
I originally had the bell tower scene on this list, and while it’s undeniably great, I went with a more personal favorite.
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