According to Kenneth Anger's "Hollywood Babylon II," Alfred Hitchcock once convinced Grace Kelly to do a striptease from a mile away while he watched her through a telescope. Hmmmm... kinky. But it also kind of takes the notion of safe sex to its extreme. If that juicy story isn't titillating enough, "Hitchcock's Blonde" promises to dish out even more details about the director's close, yet bizarre relationship with Ms. Kelly. The blurb from the publisher seems to indicate that "Hitchcock's Blonde" will be a mix of fanzine fluff and serious thought. It says:
"He was the most celebrated director of his generation, but his murder mysteries and thrillers hid the secrets of his own sexual repression. She was the most beautiful female star of her day, known on-screen for her glacial aloofness and off-screen for her sexual appetites. Together, they made three celebrated movies and Grace Kelly’s influence on Alfred Hitchcock was as profound as it was disturbing. For the first time in print, their work together is examined in detail, their relationship with each other is explored in depth and Hitchcock’s darkest fantasies are revealed."
"He was the most celebrated director of his generation, but his murder mysteries and thrillers hid the secrets of his own sexual repression. She was the most beautiful female star of her day, known on-screen for her glacial aloofness and off-screen for her sexual appetites. Together, they made three celebrated movies and Grace Kelly’s influence on Alfred Hitchcock was as profound as it was disturbing. For the first time in print, their work together is examined in detail, their relationship with each other is explored in depth and Hitchcock’s darkest fantasies are revealed."
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In each of her 3 films, Grace Kelly gets between 27% to 28% of the total screen time (e.g. I reckon she is on-screen for around 28 minutes in "To Catch a Thief").
Given the different nature of all 3 films, the consistency of percentage screen time given to Kelly is quite interesting.