0 ), ▁the ▁Oscar - win ning ▁Reb e cca ▁( 1 9 4 0 ), ▁ ▁Sus p icion ▁( 1 9 4 1 ), ▁Sab ote ur ▁( 1 9 4 2 ) ▁and ▁Sh adow ▁of ▁a ▁Dou bt ▁( 1 9 4 3 ), ▁which ▁was ▁H itch cock ' s ▁own ▁personal ▁favorite . ▁Notable ▁non - H itch cock ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁include ▁The ▁Sp iral ▁St air case ▁( 1 9 4 6 ) ▁and ▁ ▁Sorry , ▁W rong ▁Number ▁( 1 9 4 8 ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁H itch cock ▁added ▁Techn icol or ▁to ▁his ▁thr ill ers , ▁now ▁with ▁ex otic ▁local es . ▁H itch cock ' s ▁first ▁Techn icol or ▁film ▁was ▁Ro pe ▁( 1 9 4 8 ). ▁He ▁reached ▁the ▁z en ith ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁classic ▁films ▁such ▁as , ▁Str angers ▁on ▁a ▁Train ▁( 1 9 5 1 ), ▁D ial ▁M ▁For ▁Mur der ▁( 1 9 5 4 ) ▁with ▁Ray ▁Mill and , ▁R ear ▁Window ▁( 1 9 5 4 ) ▁and ▁Vert igo ▁( 1 9 5 8 ). ▁Non - H itch cock ▁thr ill ers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁include ▁The ▁Night ▁of ▁the ▁Hunter ▁( 1 9 5 5 ) — Char les ▁L aught on ' s ▁only ▁film ▁as