Hitchcock moved to Paramount Pictures and filmed Rear Window (1954), starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, as well as Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. Stewart's character is a photographer named Jeff (based on Robert Capa) who must temporarily use a wheelchair. Out of boredom, he begins observing his neighbours across the courtyard, then becomes convinced that one of them (Raymond Burr) has murdered his wife.
Hitchcock switched to Paramount Pictures and produced Rear Window (1954), with James Stewart and Grace Kelly, as well as Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. Stewart's role is a photographer named Jeff (inspired by Robert Capa) who is temporarily wheelchair-bound. From boredom, he starts observing his neighbors across the courtyard, then becomes certain that one of them (Raymond Burr) has killed his wife.