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 relocated to Paramount Pictures and directed Rear Window (1954), featuring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, along with Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. Stewart's persona is a photographer named Jeff (inspired by Robert Capa) who is temporarily confined to a wheelchair. Due to boredom, he starts scrutinizing his neighbors across the courtyard, then becomes persuaded that one of them (Raymond Burr) has killed his spouse.