Hmmm. Listening to Hitchcock radio show recordings from the '40s, and many of the protagonist roles are read by Joseph Cotten, whose voice is almost consistently hypnotic. One of the shows was "The Paradine Case", and his opposite number was Alida Valli, (!!) who played Anna, the object of his desire from the film "The Third Man". Half the time I expected something about Harry Lime to pop outta their mouths, but they stuck to the script, which was actually pretty wordy for a radio piece. Her voice was lovely and alluring, projecting a cozenage and come-hither that pops up in my dreams on occaision. Hers and Joan Greenwood's may have been the best female movie voices, and both were quite fetching to look at as well. I'm so glad I can bring her to half-life in the MINI - she alleviates "der furchtbar langewile" of commuting.

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