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Books/Plays That Inspired Hitchcock

Hitchcock based a lot of his work on existing plays, books, and stories. (Sometimes verrrry loosely.) Here's what I could track down--which, sadly, isn't everything.
Everything after "The Rainbird Pattern" comes from episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents filmed by Hitchcock himself.
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The Pleasure Garden (Oliver Sandys)
The Pleasure Garden
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Oliver Sandys
The Lodger (Marie Belloc Lowndes)
The Lodger
2
Marie Belloc Lowndes
Down Hill (Original Theater Play) (Ivor Novello, Constance Collier)
Down Hill (Original Theater Play)
3
Ivor Novello, Constance Collier
The Farmer's Wife (Eden Phillpotts)
The Farmer's Wife
4
Eden Phillpotts
Easy Virtue (Noel Coward)
Easy Virtue
5
Noel Coward
The Manxman (Sir Hall Caine)
The Manxman
6
Sir Hall Caine
Blackmail (Original Theater Play) (Charles Bennett)
Blackmail (Original Theater Play)
7
Charles Bennett
Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey
Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey
8
Enter Sir John (Clarence Dane and Helen Simpson)
Enter Sir John
9
Clarence Dane and Helen Simpson
The Skin Game (John Galsworthy)
The Skin Game
10
John Galsworthy
Rich and Strange (Dale Collins)
Rich and Strange
11
Dale Collins
Number 17 (Joseph Jefferson Farjeon)
Number 17
12
Joseph Jefferson Farjeon
The Great Waltz/Waltzes From Vienna (John Strauss I, John Strauss II)
The Great Waltz/Waltzes From Vienna
13
John Strauss I, John Strauss II
The Man Who Knew Too Much (G K Chesterton)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
14
G K Chesterton
The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps
15
John Buchan
Ashenden
Ashenden
16
The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
17
Joseph Conrad
A Shilling for Candles (Josephine Tey)
A Shilling for Candles
18
Josephine Tey
The Wheel Spins (Ethel Lina White)
The Wheel Spins
19
Ethel Lina White
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn
20
Daphne Du Maurier
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
21
Daphne Du Maurier
Personal History (Vincent Sheean)
Personal History
22
Vincent Sheean
Before the Fact (Francis Iles)
Before the Fact
23
Francis Iles
The House of Doctor Edwardes (Francis Beeding)
The House of Doctor Edwardes
24
Francis Beeding
The Paradine Case (Robert Smythe Hichens)
The Paradine Case
25
Robert Smythe Hichens
Rope (Original Theater Play) (Patrick Hamilton)
Rope (Original Theater Play)
26
Patrick Hamilton
Under Capricorn (Helen De Guerry Simpson)
Under Capricorn
27
Helen De Guerry Simpson
Man Running (Selwyn Jepson)
Man Running
28
Selwyn Jepson
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
29
Patricia Highsmith
Our Two Consciences (Original Theater Play) (Paul Anthelme)
Our Two Consciences (Original Theater Play)
30
Paul Anthelme
Dial M for Murder (Frederick Knott)
Dial M for Murder
31
Frederick Knott
It Had to Be Murder (Cornell Woolrich)
It Had to Be Murder
32
Cornell Woolrich
To Catch a Thief (David Dodge)
To Catch a Thief
33
David Dodge
The Trouble With Harry (Jack Trevor Story)
The Trouble With Harry
34
Jack Trevor Story
The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero (Maxwell Anderson)
The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero
35
Maxwell Anderson
D'entre Les Morts (Boileau)
D'entre Les Morts
36
Boileau
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
37
Robert Bloch
The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Birds
38
Daphne Du Maurier
Marnie (Winston Graham)
Marnie
39
Winston Graham
Topaz (Leon Uris)
Topaz
40
Leon Uris
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