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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: He dismisses Lisa's theories regarding Thorwald and Mrs. Thorwald's jewelry since "that women's intuition stuff may sell magazines" but doesn't work in real life. Coincides with {{ValuesDissonance}} since casual sexism was very much the norm in the 1950's.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: He dismisses Lisa's theories regarding Thorwald and Mrs. Thorwald's jewelry since "that women's intuition stuff may sell magazines" but doesn't work in real life. Coincides with {{ValuesDissonance}} [[ValuesDissonance values dissonance]] since casual sexism was very much the norm in the 1950's.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: [[ValuesDissonance Makes sense for the 50s]] but he dismisses Lisa's theories regarding Thorwald and Mrs. Thorwald's jewelry since "that Women's intuition stuff may sell magazines" but doesn't work in real life.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: [[ValuesDissonance Makes sense for the 50s]] but he He dismisses Lisa's theories regarding Thorwald and Mrs. Thorwald's jewelry since "that Women's women's intuition stuff may sell magazines" but doesn't work in real life.life. Coincides with {{ValuesDissonance}} since casual sexism was very much the norm in the 1950's.
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!!The Sculptress

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!!The Sculptress{{Sculpt|ors}}ress

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--> '''Jeff''': Is this the Lisa Fremont who never wears the same dress twice?
--> '''Lisa''': Only because it's expected of her.

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--> '''Jeff''': '''Jeff:''' Is this the Lisa Fremont who never wears the same dress twice?
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twice?\\
'''Lisa:'''
Only because it's expected of her.



---> No thanks I don't want any part of her *gasps at realization*

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---> -->'''Stella:''' No thanks thanks. I don't want any part of her her. *gasps at realization*



* ToplessnessFromTheBack: While she’s getting dressed in the morning, Jeff gets a glimpse of her bare back before she puts on her bra. Notably, this is often cited as the first shot of a topless woman in an American film.

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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: While she’s she's getting dressed in the morning, Jeff gets a glimpse of her bare back before she puts on her bra. Notably, this is often cited as the first shot of a topless woman in an American film.



* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Had she not been entranced by the songwriter's score, she would've succeeded]].
* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler: As explained above in DrivenToSuicide and likely met up with the Songwriter while out in the courtyard after witnessing Jeff and Thorwald fighting]].

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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Had [[spoiler:Had she not been entranced by the songwriter's score, she would've succeeded]].
* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler: As [[spoiler:As explained above in DrivenToSuicide and likely met up with the Songwriter while out in the courtyard after witnessing Jeff and Thorwald fighting]].



* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler: After his music saves her from attempting suicide and after the chaos of the confrontation between Jeff and Thorwald, he befriends Miss Lonelyhearts]].

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* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler: After [[spoiler:After his music saves her from attempting suicide and after the chaos of the confrontation between Jeff and Thorwald, he befriends Miss Lonelyhearts]].



--> '''Played by:''' Three unknown actors
* OutOfFocus: The family (two parents and a young girl) only have a few seconds of screen time, as a single TrackingShot passes over them and when the parents listen to the woman on the fire escape yelling about her dead dog. While they live on the other side of the courtyard than Thorwald, Miss Torso, and the other more prominent neighbors, it's also subtly implied that Jeff prefers spying on people who conform with his negative opinions about marriage.
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--> '''Played -->'''Played by:''' Three unknown actors
* OutOfFocus: The family (two parents and a young girl) only have a few seconds of screen time, as a single TrackingShot passes over them and when the parents listen to the woman on the fire escape yelling about her dead dog. While they live on the other side of the courtyard than Thorwald, Miss Torso, and the other more prominent neighbors, it's also subtly implied that Jeff prefers spying on people who conform with his negative opinions about marriage.
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* DeadpanSnarker: He's an Alfred Hitchcock protagonist ''and'' he's played by James Stewart, so this is a given.

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* %%* DeadpanSnarker: He's an Alfred Hitchcock protagonist ''and'' he's played by James Stewart, so this is a given.



* ShipperOnDeck: For Lisa and Jeff.

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* %%* ShipperOnDeck: For Lisa and Jeff.



* ShipperOnDeck: For Jeff and Lisa.

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* %%* ShipperOnDeck: For Jeff and Lisa.



* NoNameGiven: Averted, he and his wife are the only neighbors with a known name.



* CloudCuckooLander: Gives off this vibe.

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* %%* CloudCuckooLander: Gives off this vibe.



* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She loves to do both.
* HugeGirlTinyGuy: Her [[spoiler: boyfriend is shorter than her]].

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* %%* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She loves to do both.
* HugeGirlTinyGuy: Her [[spoiler: [[spoiler:Her boyfriend is shorter than her]].
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Dark Skinned Redhead is no longer a trope


* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has light, carrot-tinted hair and is very tan.
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Shes Got Legs is currently a disambiguation


* ShesGotLegs: Shows off some dancer's gams.
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Ill Girl has been cut per TRS decision. Examples are moved to Delicate And Sickly when appropriate.


* IllGirl: She's in bed a lot due to an undisclosed (at least to the protagonists and the audience) illness.
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* GlassesGirl: Has a cat eyed pair she wears at home.
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Adding some minor neighbors and a couple character tropes.

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* NiceToTheWaiter: Lisa gets along well with hired nurse Stella. Additionally, in her first scene, she apologizes to the waiter bringing her and Jeff dinner for making him wait in the hall longer than expected, and then gives him money for a taxi.


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--> '''Jeff''': Is this the Lisa Fremont who never wears the same dress twice?
--> '''Lisa''': Only because it's expected of her.


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* WalkingShirtlessScene: One scene shows the songwriter stripped down to his boxer shorts while doing some cleaning.


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[[folder:Sunbathers]]
!!The Sunbathers
--> '''Played by:''' Sue Casey and Jonni Paris (both uncredited)
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: They are sunbathing naked (albeit with a SceneryCensor) on the roof when a helicopter flies over, with the wind blowing their discarded clothes away right as they're trying to keep the pilot from looking at them.
* OutOfFocus: They're only seen in the opening scene, as Jeff mainly focuses on spying on people who live on lower floors.
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!!The Family
--> '''Played by:''' Three unknown actors
* OutOfFocus: The family (two parents and a young girl) only have a few seconds of screen time, as a single TrackingShot passes over them and when the parents listen to the woman on the fire escape yelling about her dead dog. While they live on the other side of the courtyard than Thorwald, Miss Torso, and the other more prominent neighbors, it's also subtly implied that Jeff prefers spying on people who conform with his negative opinions about marriage.
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* BigEater: She's referred to as the "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry" girl.

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* BigEater: She's referred to as the "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry" girl. She's first seen practicing her dancing ''while'' munching on a chicken leg from the fridge.
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->'''Played By:''' Raymond Burr

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->'''Played By:''' Raymond Burr
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->'''Played By:''' Thelma Ritter

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->'''Played By:''' Thelma Ritter
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* DistractedByTheSexy: Done twice while he's at Jeff's apartment; once by Miss Torso, and once by Lisa when he meets her.
-->'''Jeff:''' (''watching him watch Miss Torso'') How's your wife?\\
'''Doyle:''' (''snaps out of it'') Oh, she's fine.


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* NightmareFetishist: Will talk at length about how Thorwald might have disposed of his wife's body, even while Jeff is trying to eat.

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