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* [[3D Movie]]: ''Dial M For Murder'' was filmed in 3D, but by the time of its release, the 3D fad was dying out, so it had only a brief original release in 3D, followed by a conventional, "flat" release.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Tony
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'''Swann:''' Blackmail me?
'''Tony:''' ''Influence'' you. }}
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: When Margot wants to go out at the night she's supposed to be killed, Tony persuades her to stay home instead, and finish pasting her newspaper clippings. She forgets to put away the scissors she uses for that, and eventually manages to stab Swann with them.▼
* [[Chekhov's Armory]]: Almost every single detail in the earlier scenes ends up affecting the course of the investigation.
▲* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: When Margot wants to go out at the night she's supposed to be killed, Tony persuades her to stay home instead, and finish pasting her newspaper clippings. She forgets to put away the scissors she uses for that, and eventually manages to stab Swann with them.
* [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience]]: Margot wears bright colors at the start of the film, then progressively darker ones as time goes on.
* [[Creator Cameo]]: As usual for Hitchcock, but a particularly clever example--he is in the class reunion photo along with Swann and Tony.
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