Plum Crazy

Rick notes that it was Dietz who developed the idea of "Name That. . ." along with the admonition not to blurt the answer but to leave a subtle clue. My apologies to Dietz for this oversight.

As for the current puzzle, I will leave it stand the rest of the day before answering it tonight. A few clues to see if I can't nudge people along.

All three movies are Alfred Hitchcock movies. One of them is based on the true story of a New York musician and family man who was mistaken for a hold-up man. The advertising executive was mistaken for a U.S. government agent and spent the rest of the movie trying to bail himself, then his love interest out. One of the stars of the third was a famed singer, noted for her "pillow talk".