MixedThe New York Times Book Review... [Rebello] makes an occasional stab at a gossipy tone, repeating a rumor that Susann and Ethel Merman had a rocky affair. But mostly Rebello, the author of a valuable book about Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, offers worn-out stories about the film’s making, echoing previously published work, from Duke’s memoirs to a 20-year-old Vanity Fair feature. Writing with all the flair of Wikipedia, he lists names of actresses reportedly considered for various roles and two pages of singers who recorded the movie’s theme song.