Aalfred Hhitchcock

he was the master of suspense whose films can be the benchmark for 'psychological thrillers.
under the strong influence of Alfred Hitchcock, thrillers often began with crime and the accusation of an innocent bystander, where the accused to contact the authorities, no doubt the case could be promptly solved, but instead from the law thus further jeopardising life and limb'
ricky altman
for example
39 steps 1935
north by north west 1559
"in the thirty nine steps, suspense films abandon both thrills and suspense when the falsely accessed character finally reaches safety