“To Catch A Thief” - Hitchcock + Grant + Kelly = Perfection + Underrated

You've gotta watch "Charade", starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. It's got a reputation as the best Hitchcock film Hitchcock never made.

Love this movie , the chemistry between Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint is amazing. Eva Marie Saint is still alive and well at 97. Her mind and memory are still amazing.

great era for movies ( Cary Grant in Arsenic and Old Lace is one of the funniest comedies of all time) He did a ton of good movies

This *may* be my fave Hitchcock film. I absolutely love it. The mystery, the action, the humor… Doesn’t hurt that Cary Grant is also one of my favorite actors. A pairing that was simply perfect.

"Rebecca' was Hitchcock's first real masterpiece. Strongly recommended.

North by Northwest had an impact on the James Bond films. When Fleming was trying to get his Thunderball script produced, Hitchcock was his choice to direct after seeing North by Northwest. Later, the Bond series producers asked Cary Grant to play Bond, also based on his performance in this film. But Grant didn't want to commit to multiple films. After From Russia with Love, Hitchcock commented about the similarities between his scene of Grant being chased by a crop duster and Bond being chased by a helicopter. It's fun to spot actors who would go on to play roles in 60s spy TV series. Leo G Carroll played Mr. Waverly on The Man from UNCLE and Martin Landau starred in Mission: Impossible.

Funny trivia facts 1) Martin Landau played Leonard, Vandam´s righ-hand man. Few years laters he played one of the main characters on the spy tv show "Mission Impossible", that inspired many decades later the Tom Cruise´s movie saga. 2) On the late 1950´s Ian Fleming and british producer Kevin McClory were producing a James Bond film so they wrote a script called "Thunderball" that years laters, with the project cancelled, Flemin turned into the novel of the same title(And McClory´s answer was sueing a lawsuit, he won and he gained the book righs ant being credited as the book co-author). Whe McClory´s and Fleming still working on his 007 movie projct they offered the director´s chair to Alfred Hitchcock but his answer was "I have already made this kind of movie, it´s called North by northwest". About other Hitchcock´s films, I would recomend "Vertigo", "Strangers on a train" and "Frenzy".

I’d watch Hitchcock’s “Dial M for Murder” next. Just like “12 Angry Men” it takes place on one set.

The title sequence was done by Saul Bass who famous for his title designs. He also did Psycho and Vertigo. There's a KZfaq video of his work in title designs

This has always been my favorite Hitchcock film - a true Hollywood classic! To me - it really was Hitchcock at his very best. It was also incredibly influential on the early James Bond films. The charm of its British Hero, the tone, the action , the main villain, his henchmen, the “ Bond girl” ,the larger than life characters, the humor…etc etc All of it played a big part of the entire feel of the first couple of Bond films and was instrumental in the crafting of the entire series thereafter. In fact - From Russia with Love basically swiped that entire iconic scene of Cary Grant running from the Crop duster Plane - they just added Spectre and some weapons! lol Cary Grant was even offered the part of James Bond based on this movie - but he only wanted to do one film so,of course that did not work out! But it’s very easy to see how much The filmmakers adapted much of the style and panache he brought to this role and incorporated that into the James Bond character we’ve seen in so many films all these years later. So in many ways Cary Grants classic Hollywood persona is still being seen and felt by audiences of today!

The innocent man framed by circumstantial evidence attempting to clear his name while eluding the authorities-this is a story that Hitchcock really specialized in, and more than a few of his films relate variations of it. “North by Northwest” is my personal favorite among his films for sheer entertainment value. I’m glad to see new people discover this great classic.

The crop duster scene is probably one of the most famous in movie history. There is at least one video explaining the complexities of shooting that scene. Cary Grant's major comedic skills kept the mood of the film light, allowing it almost to make fun of itself. Hermann's helter skelter music played a major role as well. Great, original flick!

Thanks for this reaction to one of my favorite films. Yes, Cary Grant is GREAT! Please see him in the Hitchcock film "To Catch a Thief" with the beautiful Grace Kelly . Also react to "Charade" with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in a very "Hitchcock like" Suspense story. thanks again

If you're in for another scifi classic and one with more of Bernard Hermann's music do "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) where Hermann's music really makes the film cool. His brassy orchestration and using a theremin too... it was the '50s man! LOL! But it's a required movie for those studying the classic scifis of the 1950s, in fact it's one of its best.... and has good messaging given it came out shortly after WWII with a small but growing Cold War vibe at the time. 🖖😎

Shan, you picked a great movie to review! These are the types of movies that never grow old. As others have suggested "Rope" is unique. The film Rope was entirely shot in one location and in real time.

YES! One of my favorites! Thanks! Also, when Roger's mother laughs in the elevator at 7:19 she looks EXACTLY like my grandmother. Just needed to mention that.

If you liked Cary Grant, you should watch _Arsenic and Old Lace_ . Very funny. Based on a play, so the sets are limited, but it makes excellent use of the set. Not a Hitchcock film, but rather a Frank Capra film - who directed _It's a Wonderful Life_ . Cary Grant is so good. Also stars Raymond Massey and Peter Lorre - who you'll remember from _Casablanca_ .

Bernard Herrmann is the composer most associated with Hitchcock, with whom he had a decade long relationship. The Trouble with Harry (1955) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) The Wrong Man (1956) Vertigo (1958) North by Northwest (1959) Psycho (1960) The Birds (1963) The movie had no score, but Herrmann was a "sound consultant." Marnie (1964) Torn Curtain (1966) Herrmann's score was rejected by Hitchcock, ending their relationship.

You definitely need to watch notorious 1946 I think it’s a movie that you would like 👍 I have seen all his films 😃

The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956 has always been my favorite Hitchcock film.

You already have received several recommendations for other Cary Grant classics - and they are all worth taking. I'd also add "His Girl Friday," which in my opinion is the funniest comedy in movie history.

I dig the Cary Grant / Hitchcock films more than the Jimmy Stewart collaborations. Hot take? No. I just think Grant was more comfortable with the comedy and the action. Notorious (1946) is also excellent.

This is one of the funniest and most intriguing of Hitchcock's films. One of my favorites in terms of shot composition and writing!

Still plenty of more Hitchcock to see. I'd recommend The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, Foreign Correspondent, Shadow of a Doubt, Lifeboat, Strangers on a Train, The Wrong Man and Frenzy. You may also want to check out some of his acolytes. You've already done some DePalma, maybe try some Claude Chabrol.

I love all of Hitchcock's work, but Dial M for Murder is my favorite.

If you loved James Mason as a bad guy in this check him out as a great good guy in 1959 journey to the center of the earth movie..great fun movie..north by north west and man who knew to much are my fave hitchcock films

"Dial M For Murder" (1954) would be on the top of my list, and then "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956). The more rewatchable Hitchcock films for me personally.

The VistaVision camera used to photograph this movie was about the size of a small refrigerator and weighed about 300 lb. There was no way for it to shake because it was always either on a tripod or on some kind of dolly or crane.

My favorite thanks Shan, maybe not his best but it’s my favorite, I got to see Cary Grant in person at a actors studio type event at SMU in Dallas way back in the 80s and always a big fan , one thing I love about Hitchcock films are how colorful and well everyone is dressed, you can just look at all the beautiful scenery in the background the cars etc , thanks again Shan your videos are such great treasures

Great reaction! I don’t know if this has been mentioned but for me, when I watch this, I always think of “Silver Streak”, with gene wilder, Richard Pryor and Ned Beatty. Another great train thriller/comedy. Hope you can check it out one of these days.

The escape over Mt. Rushmore scenes were shot on large sets combined with matt paintings.

Some of my favorite movies of Cary Grant To Catch a Thief, Father Goose, and Operation Petticoat. The last two are more comedic that dramatic. Glad you have seen this movie and enjoyed it.

The movie’s title: he’s not only traveling across the country in a north by northwest direction, he flies on Northwest Airlines which eventually merged with Delta Airlines. North by Delta doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.

Great reaction as usual. If you liked Cary Grant in this movie, you should really check out Charade (1963) with him, Audrey Hepburn and Water Matthau. A very clever thriller with great comedy elements to it.

You might want to consider Hitchcock’s “Stranger on a Train”. A national historic site akin to Mount Rushmore in it, too. A reel merry go round story of suspense and thrills.

Overlooked early films, The 39 steps, The lady vanishes, Rebecca. The first 2 are pre-Hollywood.

There’s loads of good Hitchcock movies - Rear Window, Dial M for murder, To catch a thief (when Grace Kelly met her future husband Prince Rainier of Monaco), Marnie, The 39 Steps, Notorious. Usually featuring a blonde lead actress and older leading man like Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant.

Did you notice the little boy at the table behind Grant, he covers his ears BEFORE the loud (fake) gun is fired! CLASSIC giveaway and one of Hollywood's all time mistakes that most people never notice!!

The next best film that follows with the development of Agent films is Charade ,,, It often refered to the most Hitchcock-ian flim that he didn't direct Fabulious with Grant and Audry Hepbern

I would recommend Shadow of a Doubt or Strangers on a Train.And Rope is a cool experiment,shot to appear as one continuous take.

"The Lady Vanishes" "Notorious" "The Trouble With Harry" his only real comedy "The Birds" "The 39 Steps""Rebbeca" are all worthy of review.

The Birds, Spellbound, The Trouble With Harry, Frenzy, Rebecca.

One of Grant's earliest films in the 30s, he plays a character named Archie Leach. Archie Leach is Grant's real name. Need to see him in the Philadelphia Story.

I love the comedic lift Grant gave to such a heavy movie. It was refreshing.

You did another one of my favorite Hitchcock movies!! Try Rope, which takes place in one room; The Man That Knew Too Much, a great Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day movie, and A Shadow Of Doubt

Hey Shan. As you saw Cary Grant was mostly a gifted comedic actor. But he did do some serious roles too like Hitchcock's "Notorious" a WWII story, and a Hitchcock film you will enjoy too. And Hitch does a cameo as well so keep your eyes open! ✌😎

Hitchcock's, spies, chases: The39 Steps. Old, but gold.

A real Hitchcockian thriller is "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), directed by John Frankenheimer, with masterful performances by Angela Lansbury and Laurence Harvey, and also staring Frank Sinatra. I think you will be in awe at the end. Look forward to seeing your reaction.

Shan, love your reactions and reviews. Always on point. The North by Northwest reference pertains to the location of New York to Mount Rushmore. I would love you to react to Hitchcock's Lifeboat. So ingenious with Hitchcock's cameo.

I love this movie and music soundtrack music as well. It is so well done. Just to let you know, it's 2022 and Eva Marie Saint is still with us. She's 97 now.

A few superb Hitchcock movies which have never been watched by KZfaq reactors, because everybody's too busy copying each other, are: Lifeboat (1944) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 not the older version) The Wrong Man (1956) The Lady Vanishes (1938) Suspicion (1941)

"The Trouble with Harry" is overlooked but is another great one to add, along with "Rope". Also want to mention that Cary Grant films, I highly recommend.

Definitely check out Notorious, Shadow of a Doubt, and Strangers on a Train.

Cary Grant was already in his mid-50s when he made this film and was still able to play a very physical lead. A considerably younger Grant also starred in one of Hitchcock's best films "Notorious" (1946). That's well worth seeing, as is the slightly lesser Grant/Hitchcock film "Spellbound" (1945). As for other non-Grant Hitchcock films worth seeing, "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943) and "Strangers on a Train" (1951) are must-sees, as is the more modern thriller "Frenzy" (1972).

What an excellent choice! The other day I said to myself that this movie should be on the watch list and here it is. One of my many favourites from this film is the scene when Thornhill meets Vandamm in the living room of the mansion. Two great English actors directed by another Englishman, in a very Hollywood movie. :-)

I watched this in 8th grade and I was shocked that this was first OLD movie that I actually liked.

When you watched the crop dusting scene, you looked like a kid with that huge smile on your face. Your smile made me smile!

Hitchcock`s "The Birds"... you´ll love it...!!!

This is one that I have watched every year for forty years. Still enjoy it every time. Thanks for watching.

My List of Recommended Hitchcock Films (and it ain't typical): Notorious (my fifth favourite film ever; Cary Grant again, more Spy stuff but a decidedly different feel than North By Northwest) Family Plot (okay, now, this is not normal, but...I'm a junkie for Hitch's light-hearted last film; the four principal actors are all wonderful, and I love the dual plot threads that collide. Bruce Dern fans, don't ignore this one) Frenzy (I might as well trumpet another very late film by this Director; I think it would have been very interesting if Hitchcock had made films into the late 70s and early 80s, based on what goes on in Frenzy, and Family Plot; note: Frenzy is NOT light-hearted, and more for Psycho fans) The Wrong Man (hey, you got to know Henry Fonda in Twelve Angry Men...why not see Fonda again, in this oft-overlooked gem) Blackmail (early! 1929! was planned as a silent film, and you can tell that, especially at the start. but the talkie onslaught was underway, and Hitch decided this would be a talkie too; Shan, if you are ever back doing films from the 1920s, do not skip this film; some real ahead-of-its-time stuff - especially concerning a shocking scene involving a woman, a potential attacker, and a kitchen knife...) also: Sabotage (spy stuff; I absolutely love Sylvia Sidney, even though she hated working with Hitchock, "To him, actors are robots.") The Man Who Knew Too Much (it has grown on me; I became a Doris Day fan, which is one thing that happened - and re-watches of this one - I'm talking about Hitch's later, Jimmy Stewart version of this film - has gained ground with me, with each viewing) The Thirty-Nine Steps Saboteur Foreign Correspondent Torn Curtain (I'm a spy movie fanatic, so a lot of this Director's canon is of course very appealing to me)

Cary Grant, in the '50s and '60s, can't be beat.

One of my favorite movies rated by one of my favorite reviewers, I'm sure I'll watch it right away. If you want another movie with Hitchcock/Grant, you should try "To Catch a Thief".

The parks department did not allow them to actually shoot on the faces of Mount Rushmore, so Mount Rushmore was built as a set in the studio and augmented with matte paintings.

You need to see Shirley Maclaine’s first film. Also a Hitchcock film. “The trouble with Harry”. It is a dark comedy. And it is super underrated. One of my favorites. Also, starring John Forsythe. And Jerry Mathers! You know the beaver. From leave it to beaver. In fact that might be his first film too.

If you can, please check out Hitchcock's "The Lady Vanishes"(1938) One of his earlier suspense thrillers where he has already mastered his craft.

So glad you enjoyed this one! If you want to see the other film that inspired the original 007 producers to create their now-iconic spy, I'd recommend watching The Guns of Navarone, with Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn. North by Northwest CLEARLY inspired the style of the early Bond films, but Navarone set the tone in terms of ACTION. Stylistically its more comparable to later Mission: Impossible movies - with an ensemble setting out to complete a given assignment - but in terms of BIG sets and set pieces, BIG twists, BIG turns, and BIG drama, plus more pulse-pounding ACTION than any film of its time, and you can CLEARLY see the inspiration for the later 007 productions like Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice, or The Spy Who Loved Me. It may seem a bit quaint these days, but at the time, it set the bar pretty high for what an action-adventure film could do in 2 1/2 hours (war movie or otherwise), and Broccoli and Saltzman clearly watched both films and said, "If we take these Flemming novels and turn them into something like THAT, we might have something here." At a time when most studios and producers either took pride in avoiding sequels altogether or tried to maximize profits by slashing the budgets and milking diminishing returns for all they were worth, those two gentlemen doubled down for almost every subsequent Bond film up to Moonraker, and were so successful that almost every studio in Hollywood now emulates their golden formula. SO glad you didn't leave out North by Northwest as you've gone on your own 007 marathon adventure. As for what Hitchcock film to watch next, you've seen MOST of his best - although there's a LONG list between 1935 and 1963 where he pretty much never failed to deliver SOMETHING watchable, along with a handful of perfectly satisfying "little" thrillers like Dial M for Murder, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Notorious, and The Birds that are classics unto themselves - but for me the one you need to watch is another Cary Grant film called To Catch a Thief, in which he co-stars with the unbelievably gorgeous Grace Kelly. It's more of a comedy than a suspense picture, but those seeing those two "beautiful people" trading wits, romance, and witty banter on the French Riviera remains one of the highlights of Hitch's career (for me anyway, some deride the fact that it isn't a straight-up suspense thriller, but it's just pure, Hitchcockian eye-candy and a lot of fun to boot). I've heard Gal Gadot is doing a remake in the near future, but even with her looks it would be hard to top that one for pure, old fashioned, Hollywood GLAMOUR. Finally, should you find yourself jones-ing for more FANTASTIC spy pictures, I'd recommend these three CLASSICS from the 1970's: The Day of the Jackal (with Moonraker's Michael Lonsdale and Edward Fox, 1973) Marathon Man (with Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider, and Sir Lawrence Olivier, 1974; it inspired one of the fights from The Bourne Identity), and... Three Days of the Condor (with Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, and Max Von Sydow, 1975, which inspired Tom Cruise's first Mission: Impossible film to some degree, as well as a host of others including Captain America Winter Soldier - at least in terms of tone - which is one reason they asked Robert Redford to come back and play a part) Obviously I'm looking forward to WHATEVER sinister scheme you'll be hatching next to steal away some more of my time, but like many of your subscribers, I'm a lifelong movie junkie, and eternally grateful whenever I get to share some of that feeling with others. Can't wait to see whatever's next, sorry to prattle on, and thanks for another great reaction/ review!!!

Yay! Another Hitchcock's movie. Nice! This is what James Bond films would look like if Hitch directed them.

On first viewing you don't notice this: When he is at the hotel, the bell boy is paging Kaplan. Just then he calls the boy because he wants to sent the telegram. The bad guys (obviously paged Kaplan to see who answers), and he waves to the bellboy at that moment - thus they think he is Kaplan.

Two other Hitchcock films that I enjoyed are "The Birds" and "Marnie".

Let's watch Sunset Boulevard 👍

I think you would enjoy Hitchcock's "Rope". The entire movie is shot in a single set and consists of long takes - up to 10 minutes which at the time was entire capacity of the camera. It's a well done thriller with Jimmy Stewart.

The title corresponds to Grant's direction of travel. It may also be a reference to a line from Hamlet: "I am but mad north-northwest."

Very entertaining Hitchcock movie. Hitchcock owed MGM a film and they wanted him to make a shipwreck movie called Wreck of the Mary Deare. His screenwriter Ernest Lehman couldn’t get into that movie. Hitchcock liked Lehman and told him we will give them something else. They were both immediately inspired Lehman wanted to make the ultimate Hitchcock movie and Hitchcock responded with “I’ve always wanted to film a chase across the faces of Mount Rushmore”. The story evolved from theie. Other great movies… To Catch a Thief Strangers on a Train Rope Notorious (Cary Grant as a spy) Shadow of a Doubt Rebecca

Notorious takes Cary Grant and all the best parts of this, but it adds Ingrid Bergman and it's just the best Hitchcock film period. Definitely a must watch. And if you like Eva Marie Saint, her other main film is On the Waterfront which is one of the best films ever. Her performance is literally the best supporting actress performance I've seen, and of course it's most famous for Marlon Brando's performance. Both won Oscars and the film won best picture.

The jump cut at the end was Hitchcock's "screw you" to the studios, which told him code would not allow an overtly sexual final scene

My mother is a huge Cary Grant fan and therefore I grew up with him on Tv and a fan by default. Another couple great thrillers with him is Charade and Hitchcock directed To Catch A Thief. One of my favorite comedies that is naughty is That Touch of Mink. So many of his movies I enjoy.

Hitchcock stated that N by NW is a 'fantasy film', that it's a1950s political dreamscape experienced by a naive romantic trying to get home so that seemingly abrupt ending feels perfect to me. The film is full of imagery that is dreamlike: the super-fast tracking in, descending high angles and geometrical images as in the vertical cityscapes and the horizontal cornfield and the train crossing the country, the whole Mt. Rushmore sequence... The essential Hitchcoks other than the ones you've seen, all of which were indeed essential, are IMO: The 39 Steps (1939) Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Notorious (1946) Strangers on a Train (1951) The Birds (1961) Marnie (1963) Frenzy(1972) Plus some excellent options I think should be elevated in the academic world: Secret Agent (1936) Young and Innocent (1937) To Catch a Thief (1955) The Wrong Man (1957) And BTW, my good friend Dorothy's father wrote the score to N by NW. She's a wonderful person and her father was a supreme genius if rather cantankerous fellow, but a really sweet man in the long run. Take a look at his filmography and you'll be stunned. Fantastic reaction!

I watched a good number of Hitchcock movies as a child in the 80s and 90s but I didn't see this until I was much older. I do remember the plane scene as a kid so maybe I caught part of it on tv. Anyways, I see its influence on so many movies I feel robbed I didn't see this before all of those.

Other great Hitchcock films to check out (well, my favorites other than those you've already watched): Shadow of a Doubt (1943), The Lady Vanishes (1938), The 39 Steps (1935), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Rebecca (1940), Saboteur (1942), Rope (1948), Strangers on a Train (1951), Lifeboat (1944). But you really can't go wrong with Hitchcock. He has at least 25 films worth watching. Hitchcock was the king of the McGuffin. Many of his stories have one, because to him, it didn't matter what everyone was chasing, as long as we knew they all wanted it badly. He cared about the emotion of the situation, putting the audience in the place of the protagonist to create the suspense and be thinking, "how are they going to get out of this one?" The item itself was secondary. And that is true for a lot of story. Think of "The Maltese Falcon." We get a very brief history of the falcon (maybe a minute or two of screen time), but otherwise, the story is about how badly everyone wants it and what they are willing to do or not willing to do to get it (and then figuring it all out). That's the story. Character is revealed through conflict.That is the emotional connection/cathartic moments that we go to story for. You could change the actual object "Tha Maltese Falcon" and make it "The Tunisian Elephant" and with a very minor rewrite, have the same film. And yes, it was very common for older films to end much more abruptly than today. In the old days, as soon as the story was resolved, you rolled the credits. No long pans away with music, no final montage, no day after scenes. Story done...roll credits. Sometimes these days it goes too far the other way. "Gladiator" and "The Sixth Sense" come to mind for me in that regard. At the end of both of those films, I said, why are we still sitting here, the story ended like 10 minutes ago and yet the movie is still going. There is obviously a good balance, somewhere in between. But, it is interesting to see how film has changed by watching younger people review/react to older films. Like with opening credits. Most young viewers (not you Shan...you obviously enjoyed this title sequence and in the Bond films, etc.) are annoyed/bored by opening title sequences. As older film viewers, that was just the way it was, so you didn't think twice about it. And you always appreciated the filmmakers who were creative with their opening titles. A superb opening credit sequence and another great (non-Hitchcock) film you should watch if you haven't seen it is "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1952) with Gregory Peck. Anyhow, I love your reactions/reviews Shan and your choices of which films to watch/review. Keep it up!

Here's some Hitchcock movies. Rebecca (Laurence Oliver and Joan Fontaine) and To Catch a Thief (Cary and Grace). As far as the movie's title, I think Hitch acquired it from a line in Shakespeare. A crazy person has a N by NW mindset. Something about the wind from that direction.

Opening credits by Saul Bass - the high master of title sequences. Worth looking up Phase IV - the one film he directed. It's very weird and wonderful.

Interesting side note, this is the first time in mass-media entertainment that the job of “Industrial Designer” is referenced (Eva Marie Saint’s job as cover story). This was not only unusual to mention, but also assigning that role to a woman was also unusual.

Since you’ve covered a lot of Hitchcock by now, I would suggest High Anxiety.

The original 1956 The Bad Seed, not an Alfred Hitchcock but a masterpiece and don't forget The Omen 2😁

Wow...it is a very strange thing. For some reason, I have the ability to recognize the soil of the county I live in. As soon as the crop duster scene appeared, I knew it was somewhere local, so I looked it up. It is!

Another great non-James Bond film is 1963's "Charade."

I saw this and Vertigo ran off a dye transfer technicolor print some years ago at the Eastman House Dryden theater. It was a revelation. I NEVER saw color as vivid on a film print and even these great HD restorations and transfers don't do it justice.

11:27 'I wonder why this movie is called North by Northwest?' A moment earlier we saw an image that might give a clue 11:00 (one of many similar throughout the movie)

The Intelligence Chief was played by Leo G Carroll. He played a similar role in the Man From UNCLE tv series.

Fun Hitchcock. He wanted to do something light and commercial after "Vertigo". He followed it up with "Psycho". If you really want some textbook hardboiled Hitchcock that goes down easy, delivering everything you want: "Strangers On A Train". By all means, try all the rest. And then try one of the very best. And for a late period surprise, try "Frenzy". "Shadow Of A Doubt" was his own personal favorite and it's easy to see why, it's one of mine as well. (And for off the channel, if you want to be dazzled and surprised, watch his silent movie "The Ring").

Essays have been written about Cary Grant's immaculately tailored suit in this film, probably a precursor to James Bond's elegant wardrobe. Cary Grant is also great in Hitchcock's Notorious and To Catch A Thief. Hitchcock's career spans almost the entire history of cinema, from silent films to the modern era. His early British films include masterpieces such as The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes.

So many big names in this one. Martin Landau, James Mason. Leo G Carroll. We'll be seeng them again.

The most iconic suit in cinema history

The music might have seemed familiar because it was by Bernard Herrmann who also did Psycho and is one of the most famous Hollywood composers. One correction - Technicolor films came out long ago, some of the great ones came out in 1938, 39 and many throughout the 1940’s. Cameras were indeed bulky and heavy, and Technicolor cameras were even larger than other cameras, so to prevent the “shakiness”, ‘dolly tracks’ were laid down for most films for moving shots. But scenes were designed to include action, movement and character placement in near, middle and distant parts of the frame, so the camera didn’t always have to move.

Great movie. Along with the 60's James Bond, this might be the reference point of subsquent spy movies.

Many critics believe that Hitchcock's greatest film was Vertigo. It is one of those films that was not commercially successful but grew in reputation as the years went by. Now it is considered his greatest masterpiece.

Sadly, most of the Rushmore scenes were sets, but I think they did a few shots on site. I was at Rushmore a couple of summers ago, and I was delighted to see how similar everything looked. The binoculars there today could have been the ones Cary Grant looked through.

I think Hitchcock claims the train going in the tunnel at the end wasn't intentional -- but I have a strong feeling it was!

𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 (1946) Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains.