Category "north-by-northwest"

A Cary Grant's self-citation?

Is Cary Grant one-arm lifting of Eva Marie Saint on the upper berth in the final segment of Hitchcock's North by Northwest a citation of himself lifting with on

Police Arrests in "North By Northwest"

I know that people often dismiss plot questions in Hitchcock films, saying that Hitchcock didn't care about the plot and neither should we. Still, when I see a

Kaplan's Mission in "North By Northwest"

The film "North By Northwest" seems to have two theories of Kaplan's mission. On the one hand he's supposed to be the agent following Vandamm. This is why it's

Hitchcock, Stewart and Grant

The 1958 film Vertigo was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starred Jimmy Stewart. Here and there I encounter the suggestion that upon the release of Vertigo, Hi

Divorce in New York: Hitchcock vs. Allen

EVE: What happened to the [your] first two marriages? THORNHILL: My wives divorced me. EVE: Why? THORNHILL: I think they said I led too dull a

Why was Thornhill/Kaplan's bid of $2000 considered outrageous?

I admit that I'm a "genuine idiot" who has never been to a real auction and doesn't know all the conventions. In North by Northwest, Thornhill/Kaplan tries to d