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“I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.” Alfred Hitchcock
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Alfred Hitchcock ACOLLECTIONOFFILMS
ThisbookisdedicatedtoGene&DonnaBiggs(Nana&Papa).ThankyouforintroducingmetoMr.Hitchcock,&instillingmylovefortrulygreatfilms.Iloveyou.
PhoenixofficeworkerMarionCrane is fedupwiththewaylifehastreatedher.Shehastomeether loverSam in lunchbreaksandtheycannotgetmarriedbecauseSamhastogivemostofhismoneyawayinalimony.OneFridayMarionistrustedtobank$40,000byheremployer.Seeingtheopportunitytotakethemoneyandstartanewlife,Marionleavestown and heads towardsSam’sCaliforniastore.Tiredafterthelongdriveandcaughtinastorm,shegetsoffthemainhighwayandpullsintoTheBatesMotel.ThemotelismanagedbyaquietyoungmancalledNormanwhoseemstobedominatedbyhismother.
PLOT
TheshotofJanetLeighflushingthetoiletisbelievedtobethefirstsuchshotinAmericancinemahistory..
HitchcockboughttherightstothenovelanonymouslyfromRobertBlochforjust$9,000.Hethenboughtupasmanycopiesofthenovelashecouldtokeeptheendingasecret.
TRIVIA
FrankAlbertsonJohnAndersonMartinBalsam
JohnGavinPatriciaHitchcock
TedKnightJanetLeigh
JohnMcIntireVeraMilesMortMills
SimonOaklandAnthonyPerkinsVaughnTaylorLureneTuttle
TomCassidyCaliforniaCharlieMiltonArbogastSamLoomisCarolinePrisonGuardMarionCraneSheriffChambersLilaCraneHighwayPatrolmanDr.RichmondNormanBatesGeorgeLoweryMrs.Chambers
CAST
Hitchcockmakeshiscameoappearance4minutesinwearing
acowboyhatoutsideJanetLeigh'soffice.
GenreHorror–ThrillerDirector–AlfredHitchcockWriters–RobertBloch(novel)JosephStefanoComposer–BernardHerrmannDirectorofPhotography–JohnL.Russell1960
THE FILM
InLondon,wealthyMargotMaryWendicehadabriefloveaffairwiththeAmericanwriterMarkHallidaywhileherhusbandandprofessionaltennisplayerTonyWendicewasonatennistour.Tonyquitsplayingtodedicatetohiswifeandfindsaregular job.Shedecidestogivehimasecondchancefortheirmarriage.WhenMarkarrivesfromAmericatovisitthecouple,Margottellshimthatshehaddestroyedallhislettersbutonethatwasstolen.Subsequentlyshe was blackmailed, but she had neverretrievedthestolenletter.Tonyarriveshome,claimsthatheneedstoworkandasksMargottogowithMarktothetheater.MeanwhileTonycallsCaptainLesgate(akaCharlesAlexanderSwannwhostudiedwithhimatcollege)andblackmailshimtomurderhiswife,sothathecaninheritherfortune.Butthereisnoperfectcrime,andthingsdonotworkasplanned.
PLOT
Themoviewasshotin3-Dalthoughitwasneverreleasedthatwayuntilafter
Hitchcock’sdeath.
Earlyinthefilm,MargotcallsMark(RobertCummings)“Bob”bymistake.
TRIVIA
GeorgeAldersonPatrickAllen
LeoBrittSandersClark
RobertCummingsAnthonyDawsonRobertDobsonGuyDolemanSamHarris
RobinHughesGraceKelly
GeorgeLeighRayMilland
ThayerRobertsJohn(I)Williams
FirstDetectivePearsonTheStorytellerDetectiveMarkHallidayCaptainLesgatePolicePhotographerDetectiveManinPhoneBoothPoliceSergeantMargotWendiceWilliamsTonyWendiceDetectiveInspectorHubbard
CAST
Hitchcockmakeshiscameoappearance13minutesinto
thefilm,ontheleftsideofthereunionphotograph.
Genres–ThrillerMysteryDirector–AlfredHitchcockWriters–FrederickKnott(alsoplay)Composer–DmitriTiomkinDirectorofPhotography–RobertBurks1954
THE FILM
TheheadoftheGreenManorsmentalasylumDr.MurchisonisretiringtobereplacedbyDr.Edwardes,afamouspsychiatrist.Edwardesarrivesand is immediatelyattracted to thebeautifulbutcoldDr.ConstancePetersen.However, it soon becomes apparent thatDr.Edwardesisinfactaparanoidamnesiacimpostor.HegoesontherunwithConstancewhotriestohelphisconditionandsolvethemystery of what happened to the real Dr.Edwardes.
PLOT
ThedreamsequencewasdesignedbySalvadorDalí,andwasoriginallysupposedtorunfor20minutes.Itincludedascene
withDr.Petersoncoveredinants.Onlypartofitwasfilmed,andevenlessofitendedup
inthereleaseversion.Althoughthefilmisinblackandwhite,twoframeswherethegunshotgoesoffwhilepointedatthecameraaretintedred.
TRIVIA
IngridBergmanGregoryPeck
MichaelChekhovLeoG.CarrollJohnEmery
StevenGerayPaulHarvey
DonaldCurtisRhondaFlemingNormanLloydWallaceFordBillGoodwin
ArtBakerRegisToomeyIrvingBacon
Dr.ConstancePetersonJohnBallantineDr.AlexBrulovDr.MurchisonDr.FleurotDr.GraffDr.HanishHarryMaryCarmichaelMr.GarmesHoteslMasherHotelDetectiveLt.CooleySergeantGillespieRRTicketTaker
CAST
“Dialogueshouldsimplybeasoundamongothersounds,justsomethingthatcomesoutofthemouthsofpeoplewhoseeyestellthestoryinvisualterms.”Alfred Hitchcock
AlfedHitchcock’scameoappearscomingoutof
theelevatorattheEmpireHotelcarryingaviolin.
Genres–BlackComedyDirector–AlfredHitchcockWriters–FrancisBeeding(novelTheHouseOfDr.Edwardes)AngusMacPhail(adaptation)BenHecht(screenplay)Composer–MiklosRozsaDirectorofPhotography–GeorgeBarnes1945
THE FILM
RetiredpolicedetectiveStewart,whohasafearofheights,ishiredbyanoldschoolchuminSanFranciscotokeepaneyeonhiswife(Novak).Heeventually falls in lovewithhisquarryandthat’sjustthebeginning;torevealmorewouldbeunthinkable.AlecCoppelandSamuelTaylorscripted,fromthenovelD’entreles Morts by Pierre Boileau and ThomasNarcejac.Vertigo isahaunting,dream-likethriller,witharivetingBernardHerrmannscoretomatch.Itisagenuinelygreatmotionpicturethatdemandsmultipleviewings.
PLOT
SanJuanBatista,theSpanishmissionwhichfeaturesinkeyscenesinthemoviedoesn’tactuallyhavea
belltower-itwasaddedwithtrickphotography.Themissionoriginallyhadasteeplebutitwasdemolished
followingafire.Hitchcockinventedthefamouscombinationofforwardzoomandreversetrackingshottoconveythesenseofvertigototheaudience.Theviewdownthemissionstairwellcost$19,000forjustacoupleofsecondsofscreentime.
TRIVIA
RaymondBaileyBarbaraBelGeddes
EllenCorbyTomHelmoreHenryJonesKimNovakLeePatrick
KonstantinShayneJamesStewart
DoctorMidgeManageressGavinElsterOfficialMadeleineFalsemadeleinePopLeibelScottieFerguson
CAST
Hitchcockmakeshiscameoappearanceabout11minutesinwearingagraysuitwalkingpast
GavinElster’sshipyard.
Genres–Mystery,ThrillerDirector–AlfredHitchcockWriters–PierreBoileau(novel),AlecCoppel,ThomasNarcejac(novel),SamuelTaylorComposer–BernardHerrmannDirectorofPhotography–RobertBurks1958
THE FILM
Sources:imdb.comhttp://hubpages.com/hub/hitchcockfilmshttp://hitchcock.tv/Hitchcock.htmlhttp://www.doctormacro.com/index.html
ThisbookwasdesignedandillustratedbyLaurenSmithwhileastudentattheUniversityofLouisville.