North by Northwest -- Spy Thriller
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North by Northwest -- Spy Thriller
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Re: North by Northwest -- Spy Thriller
North by Northwest is perhaps the most fun Hitchcock film, as well as the most fashionable. I loved the hotel lobby and dining room, and that train was wonderful.
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Re: North by Northwest -- Spy Thriller
It is fashionable. It is another on screen appearance of the Cartier Tank. Grant wears one throughout the film.Cinemaspeak59 wrote: ↑November 29th, 2022, 2:28 pm North by Northwest is perhaps the most fun Hitchcock film, as well as the most fashionable. I loved the hotel lobby and dining room, and that train was wonderful.
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Re: North by Northwest -- Spy Thriller
Probably my second favorite Grant picture with Mr. Blandings being number one, but it is close.
As for the train, it was probably a studio set except where they were walking away from the train at the station. Most trains are actually not as wide as Hollywood presented them. I believe Murder on the Orient Express (1974) was only one to use sets actually made in railroad dimensions, particularly in the bedrooms/compartments.
If you have ever ridden in a passenger train, especially a compartment or bedroom, you know what I mean. Great movie though.
As for the train, it was probably a studio set except where they were walking away from the train at the station. Most trains are actually not as wide as Hollywood presented them. I believe Murder on the Orient Express (1974) was only one to use sets actually made in railroad dimensions, particularly in the bedrooms/compartments.
If you have ever ridden in a passenger train, especially a compartment or bedroom, you know what I mean. Great movie though.
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Re: North by Northwest -- Spy Thriller
This is one I like to watch over and over for all reasons mentioned so far. I think I've got a clump of Cary Grant movies all vying for the top spot, so NBN is certainly in the running. Hitchcock keeps everything going at a brisk pace, and you never really lose the storyline throughout -- as I think sometimes happens in lesser efforts.
I do like the Hollywood-ized train. It's been many years since I've ridden Amtrak, but I did travel by train once from Providence, RI to Chicago -- with a three hour stopover in the Albany railyard at about 3:00 a.m. And the conductor finally had to admonish the guy sitting next to me for cursing too often and too loudly. So I like to watch "North by Northwest" and think how things might have been.
I do like the Hollywood-ized train. It's been many years since I've ridden Amtrak, but I did travel by train once from Providence, RI to Chicago -- with a three hour stopover in the Albany railyard at about 3:00 a.m. And the conductor finally had to admonish the guy sitting next to me for cursing too often and too loudly. So I like to watch "North by Northwest" and think how things might have been.