TMI (Today’s Movie Info)
5-27-12
The Cinemark Theatre chain is running a Classic Film Series this summer. One of the films in the series is the Alfred Hitchcock classic North By Northwest (from 1959)
The film stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason (as a bad guy). With a little Hollywood magic (and Grant’s ever-youthful appearance), Grant’s mother is played by Jessie Royce Landis, who is actually only 7 years older than Grant.
You’ll have to be quick to catch Hitchcock’s cameo in this one … it occurs during the opening credits at a bus stop. You might also notice Edward Platt, who went on to TV fame as The Chief in “Get Smart“. This was Hitchcock’s only movie for MGM. The famous scenes taking place on Mt. Rushmore are actually filmed on a replica of the national monument.
Highly recommend catching this one on the big screen if you can … both the crop duster chase scene and Mt Rushmore sequence are worth the price of admission.
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