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Oct 20, 2026
Patrick RankinHOST
And for the leading role, Hitchcock brought back an old favorite, Cary Grant, whom he'd last directed in To Catch a Thief.
Patrick RankinHOST
Grant would play Roger Thornhill, a New York advertising executive who finds himself mistaken for a government agent, and suddenly pursued by a group of foreign spies determined to kill him.
Patrick RankinHOST
Eva Marie Saint, who'd won an Academy Award in 1955 for On the Waterfront, would play Eve Kendall, a mysterious woman Thornhill meets while trying to escape his pursuers.
Patrick RankinHOST
Filming on North by Northwest began in August 1958, on what would be one of Hitchcock's most ambitious productions yet.
Matt DuffyGUEST
Mm.
Brandon DavisHOST
So I know that he's very, uh, he, he was so talented in terms of just writing dialogue and being able to make things suspenseful, and making things just really gel in terms of character.
Brandon DavisHOST
And I, I just think that this movie is so fun, because also you probably have the two most elegant people ever in movie history-
Matt DuffyGUEST
Mm-hmm
Brandon DavisHOST
Mm
Matt DuffyGUEST
...
Matt DuffyGUEST
some of the twists and turns at the end, and just the way that the characters interacted.
Brandon DavisHOST
Yeah.
Brandon DavisHOST
I can speak from the fact I just got done appearing in a musical that was written by Peter Stone.
Brandon DavisHOST
So I know that he's very – he was so talented in terms of just writing dialogue and being able to make things suspenseful and making things just really gel in terms of character.
Brandon DavisHOST
And I just think that this movie is so fun because also you probably have – the two most elegant people ever in movie history on screen together in a really, really fun mystery screwball, romantic comedy.
Brandon DavisHOST
It's kind of everything.
Matt DuffyGUEST
I really, I thought the pacing was great.
Matt DuffyGUEST
The screenplay was excellent.
Matt DuffyGUEST
I loved some of the twists and turns at the end and just the way that the characters interacted.
Matt DuffyGUEST
and all the other great elements of a film.
Brandon DavisHOST
I can speak from the fact I just got done appearing in a musical that was written by Peter Stone.
Brandon DavisHOST
So I know that he's very – he was so talented in terms of just writing dialogue and being able to make things suspenseful and making things just really gel in terms of character.
Brandon DavisHOST
And I just think that this movie is so fun because also you probably have – the two most elegant people ever in movie history on screen together in a really, really fun mystery screwball, romantic comedy.
Brandon DavisHOST
It's kind of everything.
Matt DuffyGUEST
I really, I thought the pacing was great.
Matt DuffyGUEST
The screenplay was excellent.
Matt DuffyGUEST
I loved some of the twists and turns at the end and just the way that the characters interacted.
Matt DuffyGUEST
And all the other great elements of a film.
TerryHOST
[dramatic music] He was running on a treadmill.
Cary GrantSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Roger Thornhill, Manhattan advertising executive.
Cary GrantSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My name is Thornhill.
Cary GrantSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Obviously, you've mistaken me for somebody else.
Eva Marie SaintSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
No, you're not.
Eva Marie SaintSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You're Roger Thornhill of Madison Avenue, and you're wanted for murder on every front page in America.
Eva Marie SaintSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Don't be so modest.
Anne RiceSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Whoops.
speaker_7CORRESPONDENT
You're
speaker_8VOICE_ACTOR
Roger Thornhill of Madison Avenue.
speaker_7CORRESPONDENT
Hollywood has lost a legend.
speaker_7CORRESPONDENT
Actress Eva Marie Saint has died at the age of 102.
Greg LynchCORRESPONDENT
The cast for Northwest was powerful, Margaret.
Greg LynchCORRESPONDENT
The main cast of our Hitchcock's classic 59 film Northwest included Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill, Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall, James Mason as Philip Van Dam, plus Leo G. Carroll and Martin Landau.
Greg LynchCORRESPONDENT
For James Mason, the most tangible source of friction was to be the financials, and I'm talking about the fee.
Greg LynchCORRESPONDENT
James Mason earned only a tenth of Cary Grant's salary.
Tim LanceHOST
It's time for your entertainment news.
speaker_29SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You're Roger Thornhill of Madison Avenue.
Michelle FranzenCORRESPONDENT
Hollywood has lost a legend.
Michelle FranzenCORRESPONDENT
Actress Eva Marie Saint has died at the age of 102.
43 MINS LATER
Brett RechampHOST
I'm Dan Loney with your Money Now on FM News 101 KXL.
Brett RechampHOST
527, time now for your entertainment news.
speaker_29SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You're Roger Thornhill of Madison Avenue.
Michelle FranzenCORRESPONDENT
Hollywood has lost a legend.
Michelle FranzenCORRESPONDENT
ABC Entertainment News.
speaker_7SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You're Roger Thornhill of Madison Avenue.
Michelle FranzenCORRESPONDENT
Hollywood has lost a legend.
Michelle FranzenCORRESPONDENT
Actress Eva Marie Saint has died at the age of 102.
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