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 North by Northwest
Roger O. Thornhill. The other character names are from Grant's other Hitchcock films: 'Suspicion', 'Notorious' and 'To Catch A Thief'. The 'O', by the way, stands for nothing, as did the 'O' in David O. Selznick, under whose aegis Hitch made his American debut.
advertising. Grant's Thornhill is the typical 50's 'man in the gray flannel suit'.
'It's A Most Unusual Day'. Very appropriate, considering what happens!
| What is the name of the 'agent' the bad guys mistake Grant's character for? | North By Northwest
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George Kaplan. When Thornhill calls out to a bellboy who is paging Kaplan, the villains think he *is* Kaplan, and kidnap him. The irony is that Kaplan is a non-existent name created to divert the villains from the real spy in their midst!
Phillip Vandamm. Played by James Mason, Vandamm poses as diplomat Leo Townsend.
force him to drive drunk. Though they get him drunk and almost kill him, Thornhill escapes.
Mercedes-Benz. You can see the famed Mercedes hood ornament in several shots.
| What is the name of the sergeant at the police station where Grant's character is held for drunk driving? | North By Northwest
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Emil Klinger. The name foreshadows Thornhill's fate at film's end.
| What happens to Grant's character upon meeting the real Townsend at the U.N. ? | North By Northwest
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he's framed for Townsend's murder. Townsend is knifed in the back to keep him from identifying Vandamm to Thornhill, and Thornhill is blamed for it.
Twentieth Century Limited . Back when trains still were popular...
Eve Kendall. Eva Marie Saint plays the double agent who works for the CIA.
a Midwest cornfield. Where the film's most famous scene happens.
a cropduster attacks him. The cropdusting biplane tries to mow him down, but he escapes at almost the last moment when it hits a fuel truck.
| What tune does Grant's character whistle after he meets the female lead again? | North By Northwest
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Singin' In The Rain. Well, after all, it is an MGM picture! (The only one Hitch did for the studio!)
an art auction. He also meets Eve there, not yet knowing she's on his side. He escapes by creating a ruckus.
Leo G. Carroll. Best known for the 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.' TV series, Carroll also starred in 'Spellbound' and 'Strangers On A Train'.
Mount Rushmore. Just outside Rapid City, South Dakota.
Gutzon Borglum. The Danish-born Borglum's best known work.
a Mexican sculpture. The film's 'MacGuffin,' or red herring.
false . Blank cartridges are in the gun Eve shoots him with. Though it is discovered, the gun saves Thornhill's life again when a housekeeper shoots it at him.
dumped from a plane. Thornhill saves her, though, and they escape down Mount Rushmore (actually a studio mock-up).
| Eva Marie Saint had already won an Oscar for her debut in 'On The Waterfront'. What other cast member would go on to win a future acting Oscar? | North By Northwest
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Martin Landau. Landau won for his campy Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton's 'Ed Wood'.
trying to board a bus. Right after his name ends the credits, there he is, getting a bus door slammed in his face.
The Man In Lincoln's Nose. Thornhill was originally to hide in Lincoln's nostril and sneeze!
Hamlet. 'I am but mad north-northwest,' said the Danish prince. And Thornhill did fly north in a Northwest Orient plane!
Maggie. Maggie was expertly played by Doreen Lang who had already been in a previous Hitchcock film, "The Wrong Man", and then she later appeared in "The Birds" as the frightened mother in the cafe.
Herman Weltner, Larry Wade and Fanning Nelson.. Larry Wade was played by Robert Shayne, who was famous for playing Inspector Henderson on the George Reeves television series "Superman."
Valerian and Licht. Valerian was portrayed by Adam Williams, Licht by Robert Ellenstein. Both have been seen in numerous television guest roles. As a note of interest, in the original screenplay, Licht is one of the people in the cropduster plane. We were to see his body in the burning plane, but it was never filmed.
Glen Cove. The actual estate where the entrance and house exteriors were filmed is Old Westbury Gardens in Old Westbury, Long Island. It is still used for film and television location shooting, and is open to the public for tours. The interiors were shot in a Los Angeles studio.
| What Broadway theater was Thornhill planning to go to before he was abducted? He mentioned it to Vandamm (James Mason). | "North by Northwest" (1959)
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Winter Garden. When Thornhill is tossed into the car in a drunken stupor, if you listen closely, you can hear him singing "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Bourbon." Perhaps he was planning to see "My Fair Lady" at the Winter Garden that night, before he was abducted.
Edward Platt. Edward Platt went on to portray the "Chief" on TV's "Get Smart."
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