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What was Alfred Hitchcock's original career goal?

electrical engineer. Hitchcock first used his design background in engineering to create innovative title cards for silent movies. His background is also evident in his mastery of the technical aspects of film-making.

What is the name of the first film in which Hitch made a cameo appearance?

The Lodger. An extra was needed for the film so Hitchcock filled in, and that was the start of his cameo appearances.

Where did Hitchcock make his first movie?

Germany.

What film did Hitchcock make twice?

The Man Who Knew Too Much.

What was Hitchcock's last British film right before he started directing movies in the United States?

Jamaica Inn. Jamaica Inn was not a typical Hitchcock {film;} it was a gothic drama rather than a thriller. Maureen O'Hara made her screen debut in the film.

What was Hitchcock's first Hollywood film?

Rebecca. Rebecca was made in America but the actors, the director and the story were all British.

What link did Jamaica Inn and Rebecca share?

both were Daphne du Maurier novels. A third Hitchcock film, The Birds, was also based on a du Maurier short story.

Which film featured Uncle Charlie as a serial killer of rich women?

Shadow of a Doubt. Shadow of a Doubt was one of Hitchcock's personal {favorites;} he wanted to bring murder and violence 'back into the home where it rightfully belongs.'

Which movie included a Hitchcock cameo showing him as a fat man in a newspaper ad for reducing pills?

Lifeboat. The only other film where Hitch's cameo was not as a living person was in Dial M for Murder where he was pictured in a reunion photo on a wall.

Which movie was filmed to look like a single, unedited shot?

Rope.

Which movie included a chase scene across Mt. Rushmore?

North by Northwest. Locations at famous recognizable sites are a recurring Hitchcock motif.

Which movie contained the famous 'shower scene'?

Psycho. The shower scene ran about 45 seconds, had more than 40 cuts, 78 camera set-ups and no actual nudity (because it had to get past the censors). Hitchcock himself held the knife for the close-ups.

Which movie featured a photographer with a broken leg?

Rear Window. Most movies have multiple settings. Rear Window is an exception to that rule because it has only one--L.B. Jeffries' apartment overlooking a central area between other apartment buildings. The audience gets to be voyeurs along with Jimmy Stewart. Two other single-set films were Rope and Lifeboat.

In the second version of The Man Who Knew Too Much, Doris Day's character was a retired musical star. What was the same character in the original version?

markswoman. Hitchcock changed the female lead to take advantage of Doris Day's singing ability and incorporated 'Que Sera Sera' into the plotline.

Which movie was Hitchcock's most financially successful film?

Psycho. Hitchcock financed the movie for {$800,000} from his own {savings;} it has earned more than {$40} million worldwide.

Who appeared briefly in Strangers on a Train, Stage Fright, and Psycho?

Hitch's daughter, Pat. Alma, Hitchcock's wife, may not have appeared in any films, but she contributed to several screenplays.

How many stab wounds are portrayed in the famous shower scene?

17. Hitchcock was a stickler for realism. He sent a prop man out for a watermelon for the stabbing sound effects. Knowing Hitch, the prop man came back with casabas, cantaloupes, and honeydews as well. Hitch then 'auditioned' the melons with his eyes {closed;} the casaba won.

Which Hitchcock film is ostensibly about Jack the Ripper?

The Lodger. The Lodger is the first Hitchcock film that introduced his recurring theme of the wrongly accused man.

The novel that Psycho was created from is loosely based on the story of what real person?

Ed Gein. Ed Gein stirred up the populace in a small town in Wisconsin with his gruesome murders.

Which American movie producer was responsible for bringing Hitchcock to the U.S.?

David O. Selznick.