Hitchcock At Work

Hitchcock on why he likes to scare people and one of the scariest experiences in his life.

Hitchcock reportedly spent a week filming the museum scene  just to get the lighting right.


The title became a issue of hot debate between Hitchcock and the studio. See Paramount’s list of suggested replacement titles.

We personally are very happy Hitchcock won.

“You have to remember that it’s all based on Red Riding Hood”

What the press had to say on this edgy new Hitchcock:

“[The] secret [of the film] is so clever, even though it is devilishly far-fetched.”

–New York Times

“Hitchcock has never made a thriller more stately and deliberate in technique”

-Sight and Sound

“Vertigo is prime though uneven Hitchcock… Stewart, on camera almost constantly throughout the film’s 126 minutes, comes through with a startlingly fine performance as the lawyer-cop who suffers from acrophobia—that is, vertigo or dizziness in high places.”

–Variety

Happy Vertigo day everyone!