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Jul 3, 1997 · When he teamed up with Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in Cukor's most fondly remembered comedy, "The Philadelphia Story" (1940), Stewart received the best-actor Oscar - the only one he ever...
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Born to Dance (1936) - Directed by Roy Del Ruth, produced by Jack Cummings and starring Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce, Una Merkel, Sid Silvers, Frances Langford, Raymond Walburn, Alan Dinehart,and more...
- Roy Del Ruth
- Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce
- Jack Cummings
- Overseas Prints of The Film Have A Different Ending
- The Invention of The “Contra-Zoom” Cost $19,000
- Vertigo Had A Ton of Alternative Titles
- There Was A 25-Year Age Gap Between James Stewart and Kim Novak
- Hitchcock Went to Extreme Lengths to Avoid Shooting on Location
- Bernard Herrmann Came to Hate His Acclaimed Musical Score
- The Film’S Screenwriter Credits Are Misleading
- Kim Novak Wasn’T Hitchcock’s Top Choice For The Female Lead
- The Iconic “Vertigo Zoom” Was Created When Alfred Hitchcock Fainted at A Party
Although Alfred Hitchcock loved the ambiguous ending to Vertigo, the studio insisted on tacking on a final scene set at Midge’s apartment that was filled with exposition about where Scottie and Elster ended up. Hitchcock successfully prevented the ending from being added to the U.S. release, but the studio managed to attach it to prints of the film...
One of the greatest cinematic revolutions to come out of Vertigois the “contra-zoom” (sometimes called a “trombone shot”) in which the camera zooms out and tracks in at the same time. Second unit camera operator Irmin Roberts is credited with inventing the shot, but it wasn’t cheap. The shot looking down the mission stairwell cost a whopping $19,00...
When Vertigo went into production, the film was going by a different title: From Among the Dead, the literal English translation of the French source material’s original title. However, no one involved in the production liked it and they set about changing it. Hitchcock liked Face in the Shadow, but it was deemed too similar to A Face in the Crowd....
Years after Vertigohit theaters and became a classic, Alfred Hitchcock admitted that James Stewart was miscast in the lead role, as he was too old, and considered that he should’ve gotten a younger actor. RELATED: 10 Most Suspenseful Alfred Hitchcock Scenes, Ranked There was a 25-year age gap between Stewart and his co-star Kim Novak – who, at the ...
Hitchcock wanted Vertigothat have a sense of realism, but he also despised shooting on location and avoided it as much as possible. If it could be done on a set, he did it on a set. There are a few scenes in the film set at the real-life restaurant Ernie’s, but instead of shooting those scenes at the actual restaurant, Hitchcock had the whole inter...
Bernard Herrmann’s score for Vertigo is often included on lists of the greatest film scores ever composed. But the composer himself came to hate his music in the film, as he wasn’t able to physically conduct and orchestrate the music. At that time, not a lot of film composers actually had hands-on involvement in the orchestration of their scores, b...
The screenplay for Vertigois credited to Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor, but these credits are misleading. Coppel didn’t contribute a single word to the final draft and was only credited for contractual reasons. Meanwhile, Taylor didn’t read a word of Coppel’s version of the script or the original novel that the film was based on. The only previo...
Alfred Hitchcock wasn’t happy with the casting of Kim Novak as Madeleine and instead wanted to cast Vera Miles, with whom he’d worked on a couple of projects. Miles even did a costume test for the part. However, she had to drop out when she became pregnant. The studio was relieved when this happened, because they didn’t want Miles as their leading ...
Hitchcock came up with the initial seed of the idea that became the iconic “Vertigo zoom” when he was making Rebecca. However, at the time, the technology wasn’t there and he couldn’t achieve it. He initially got the idea to do a disorienting mix of tracking in and zooming out when he fainted at a party and his vision did a similar thing. NEXT: Lik...
May 9, 2024 · Jimmy Stewart and his horse co-star Pie had an extraordinary bond on and off-screen, solidifying them as one of the most legendary human-animal partnerships in Hollywood. Horses on film sets...
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- James Stewart
- “After the Thin Man” (1936) The year 1936 was huge for Stewart. It’s when he got his first major role and also his first starring role. Neither was “After the Thin Man,” but that’s the best movie he made that year.
- “You Can’t Take It With You” (1938) For the first time, Stewart worked with Frank Capra. It would become quite the successful pairing. The film was a huge success, as it won Best Picture and Best Director.
- “Destry Rides Again” (1939) When you think of classic Western actors, there are a lot of names that come to mind. Jimmy Stewart may not be one of the first; however, he actually starred in a TON of Westerns throughout his career.
- “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939) For the first time, but not for the last time, Stewart earned an Oscar nomination for one of his performances. In this classic political drama, Stewart played Jefferson Smith, an idealistic senator who, get this, works for the people.
Filmed in Dallas, Texas in 1983, The Initiation initially had English director Peter Crane attached, though he was fired from the project early into the shoot, after which television director Stewart took over.
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Dec 1, 2018 · Here are the four great movies made by James Stewart and Alfred Hitchcock, one of the most highly regarded actor-director tandems in Hollywood history.
