North by Northwest

It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!

Duration: 137 min
Release date: 1959-08-06
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Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

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Cary Grant
Cary Grant
as Roger Thornhill
Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint
as Eve Kendall
James Mason
James Mason
as Phillip Vandamm
Jessie Royce Landis
Jessie Royce Landis
as Clara Thornhill
Leo G. Carroll
Leo G. Carroll
as Professor
Josephine Hutchinson
Josephine Hutchinson
as Mrs. Townsend
Philip Ober
Philip Ober
as Lester Townsend
Martin Landau
Martin Landau
as Leonard
Adam Williams
Adam Williams
as Valerian
Edward Platt
Edward Platt
as Victor Larrabee
Robert Ellenstein
Robert Ellenstein
as Licht
Les Tremayne
Les Tremayne
as Auctioneer
Philip Coolidge
Philip Coolidge
as Dr. Cross
Patrick McVey
Patrick McVey
as Sergeant Flamm
Edward Binns
Edward Binns
as Captain Junket
Ken Lynch
Ken Lynch
as Charley
Nora Marlowe
Nora Marlowe
as Anna, the Menacing Housekeeper (uncredited)
Doreen Lang
Doreen Lang
as Maggie - Thornhill's Secretary (uncredited)
John Beradino
John Beradino
as Sergeant Emile Klinger (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Ned Glass
as Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Tol Avery
Tol Avery
as State Police Detective (uncredited)
Malcolm Atterbury
Malcolm Atterbury
as Man at Prairie Crossing (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett
Maudie Prickett
as Hotel Maid Elsie (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
as Plaza Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Stanley Adams
Stanley Adams
as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
Andy Albin
Andy Albin
as Farmer (uncredited)
Ernest Anderson
Ernest Anderson
as Porter on Twentieth Century Ltd. (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox
as Herman Weltner (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Brandon Beach
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Steve Carruthers
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Taggart Casey
Taggart Casey
as Shaving Man (uncredited)
Bill Catching
Bill Catching
as Auction Attendant (uncredited)
Walter Coy
Walter Coy
as U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)
Jimmy Cross
Jimmy Cross
as Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)
Patricia Cutts
Patricia Cutts
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Jack Daly
as Train Steward (uncredited)
John Damler
John Damler
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Lawrence Dobkin
Lawrence Dobkin
as U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)
Tommy Farrell
Tommy Farrell
as Eddie - Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Jesslyn Fax
Jesslyn Fax
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Adolph Faylauer
as Bald Bidder (uncredited)
Sally Fraser
Sally Fraser
as Second United Nations Receptionist (uncredited)
Paul Genge
Paul Genge
as Lieutenant Hagerman (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
James Gonzalez
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Tom Greenway
as Silent State Police Detective (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Robert Haines
as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
as Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes
as Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Eugene Jackson
Eugene Jackson
as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson
Bobby Johnson
as Waiter (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp
as Man Leaving Office Building (uncredited)
Madge Kennedy
Madge Kennedy
as Mrs. Finlay (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Carl M. Leviness
as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Alexander Lockwood
Alexander Lockwood
as Judge Anson B. Flynn (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Frank Marlowe
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Baynes Barron
Baynes Barron
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Thomas Martin
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
James McCallion
James McCallion
as Plaza Valet (uncredited)
Maura McGiveney
Maura McGiveney
as Attendant (uncredited)
Carl Milletaire
Carl Milletaire
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Hans Moebus
as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Howard Negley
Howard Negley
as Conductor on Twentieth Century, Ltd. (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Monty O'Grady
as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Ralph Reed
Ralph Reed
as Bellhop (uncredited)
John Roy
John Roy
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
as Hotel Lounge Patron / Man at Mt. Rushmore Cafeteria (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Scott Seaton
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
Harry Seymour
as Victor - Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne
as Larry Wade (uncredited)
Jeremy Slate
Jeremy Slate
as Policeman at Grand Central Station (uncredited)
Olan Soule
Olan Soule
as Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)
Helen Spring
Helen Spring
as Bidder (uncredited)
Harvey Stephens
Harvey Stephens
as Stockbroker (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
as Assistant Conductor (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Arthur Tovey
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Dale Van Sickel
as Ranger (uncredited)
Lloyd Williams
Lloyd Williams
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Robert B. Williams
as Patrolman Waggoner (uncredited)
Paula Winslowe
Paula Winslowe
as Woman at Auction (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Wilson Wood
as Photographer at United Nations (uncredited)
Carleton Young
Carleton Young
as Fanning Nelson (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Dick Johnstone
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Cosmo Sardo
as Worker (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Don Anderson
as Worker (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Alphonso DuBois
as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Len Hendry
Len Hendry
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Anne Anderson
Anne Anderson
as Woman (uncredited)
Rama Bai
Rama Bai
as Woman at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
Finn Zirzow
as Worker (uncredited)
Roger C. Carmel
Roger C. Carmel
as Tall Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Donna Douglas
Donna Douglas
as Woman on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Caryl Lincoln
Caryl Lincoln
as Auction Guest (uncredited)
Bill Rebane
Bill Rebane
as Passenger
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