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North by Northwest

(1959)

Thriller, Adventure

.

2hrs 16m

Overview

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Score

79

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All Casts

Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill

Cary Grant

** Roger Thornhill

Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall

Eva Marie Saint

** Eve Kendall

James Mason as Phillip Vandamm

James Mason

** Phillip Vandamm

Jessie Royce Landis as Clara Thornhill

Jessie Royce Landis

** Clara Thornhill

Leo G. Carroll as Professor

Leo G. Carroll

** Professor

Josephine Hutchinson as Mrs. Townsend

Josephine Hutchinson

** Mrs. Townsend

Philip Ober as Lester Townsend

Philip Ober

** Lester Townsend

Martin Landau as Leonard

Martin Landau

** Leonard

Adam Williams as Valerian

Adam Williams

** Valerian

Edward Platt as Victor Larrabee

Edward Platt

** Victor Larrabee

Robert Ellenstein as Licht

Robert Ellenstein

** Licht

Les Tremayne as Auctioneer

Les Tremayne

** Auctioneer

Philip Coolidge as Dr. Cross

Philip Coolidge

** Dr. Cross

Patrick McVey as Sergeant Flamm

Patrick McVey

** Sergeant Flamm

Edward Binns as Captain Junket

Edward Binns

** Captain Junket

Ken Lynch as Charley

Ken Lynch

** Charley

Nora Marlowe as Anna, the Menacing Housekeeper (uncredited)

Nora Marlowe

** Anna, the Menacing Housekeeper (uncredited)

Doreen Lang as Maggie - Thornhill's Secretary (uncredited)

Doreen Lang

** Maggie - Thornhill's Secretary (uncredited)

John Beradino as Sergeant Emile Klinger (uncredited)

John Beradino

** Sergeant Emile Klinger (uncredited)

Ned Glass as Ticket Seller (uncredited)

Ned Glass

** Ticket Seller (uncredited)

Tol Avery as State Police Detective (uncredited)

Tol Avery

** State Police Detective (uncredited)

Malcolm Atterbury as Man at Prairie Crossing (uncredited)

Malcolm Atterbury

** Man at Prairie Crossing (uncredited)

Maudie Prickett as Hotel Maid Elsie (uncredited)

Maudie Prickett

** Hotel Maid Elsie (uncredited)

Bess Flowers as Plaza Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

** Plaza Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Stanley Adams as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)

Stanley Adams

** Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)

Andy Albin as Farmer (uncredited)

Andy Albin

** Farmer (uncredited)

Ernest Anderson as Porter on Twentieth Century Ltd. (uncredited)

Ernest Anderson

** Porter on Twentieth Century Ltd. (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox as Herman Weltner (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox

** Herman Weltner (uncredited)

Brandon Beach as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Brandon Beach

** Man at Auction (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

** Man at Auction (uncredited)

Taggart Casey as Shaving Man (uncredited)

Taggart Casey

** Shaving Man (uncredited)

Bill Catching as Auction Attendant (uncredited)

Bill Catching

** Auction Attendant (uncredited)

Walter Coy as U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)

Walter Coy

** U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)

Jimmy Cross as Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)

Jimmy Cross

** Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)

Patricia Cutts as Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Patricia Cutts

** Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Jack Daly as Train Steward (uncredited)

Jack Daly

** Train Steward (uncredited)

John Damler as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

John Damler

** Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin as U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin

** U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)

Tommy Farrell as Eddie - Elevator Starter (uncredited)

Tommy Farrell

** Eddie - Elevator Starter (uncredited)

Jesslyn Fax as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Jesslyn Fax

** Train Passenger (uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer as Bald Bidder (uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer

** Bald Bidder (uncredited)

Sally Fraser as Second United Nations Receptionist (uncredited)

Sally Fraser

** Second United Nations Receptionist (uncredited)

Paul Genge as Lieutenant Hagerman (uncredited)

Paul Genge

** Lieutenant Hagerman (uncredited)

James Gonzalez as Man at Auction (uncredited)

James Gonzalez

** Man at Auction (uncredited)

Tom Greenway as Silent State Police Detective (uncredited)

Tom Greenway

** Silent State Police Detective (uncredited)

Robert Haines as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Robert Haines

** Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Stuart Hall as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

** Train Passenger (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock as Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

** Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes as Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

** Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Eugene Jackson as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)

Eugene Jackson

** Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)

Bobby Johnson as Waiter (uncredited)

Bobby Johnson

** Waiter (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp as Man Leaving Office Building (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

** Man Leaving Office Building (uncredited)

Madge Kennedy as Mrs. Finlay (uncredited)

Madge Kennedy

** Mrs. Finlay (uncredited)

Colin Kenny as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

** Man at Auction (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

** Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Alexander Lockwood as Judge Anson B. Flynn (uncredited)

Alexander Lockwood

** Judge Anson B. Flynn (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

** Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Baynes Barron as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

Baynes Barron

** Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

Thomas Martin as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

** Train Passenger (uncredited)

James McCallion as Plaza Valet (uncredited)

James McCallion

** Plaza Valet (uncredited)

Maura McGiveney as Attendant (uncredited)

Maura McGiveney

** Attendant (uncredited)

Carl Milletaire as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Carl Milletaire

** Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Hans Moebus as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Hans Moebus

** Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Howard Negley as Conductor on Twentieth Century, Ltd. (uncredited)

Howard Negley

** Conductor on Twentieth Century, Ltd. (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady

** Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Ralph Reed as Bellhop (uncredited)

Ralph Reed

** Bellhop (uncredited)

John Roy as Train Passenger (uncredited)

John Roy

** Train Passenger (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre as Hotel Lounge Patron / Man at Mt. Rushmore Cafeteria (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

** Hotel Lounge Patron / Man at Mt. Rushmore Cafeteria (uncredited)

Scott Seaton as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Scott Seaton

** Man at Auction (uncredited)

Harry Seymour as Victor - Captain of Waiters (uncredited)

Harry Seymour

** Victor - Captain of Waiters (uncredited)

Robert Shayne as Larry Wade (uncredited)

Robert Shayne

** Larry Wade (uncredited)

Jeremy Slate as Policeman at Grand Central Station (uncredited)

Jeremy Slate

** Policeman at Grand Central Station (uncredited)

Olan Soule as Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)

Olan Soule

** Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)

Helen Spring as Bidder (uncredited)

Helen Spring

** Bidder (uncredited)

Harvey Stephens as Stockbroker (uncredited)

Harvey Stephens

** Stockbroker (uncredited)

Harry Strang as Assistant Conductor (uncredited)

Harry Strang

** Assistant Conductor (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

** Man at Auction (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel as Ranger (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

** Ranger (uncredited)

Lloyd Williams as Minor Role (uncredited)

Lloyd Williams

** Minor Role (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams as Patrolman Waggoner (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

** Patrolman Waggoner (uncredited)

Paula Winslowe as Woman at Auction (uncredited)

Paula Winslowe

** Woman at Auction (uncredited)

Wilson Wood as Photographer at United Nations (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

** Photographer at United Nations (uncredited)

Carleton Young as Fanning Nelson (uncredited)

Carleton Young

** Fanning Nelson (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone

** Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Bert Stevens as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

** Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo as Worker (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

** Worker (uncredited)

Don Anderson as Worker (uncredited)

Don Anderson

** Worker (uncredited)

Alphonso DuBois as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Alphonso DuBois

** Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Len Hendry as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Len Hendry

** Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Anne Anderson as Woman (uncredited)

Anne Anderson

** Woman (uncredited)

Rama Bai as Woman at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Rama Bai

** Woman at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Finn Zirzow as Worker (uncredited)

Finn Zirzow

** Worker (uncredited)

Roger C. Carmel as Tall Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Roger C. Carmel

** Tall Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Donna Douglas as Woman on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Donna Douglas

** Woman on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Caryl Lincoln as Auction Guest (uncredited)

Caryl Lincoln

** Auction Guest (uncredited)

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