Vertigo
James Stewart suffering from fear of heights and Barbara Bel Geddes comforting him.
Vertigo was produced in 1957 and released in 1958
Cast
James Stewart... John 'Scottie' Ferguson
Kim Novak... Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton
Barbara Bel Geddes... Midge Wood
Tom Helmore... Gavin Elster
Henry Jones... Coroner
Raymond Bailey... Scottie's Doctor
Ellen Corby... Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Konstantin Shayne... Pop Leibel
Lee Patrick... Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine
Vertigo titles
Titles designer: Saul Bass
"A lot of the work that I've done has been dubbed as "art" [...] I never intended it to be art [...] I tried to make a communication." (Saul Bass, TV documentary)
Bass also designed the titles for North by Northwest and Psycho.
Vertigo Quotes
- Scottie: “Their true name is Sequoia sempervirens—always green, ever living.”
- Judy: “If I let you change me, will that do it? If I do what you tell me, will you love me?”
Scottie: “Yes—yes.”
Judy: “Alright then, I’ll do it. I don’t care anymore about me.”
Alfred Hitchcock Cameos
Foreign Correspondent
After John Jones (Joel McCrea) leaves his hotel, Hitchcock is seen wearing a coat and hat and reading a newspaper. |
The Birds
As Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) enters the pet shop, Hitch is leaving with two white Sealyham terriers. |
Family Plot
Hitchcock's silhouette is seen through the door of the Registrar of Births and Deaths. |
Marnie
Hitchcock is entering from the left of the hotel corridor after Tippi Hedren passes by. |
The Lodger
Hitchcock is sitting at a desk in the newsroom. |
Torn Curtain
Hitchcock is sitting in the lobby of Hotel d'Angleterre, Copenhagen, with a baby on his knee. He shifts the child from one knee to the other. |
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt: Hitchock's cameo on the train taking uncle Charlie to Santa Rosa. |
The Paradine Case
Hitchcock is leaving the train at Cumberland Station, carrying a cello case. Gregory Peck is carrying the suitcase. |
Psycho
Hitchcock wearing a cowboy hat can be seen through the office window when Janet Leigh is entering. |
Vertigo
Alfred Hitchcock is seen in a grey suit walking in the street outside Gavin Elsters company buildings. |
Young and Innocent
Hitchcock is standing outside the courthouse, holding a camera. |
Stage Fright
Hichcock is turning to look back at Jane Wyman in her disguise as Marlene Dietrich's maid. |
The Wrong Man
Alfred Hitchcock introduces The Wrong Man in what is not a normal cameo appearence. |
North by Northwest
Hitchcock too late for the bus at the end of the titles sequence. |
