North by Northwest

North by Northwest

136 mins | Thriller, Adventure, Mystery | July 8, 1959

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

North by Northwest

136 mins | Thriller, Adventure, Mystery | July 8, 1959

North by Northwest
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
IMDb rating 8.3
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title North by Northwest
Directors Robert Saunders, Alfred Hitchcock
Writers Ernest Lehman

Cast

Cary Grant

as Roger Thornhill

Eva Marie Saint

as Eve Kendall

James Mason

as Phillip Vandamm

Jessie Royce Landis

as Clara Thornhill

Leo G. Carroll

as Professor

Josephine Hutchinson

as Mrs. Townsend

Philip Ober

as Lester Townsend

Martin Landau

as Leonard

Adam Williams

as Valerian

Edward Platt

as Victor Larrabee

Les Tremayne

as Auctioneer

Philip Coolidge

as Dr. Cross

Patrick McVey

as Sergeant Flamm

Edward Binns

as Captain Junket

Ken Lynch

as Charley

Nora Marlowe

as Anna, the Menacing Housekeeper (uncredited)

Doreen Lang

as Maggie - Thornhill's Secretary (uncredited)

John Beradino

as Sergeant Emile Klinger (uncredited)

Ned Glass

as Ticket Seller (uncredited)

Tol Avery

as State Police Detective (uncredited)

Malcolm Atterbury

as Man at Prairie Crossing (uncredited)

Maudie Prickett

as Hotel Maid Elsie (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Plaza Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Stanley Adams

as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)

Andy Albin

as Farmer (uncredited)

Ernest Anderson

as Porter on Twentieth Century Ltd. (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox

as Herman Weltner (uncredited)

Brandon Beach

as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Taggart Casey

as Shaving Man (uncredited)

Bill Catching

as Auction Attendant (uncredited)

Walter Coy

as U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)

Jimmy Cross

as Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)

Patricia Cutts

as Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Jack Daly

as Train Steward (uncredited)

John Damler

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin

as U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)

Tommy Farrell

as Eddie - Elevator Starter (uncredited)

Jesslyn Fax

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer

as Bald Bidder (uncredited)

Sally Fraser

as Second United Nations Receptionist (uncredited)

Paul Genge

as Lieutenant Hagerman (uncredited)

James Gonzalez

as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Tom Greenway

as Silent State Police Detective (uncredited)

Robert Haines

as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

as Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Eugene Jackson

as Security Guard at Auction (uncredited)

Bobby Johnson

as Waiter (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

as Man Leaving Office Building (uncredited)

Madge Kennedy

as Mrs. Finlay (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Alexander Lockwood

as Judge Anson B. Flynn (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Baynes Barron

as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

James McCallion

as Plaza Valet (uncredited)

Maura McGiveney

as Attendant (uncredited)

Carl Milletaire

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Hans Moebus

as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Howard Negley

as Conductor on Twentieth Century, Ltd. (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady

as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Ralph Reed

as Bellhop (uncredited)

John Roy

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

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

Scott Seaton

as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Harry Seymour

as Victor - Captain of Waiters (uncredited)

Robert Shayne

as Larry Wade (uncredited)

Jeremy Slate

as Policeman at Grand Central Station (uncredited)

Olan Soule

as Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)

Helen Spring

as Bidder (uncredited)

Harvey Stephens

as Stockbroker (uncredited)

Harry Strang

as Assistant Conductor (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

as Ranger (uncredited)

Lloyd Williams

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

as Patrolman Waggoner (uncredited)

Paula Winslowe

as Woman at Auction (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

as Photographer at United Nations (uncredited)

Carleton Young

as Fanning Nelson (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

as Worker (uncredited)

Don Anderson

as Worker (uncredited)

Alphonso DuBois

as Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Len Hendry

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Anne Anderson

as Woman (uncredited)

Rama Bai

as Woman at United Nations Building (uncredited)

Finn Zirzow

as Worker (uncredited)