North by Northwest

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

7.982 / 10

English / 136 min. / 1959-07-08

Storyline:

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

Cast:

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)