Alfred Hitchcock in Drag?

Posted by Miss Cellania in Movies & SciFi on August 14, 2008 at 9:15 am


Director Alfred Hitchcock made a habit of cameo appearances in the opening scene of his films. Is it possible he made more than one appearance in some films? In North by Northwest, he is seen running for a train and missing it. But here’s something else later in the movie…

North by Northwest: About 43 minutes into the film Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) has boarded the Chicago-bound Twentieth Century Limited and is hiding in the restroom. Two Pullman conductors make their way through the adjoining Club car checking tickets. In a brief segment, the conductors pause for a moment to examine the ticket of a plump elderly woman in a blue dress. Eventually satisfied, the conductors move on down the train and the portly woman turns toward the camera and gives a slightly bewildered shrug of her shoulders. At that moment the woman’s features become strikingly familiar.

FilmPosters.com has many screenshots, so you can decide for yourself. Link -Thanks, eLzo!

Update: You can see a good copy of the clip in question here. -Thanks, Alex Zavatone!


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7 comments to "Alfred Hitchcock in Drag?"

  1. Zav
    August 14th, 2008 at 11:04 am

    The sequence is from 45:34.51 seconds to 46:14.30 seconds. It's a hard call. I'll send the clip.

  2. blackjackshellac
    August 14th, 2008 at 12:13 pm

    Absolutely this is Alfred. Notice the jowels, the throat and the ear, which is particularly distinctive. Good one Alfred.

  3. Endless Mike
    August 14th, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    Sorry, that's Jesslyn Fax. My Hitch-fanatic co-worker put the kibosh on this one. Does look like him, though (possibly why he used her so often).

  4. VJESCI
    August 14th, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    http://www.amazon.com/Hitchcock-Homosexuality-Superbitch-Prostitute-Ps ychoanalytic/dp/081082471X

  5. ted
    August 14th, 2008 at 5:10 pm

    He used her? How sad.

  6. Johnny Cat
    August 14th, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    Thanks, Endless Mike! That was bugging me all day.

  7. WH
    August 15th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    I always thought he looks like Queen Victoria. I think they were definitely related.


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