NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)

New York City ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant), is pursued by ruthless spy Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) after Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent. Hunted relentlessly by Vandamm's associates, the harried Thornhill ends up on a cross-country journey, meeting the beautiful and mysterious Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) along the way. Soon, Vandamm's henchmen close in on Thornhill, resulting in a final, frantic, dramatic chase and conclusion. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Martin Landau, Leo G. Carroll, Josephine Hutchinson and Adam Williams.