James Stewart
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James Maitland Stewart was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart appeared in 80 films from 1935 to 1991. His films are considered
Stewart in 1948
The Stewart family in 1918
Stewart (right) outside his family's hardware store, 1930
Stewart (left), Joshua Logan (center) and Marshall Dana rehearse for their "Drinking Song" number at the Triangle Club, 1930
Vertigo (film)
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Vertigo is a 1958 American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The story was based on the 1954 novel D'entre les morts by Boileau-Narcejac, with a screenplay by Alec
James Stewart
…early 1970s. Stewart went on to star in four films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Rope (1948), Rear Window (1954), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), and Vertigo (1958), as well as Anatomy of a Murder (1959), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). With his private pilot's skills, he enlisted in the US Army…
Theatrical release poster by Saul Bass
Novak as Madeleine, who wakes in Scottie's bed after apparently trying to drown herself
The scenes with Madeleine, and subsequently Judy, at Mission San Juan Bautista used the real Mission location with a much higher bell tower as a special effect.
Scottie and Judy in Scottie's apartment, with Coit Tower visible through the window