North by Northwest (1959)

NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) is a classic Alfred Hitchcock suspense thriller about a case of mistaken identity. Cary Grant stars as tanned and tailored NYC ad exec Roger Thornhill, who is mistaken for a government agent by bad guy James Mason. Mason's men pursue Cary across the country as they attempt to stop him from stopping their plan to smuggle out microfilm containing government secrets. Along the way, Cary meets a cool Hitchcock blonde in the form of Eva Marie Saint, who may be dangerous as well as mysterious. In this episode, Lara admits that she was confused by the plot, but it turns out she's not the only one--one of the stars admitted that they couldn't make "head or tail" of the script after they'd filmed a third of it! James and Lara also talk about the rumor of a rare SECOND Hitchcock cameo in NORTH BY NORTHWEST, the beloved Hollywood legend who wanted to play Roger, and where the famous crop duster scene was filmed (NOT Indiana). Join us and find out why this is only the SECOND film that's received a perfect 100 Recall Rating!