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Eva Marie Saint's age in 1959 was 35, her character's age was stated in the film as being 26. If anyone has any extra info on that topic it would enhance the article. (Cary Grant's age was 55, quite an age gap in that relationship) EdX20 ( talk) 15:36, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
It was said at the time of the film's production that Paramount produced the film, but they were disappointed with the quality of the image and they didn't want to be attributed it to them, so they sold it on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.67.29.215 ( talk) 22:18, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
In an iconic sequence, Thornhill travels by bus to meet Kaplan at an isolated crossroads in the middle of the perfectly flat, open Iowa countryside.
I'm pretty sure that the directions that Thornhill receives direct him south and east, which would put the location of the biplane ambush in Indiana, not Iowa.
I'm not sure enough, however, to go ahead and edit the page. Opinion?
Dave ( talk) 20:40, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
Great article unfortunately the following comment is partially incorrect.
"The title refers not to a compass position (NNW doesn't exist)"
NNW is a compass point, so it does exist.... not sure why that was mentioned in the first place. Best to just say the title refers not to a compass point...
NNW is a compass point - correct but that is not the film's title. There is no compass point North by Northwest, the correct name would be Northwest by North (NWbN) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.131.95 ( talk) 07:32, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
Robgps August 26 2011 06:03 UTC — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robgps ( talk • contribs) 06:04, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
Another error in the CAST section is the claim "Landis, who played Thornhill's mother, was in reality 10 months younger than Cary Grant." The Wikipedia entries for these two people show that Grant (aka Thornhill) was born in 1904 and Landis was born in 1896. So "in reality" she was 8 years older than Grant. I haven't edited the article to change this; perhaps I'm misunderstanding something???? 24.21.179.235 ( talk) 08:30, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
As mentioned in Archive1, there is a held shot of the NORTHWEST sign for the counter for Northwest Airlines at the airport. Are we sure that the title doesn't simply mean "traveling north by Northwest Airlines"? Remember, it was only a working title, so it didn't really have to imply Shakespeare. Note: my original idea, so no good without a source. David Spector (talk) 20:53, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
The article doesn't mention that Martin Landau's character, Leonard, is homosexual. It's not particularly subtle, so it's surprising it got past the Hayes Office. Whether Lehman meant it as a slur against gay men is not known. WilliamSommerwerck ( talk) 14:07, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
When Leonard tells Vandamm of his suspicions about Kendall, he says, 'Call it my woman's intuition, if you will.' Vandamm tries to laugh it off and says,'Leonard, I do believe you're jealous! And I'm flattered!' Khamba Tendal ( talk) 13:54, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
We do not have a reliable source saying any character is gay. And yes, we do need a source to say anything. - SummerPhD v2.0 16:11, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
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18:50, 30 November 2013 (UTC)i dont know if this line was improvised or scripted.. but it alludes to an infamous 1948 'MacGuffin' that also contained microfilm & etc. It was to be the start of Tricky Dick Nixon's political career, founded on consistant mud-slinging towards his opponents. (you can google or wiki "pumpkin microfilm nixon", read the wiki entry re: Richard Nixon, and the years 1948 - 1950) That's when he got labeled 'Tricky Dick' for his nefarious campaign tactics. 2602:304:CDAF:A3D0:F146:2A94:DBC3:4E30 ( talk) 15:20, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
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The climax of the movie is on Mount Rushmore which is on South Dakota. On what grounds was this edit reverted to say it was on Alaska? David S Hawkin ( talk) 21:54, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
Am I allowed to add the word "comedic" to the description at the beginning of the article, with a reference published by the Library of Congress, which describes the movie as a "... melding of espionage, comedy, and romance, and a surprisingly prophetic template for the James Bond movies that would follow only a few years later, ..."? I hope the reference is OK; it seems to be written by a Hitchcock-expert close to the level of the great Donald Spoto himself. Here:
If anyone objects to me inserting the word "comedic" between "American" and "spy" in the first sentence, please chime in. I'll wait a few days.
Best wishes, HandsomeMrToad ( talk) 06:46, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
In the 80’s show Hart to Hart in episode 3.21 it references NxNW very nearly explicitly and knowingly: “and old Cary Grant film”. The fake suit storyline is even lifted, and made-up CIA agent idea also. 2600:8802:380A:3400:8C6E:E2F3:C042:DEC7 ( talk) 17:07, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
Cary Grant called his mother to get him out of jail, but he was trying to send her a telegram from the hotel where he was kidnapped because she had no phone! Kilcreggangeorge ( talk) 15:38, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
There should be mention in this article about the similarities that North by Northwest shares with Hitchcock's 1942 film Saboteur. See the Wikipedia entry for Saboteur for the details. 65.60.129.28 ( talk) 00:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
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Eva Marie Saint's age in 1959 was 35, her character's age was stated in the film as being 26. If anyone has any extra info on that topic it would enhance the article. (Cary Grant's age was 55, quite an age gap in that relationship) EdX20 ( talk) 15:36, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
It was said at the time of the film's production that Paramount produced the film, but they were disappointed with the quality of the image and they didn't want to be attributed it to them, so they sold it on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.67.29.215 ( talk) 22:18, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
In an iconic sequence, Thornhill travels by bus to meet Kaplan at an isolated crossroads in the middle of the perfectly flat, open Iowa countryside.
I'm pretty sure that the directions that Thornhill receives direct him south and east, which would put the location of the biplane ambush in Indiana, not Iowa.
I'm not sure enough, however, to go ahead and edit the page. Opinion?
Dave ( talk) 20:40, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
Great article unfortunately the following comment is partially incorrect.
"The title refers not to a compass position (NNW doesn't exist)"
NNW is a compass point, so it does exist.... not sure why that was mentioned in the first place. Best to just say the title refers not to a compass point...
NNW is a compass point - correct but that is not the film's title. There is no compass point North by Northwest, the correct name would be Northwest by North (NWbN) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.131.95 ( talk) 07:32, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
Robgps August 26 2011 06:03 UTC — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robgps ( talk • contribs) 06:04, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
Another error in the CAST section is the claim "Landis, who played Thornhill's mother, was in reality 10 months younger than Cary Grant." The Wikipedia entries for these two people show that Grant (aka Thornhill) was born in 1904 and Landis was born in 1896. So "in reality" she was 8 years older than Grant. I haven't edited the article to change this; perhaps I'm misunderstanding something???? 24.21.179.235 ( talk) 08:30, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
As mentioned in Archive1, there is a held shot of the NORTHWEST sign for the counter for Northwest Airlines at the airport. Are we sure that the title doesn't simply mean "traveling north by Northwest Airlines"? Remember, it was only a working title, so it didn't really have to imply Shakespeare. Note: my original idea, so no good without a source. David Spector (talk) 20:53, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
The article doesn't mention that Martin Landau's character, Leonard, is homosexual. It's not particularly subtle, so it's surprising it got past the Hayes Office. Whether Lehman meant it as a slur against gay men is not known. WilliamSommerwerck ( talk) 14:07, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
When Leonard tells Vandamm of his suspicions about Kendall, he says, 'Call it my woman's intuition, if you will.' Vandamm tries to laugh it off and says,'Leonard, I do believe you're jealous! And I'm flattered!' Khamba Tendal ( talk) 13:54, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
We do not have a reliable source saying any character is gay. And yes, we do need a source to say anything. - SummerPhD v2.0 16:11, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
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98.24.240.31 (
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14:51, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
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reliable source for the information.
Deor (
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18:50, 30 November 2013 (UTC)i dont know if this line was improvised or scripted.. but it alludes to an infamous 1948 'MacGuffin' that also contained microfilm & etc. It was to be the start of Tricky Dick Nixon's political career, founded on consistant mud-slinging towards his opponents. (you can google or wiki "pumpkin microfilm nixon", read the wiki entry re: Richard Nixon, and the years 1948 - 1950) That's when he got labeled 'Tricky Dick' for his nefarious campaign tactics. 2602:304:CDAF:A3D0:F146:2A94:DBC3:4E30 ( talk) 15:20, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
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The climax of the movie is on Mount Rushmore which is on South Dakota. On what grounds was this edit reverted to say it was on Alaska? David S Hawkin ( talk) 21:54, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
Am I allowed to add the word "comedic" to the description at the beginning of the article, with a reference published by the Library of Congress, which describes the movie as a "... melding of espionage, comedy, and romance, and a surprisingly prophetic template for the James Bond movies that would follow only a few years later, ..."? I hope the reference is OK; it seems to be written by a Hitchcock-expert close to the level of the great Donald Spoto himself. Here:
If anyone objects to me inserting the word "comedic" between "American" and "spy" in the first sentence, please chime in. I'll wait a few days.
Best wishes, HandsomeMrToad ( talk) 06:46, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
In the 80’s show Hart to Hart in episode 3.21 it references NxNW very nearly explicitly and knowingly: “and old Cary Grant film”. The fake suit storyline is even lifted, and made-up CIA agent idea also. 2600:8802:380A:3400:8C6E:E2F3:C042:DEC7 ( talk) 17:07, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
Cary Grant called his mother to get him out of jail, but he was trying to send her a telegram from the hotel where he was kidnapped because she had no phone! Kilcreggangeorge ( talk) 15:38, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
There should be mention in this article about the similarities that North by Northwest shares with Hitchcock's 1942 film Saboteur. See the Wikipedia entry for Saboteur for the details. 65.60.129.28 ( talk) 00:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC)