Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Laemmle Royal, Los Angeles
This Hitchcock classic finds New York City ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) 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 number of iconic action sequences. NORTH BY NORTHWEST is a great introductory Hitchcock film because it encapsulates everything that one finds lovable about the director. It's glamorous, thrilling, funny, and suspenseful with just a dash of elegant menace.