He was one of the great geniuses of the movies.
He was the master of suspense, romance and the macabre.
He was the remarkable Alfred Hitchcock.
This is Jimmy Stewart,
and | want to tell you about a very special event.
The return of 5 Hitchcock pictures, unseen for more than a decade.
Five films from Hitch's private collection.
Vertigo.
Kim Novak is my co—star in this haunting tale
of a detective obsessed by a woman from the past.
For a lot of people, Vertigo is the ultimate Hitchcock thriller.
The Man Who Knew Too Much.
On vacation, Doris Day and |
become the victims of an international conspiracy.
It all leads to London's Albert Hall
and a single crash of the cymbals.
Nothing will ever hold you like Alfred Hitchcock's Rope.
Farley Granger and John Dall
are engaged in a cold-blooded experiment in murder.
And | may be the cause of their twisted crime.
And then there was all that Trouble With Harry.
Those feet belong to Harry, the corpse who won't stay buried.
Now, who said that death couldn't be funny?
This wicked comedy stars John Forsythe, Edmund Gwenn,
and Shirley MacLaine in her first film role.
And finally, my own favourite, Rear Window.
| play a wheelchair—bound journalist
observing life across the courtyard.
My girlfriend is the enchanting Grace Kelly.
To me, this is Hitchcock at his best.
I hope you'll join me
in welcoming back Vertigo,
The Man Who Knew Too Much,
Rope,
The Trouble With Harry
and Rear Window.
Experience the genius of Alfred Hitchcock.