Production
This was Hitchcock's first of five films in the widescreen process VistaVision.
In the original screenplay, Bertani willingly accepts arrest for masterminding the crimes, while John and Danielle forgive each another. Danielle is then taken into custody and the police drop the charges against John. Although Hayes fought to keep this ending intact, Hitchcock cut to the last scene at John's vineyard as soon as his innocence is established.
This was Grace Kelly's final film for Hitchcock; she became Princess Grace of Monaco in 1956. Edith Head designed Kelly's clothes for the production, including a memorable golden ball gown. Hitchcock later tried to cast Princess Grace in Marnie (1964), but the citizens of Monaco expressed disapproval in her acting in another film; she later served as a narrator for at least two films.
Jessie Royce Landis plays Cary Grant's potential mother-in-law. In North by Northwest she would play his character's mother. She was only seven years his senior and was listed in her studio biography at 10 months younger.
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