I believe that is a color-coded car space reservation system behind Ned used by NYC System at the time.īUT…suspecting treachery, Roger has already left the booth and heads to the platform. A skeptical clerk ( played by Ned Glass) recognizes Thornhill and rats him out to the police. Great shot of the New York Central System ticket counter as Cary marches over to window 15. Killer! In the final picture, notice the close up of the famous information desk clock. Of course, he made all the papers as the U.N. Off to one side, Roger is on the phone telling “Mother” ( Jessie Royce Landis) his plans to escape town (he’s been falsely accused of murder).Īs he leaves the telephone booth, he realizes everyone’s giving him funny looks. Our train scenes begin at the 41 minute mark with Grand Central Station in all its glory. Sparks are sure to fly in car 3901, Drawing Room E!įondles his Gibson? Hmm… Maybe I should rephrase that… “Tell me, what do you do besides lure men to their doom on the 20th Century?”Īs Roger Thornhill fondles his Gibson, Eve Kendall ( Rahr-RAHR!) coolly appraises the handsome gent in the horn-rimmed Ray-Bans. A spotless New York Central “lightning-stripe” EMD E8A #4044 has just pulled the 20th Century Limited into Chicago’s LaSalle Street Station.Ģ5 fabulous minutes of North by Northwest features railroad-related goodness including Grand Central Terminal in New York City, a ride up the Hudson River onboard the Century, dinner in the diner, and a train-to-waiting room tour of LaSalle Street Station.Īdd to the mix Cary Grant (as Roger Thornhill) and Eva Marie Saint (as Eve Kendall) and you’ve got romance, suspense and intrigue galore.
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