*Watching guide*
The Lodger: A Story of London Fog (two cameos)
Clip 1: The man shouting into the phone in the bottom center
Clip 2: In the middle of the crowd with the fake beardEasy Virtue: walking with a cane on the right
Blackmail: sitting on the left being harassed by a child (one of his longest cameos)
Murder!: walking across the shot from left to right
The 39 Steps: walking to the right and tossing a piece of paper on the ground
Young and Innocent: to the left fiddling with a camera (another of Hitchcock’s longest)
The Lady Vanishes: walking to the left smoking a cigar and shrugging his shoulders
Rebecca: in the background walking to the left wearing a bowler hat
Foreign Correspondent: reading a newspaper on the left
Mr. and Mrs. Smith: walking from left to right as the camera pulls out
Suspicion (two cameos)
Clip 1: leading the horse
Clip 2: mailing a letter in the backgroundSaboteur: top left corner under the light bulb
Shadow of a Doubt: playing cards with the doctor
Lifeboat: in the ad for Reduco “the obesity slayer”
Spellbound: leaving the elevator smoking a cigar and carrying a violin case
Notorious: drinking champagne
The Paradine Case: on the right, smoking a cigar and carrying a cello case
Rope: walking on the sidewalk in a blue suit and holding a newspaper
Under Capricorn (two cameos)
Clip 1: in a blue suit, brown pants, and top hat in the middle of the frame
Clip 2: same outfit in the middle of a group of three peopleStage Fright: on the right turning and looking at the main character
Strangers on a Train: boarding the train with a stand up bass
I Confess: walking across the horizon
Dial M for Murder: sitting at the table in the picture
Rear Window: winding the clock in the piano player’s apartment
To Catch a Thief: Sitting on the right in the bus
The Trouble With Harry: walking on the left in a trench coat
The Man Who Knew Too Much: standing the bottom left of the crowd
The Wrong Man: This cameo is different. Because The Wrong Man is based on the experiences of a real person Hitchcock wanted to approach the whole thing differently.
Vertigo: walking from left to right carrying a trumpet case
North By Northwest: failing to catch a bus
Psycho: in the window wearing a cowboy hat
The Birds: walking his real-life dogs out of the pet shop
Marnie: exiting a room on the left and looking directly at the camera
Torn Curtain: holding a small child on his knee
Topaz: sitting in a wheelchair and then standing up to shake hands with someone
Frenzy (two cameos)
Clip 1: in the middle of the crowd wearing a bowler hat
Clip 2: same hat in the bottom centerFamily Plot: silhouette seen in in the window of Registrar of Births & Deaths
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