Alfred Hitchcock – Page 3 – Scripts on Screen

North By Northwest

Year:1959

Director:Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:Ernest Lehman (Author), Ernest Lehman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

North By Northwest Script Resources:

North By Northwest Script PDF - august 12, 1958 shooting draft at The Daily Script
North By Northwest Script PDF at Hitchcock Wiki
North By Northwest Script PDF at Script Slug
North By Northwest Script PDF - XXL 9/22/58 REVISED at Script City ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

North By Northwest ( tt0053125 ) at IMDb
North By Northwest ( 213 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Marnie

Year:1964

Director:Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:Winston Graham (Author), Jay Presson Allen (Screenplay), Evan Hunter (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Marnie is a thief, a liar, and a cheat. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, catches on to her routine kleptomania, she finds herself being blackmailed.

Marnie Script Resources:

Marnie Script PDF - [Shooting 11-21-63] at Script Fly ($)
Marnie Script PDF - (XXL). 11/21/63 SHOOTING. at Script City ($)
Marnie Script at alfredsplace.com ($)
Marnie Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Marnie ( tt0058329 ) at IMDb
Marnie ( 506 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Lifeboat

Year:1944

Director:Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:John Steinbeck (Writer), Jo Swerling (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.

Lifeboat Script Resources:

Lifeboat Script at Hitchcock Wiki
Lifeboat Script PDF - (XL) 9/16/43 at Script City ($)
Lifeboat Script PDF - [light print] at Script Fly ($)
Lifeboat Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Lifeboat ( tt0037017 ) at IMDb
Lifeboat ( 13321 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Frenzy

Year:1972

Director:Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:Arthur La Bern (Author), Anthony Shaffer (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he's the wrong man.

Frenzy Script Resources:

Frenzy Script PDF - 7/21/1971 at Script City ($)
Frenzy Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Frenzy Script at alfredsplace.com ($)
Frenzy Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Frenzy ( tt0068611 ) at IMDb
Frenzy ( 573 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Family Plot

Year:1976

Director:Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:Ernest Lehman (Screenplay), Victor Canning (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Lighthearted suspense film about a phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend who encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

Family Plot Script Resources:

Family Plot Script PDF at The Script Savant
Family Plot Script PDF - [miss pgs 91,130,136] at Script Fly ($)
Family Plot Script PDF - [Combined Continuity] at Script Fly ($)
Family Plot Script PDF - 1/13/75*missing 3pgs at Script City ($)
Family Plot Script at alfredsplace.com ($)
Family Plot Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Family Plot ( tt0074512 ) at IMDb
Family Plot ( 5854 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Alfred Hitchcock Film Scripts

The standard of suspense and psychological thrill that is showcased in the films of Alfred Hitchcock is virtually unmatched. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and no doubt exists in the opinion that seldom has any other personality exerted as much influence on cinema as Hitchcock. He had a masterful ability to introduce twists and turns at very crucial points in the films. The way he tackled the characters and the circumstances surrounding them is virtually unmatched.

When it comes to psychological complications with the characters, Alfred Hitchcock was the master. The endings of his films usually contained totally unexpected twists and sequences of abrupt murders or other violence. A unique feature of Alfred Hitchcock’s films was his very short cameo appearance in most of them. Alfred Hitchcock remains to be an inspiration for the directors throughout the world and the cinematic techniques that he introduced are still utilized in the genre of crime and thriller.

The filmography and scripts of selected films of Alfred Hitchcock can be found here:

The 39 Steps Script (1939)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Rebecca Script (1940)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Suspicion (1941)
Saboteur Script (1942)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Lifeboat Script (1944)
Aventure Malgache (1944)
Bon Voyage (1944)
Spellbound (1945)
Notorious Script (1946) (PDF)
The Paradine Case Script (1947)
Rope Script (1949)
Under Capricorn (1949)
Stage Fight (1950)
Strangers on a Train Script Script (1951)
I Confess (1953)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Rear Window Script (1954)
To Catch A Thief Script (1955) (Dialogue Transcript)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
The Man Who Knew Too Much Script (1956)
Vertigo Script (1958)
North By Northwest Script (1959)
Psycho Script (1960)
The Birds Script (1963)
Marnie Script(1964) ($)
Torn Curtain Script (1966) ($)
Topaz (1969)
Frenzy Script (1972) ($)
Family Plot Script (1976) ($)