111 Hitchcock and Hollywood
Our exploration of historic recordings featuring great film talents of Hollywood continues on this week’s episode of From the Vault — this time, we’ll hear from Alfred Hitchcock, Dame Edith Evans, Anthony Harvey, Seymore Cassell, and Alan Arkin.
The man who became known as the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, filmed many of his masterpieces just down the street from Pacifica Radio Archives’ vault, at Universal Studios. Archives’ collaborator and BBC journalist Joanne Griffith speaks with Hitchcock biographer Patrick McGilligan, who describes Hitchcock’s genesis in the film industry and places Hitchcock’s artistic contributions in historical perspective. Then, KPFA programmer Colin Edwards takes us back to 1957, as he sits with Hitchcock at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. At the time of the interview, Hitchcock had just completed filming of perhaps one of the greatest mystery movies ever made, Vertigo.
We then present 1968 recordings with actors Alan Arkin during the run of his Academy Award nominated performance in The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, the exquisite Dame Edith Evans on her film The Whisperers, and Seymore Cassell on his Academy Award nominated performance in the John Cassavetes film Faces. Finally we’ll hear from director Anthony Harvey and actress June Merrow about their work on the Oscar winning film The Lion in Winter.
We hope you enjoy this week’s episode of From the Vault, featuring amazing sound from the glorious yesteryears of Hollywood, courtesy of Pacifica Radio Archives.
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