10 Reasons to Watch SABOTAGE (1936)
Dan and Tom look at 10 reasons to watch SABOTAGE, the 1936 Alfred Hitchcock classic. Listen to find out why you want to watch the movie.
Tag: Hitchcock
Hitchcock spy movie techniques with Tony Lee Moral
We talk with the author of the new book “The Young Alfred Hitchcock’s Movie Making Masterclass” and discuss how Hitchcock made spy movies.
Alfred Hitchcock’s THE LADY VANISHES Decoded
We decode the Hitchcock movie THE LADY VANISHES. What movies has this influenced? Did you know Hitchcock used this much humor? and more…
Alfred Hitchcock’s NOTORIOUS Decoded!
Today we decode a Hitchcock classic, NOTORIOUS with our special co-host Bill Koenig of The Spy Command.
Best of the Rest Movies Podcasts
Listen to our podcasts of our Best of the Rest category of spy movies. This is just one part of the Cracking the Code of Spy Movies Channel. Or go to your favorite podcast app (links on left on PC or below on mobile) and subscribe to Cracking the Code of Spy Movies.
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH – Decoded!
Dan and Tom are joined by Bill Koenig of The Spy Command website. We decode both versions of the Hitchcock classic The Man Who Knew Too Much!
North By Northwest – Part 2
Join Dan and Tom as they are Cracking the Code of Spy Movies. Today they navigate through part 2 of the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock classic, NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
North By Northwest – Part 1
Join Dan and Tom as they are Cracking the Code of Spy Movies. Today they navigate through part 1 of the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock classic, NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
A Case of Mistaken Identity
Roger Thornhill gets mistaken for someone named George Kaplan. This simple mistake will cause Roger many problems. Notice how he is put in the back seat of the car between two henchmen. We’ve seen in another movie – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Listen to our podcast on North by Northwest where we…
Now this is a train scene
Most Erotic Conversation! Of all the train scenes we’ve seen in spy movies, this clip shows one of the most erotic conversations ever. It puts any conversation between James Bond and a Bond Girl to shame. And this is in 1959! The quips between Eve and Roger are amazing. They even had to dub out…
It’s a crop duster – look out!
One of the Most Famous Scenes in ANY Movie: Check out this scene that foretells something similar in From Russia With Love. It’s a crop duster, Roger – DUCK or you’ll lose your head. Fabulous photography and directing here. You can feel the tension and fear. As Hitchcock once said, “I just want to scare…
The Precursor To Bond’s Appeal To Women?
This scene is short but impactfully funny. Roger is trying to escape and ends up cutting through this woman’s room. At first, she’s aghast. Then she sees Roger and changes her tune. She only utters the same word twice. Both times have very different meanings. Roger’s reaction is wonderful. This movie came out four…
Mount Rushmore
A great spy movie needs great scenery. Check out this clip of Roger & Eve as they try to escape Leonard (Martin Landau) on Mount Rushmore. Again, great tension, great anticipation, great photography – the hallmarks of a Hitchcock film, and this spy film! We will see lots of Bond films with great fight scenes…
All’s well that ends well
The movie ends with Roger and Eve on Mount Rushmore. He’s just proposed but Leonard is still pursuing them. More tension, and then a great Hitchcock cut takes us to the final scene. Train through the tunnel . . . concludes the film that Hitchcock mastered as a very sensuous movie in 1959! We will…
SECRET AGENT (1936) – A second spy movie by Alfred Hitchcock
Join Dan and Tom as they are cracking the code of spy movies!
Here, we’re taking a close look at the 1936 Alfred Hitchcock movie, Secret Agent, its influence on future spy movies, and how sometimes being a secret agent is not that secret!
