Hitchcock Series

Vertigo (1958) (PG). Wednesday, October 31, 8pm. Part of the Alfred Hitchcock series. Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak and Barbara Bel Geddes. John "Scottie" Ferguson is a retired San Francisco police detective who suffers from acrophobia and Madeleine is the lady who leads him to high places. He fears she is going insane, maybe even contemplating suicide, because she believes she is possessed by a dead ancestor.

 The Birds (1963) (PG-13). Friday, November 2, 8pm. Part of the Alfred Hitchcock series. Starring Tippi Hedren.  A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness.

 Psycho (1960) (R). Friday, November 16, 8pm. Part of the Alfred Hitchcock series. Starring Anthony Perkins and Vera Miles. Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards California. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother.

  North by Northwest (1959) (PG). Friday, November 23, 8pm. Part of the Alfred Hitchcock series. Starring Cary Grant. Madison Avenue advertising man Roger Thornhill finds himself thrust into the world of spies when he is mistaken for a man by the name of George Kaplan. Foreign spy Philip Vandamm and his henchman Leonard try to eliminate him but when Thornhill tries to make sense of the case, he is framed for murder. Now on the run from the police, he manages to board the 20th Century Limited bound for Chicago where he meets a beautiful blond, Eve Kendall, who helps him to evade the authorities.