The Manchester Guardian (02/Apr/1939) - Mr. Hitchcock in Hollywood

(c) The Manchester Guardian (02/Apr/1939)

• keywords: Alfred Hitchcock, Daphne du Maurier, David O. Selznick, Rebecca (1940), The 39 Steps (1935), The Flashing Stream, The Lady Vanishes (1938), Titanic

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MR. HITCHCOCK IN HOLLYWOOD

ABOUT TO BEGIN WORK ON "REBECCA"

Hollywood is looking forward to seeing London's Alfred Hitchcock at work.

Mr. Hitchcock, director of "The Thirty-nine Steps," "The Lady Vanishes," and other films which Americans thought were so good they must have been made in Hollywood, is about to begin work on his first picture under his new long-term contract with David Selznick.

This means that, for the time being at least, Mr. Hitchcock's bulky form and ironic wit will not be available to cajole or intimidate England's stars.

He has been on holiday in Florida, and now begins work on Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca," the first of three stories waiting for him. The second will be an adaptation of "The Flashing Stream," by Charles Morgan, while the third is "Titanic".