The bluntness of the sexual innuendos here is mind-boggling for 1959! It took the Bond films (which were inspired by this) another decade to even come close to it...
As if this scene isn’t PERFECT enough … just look at how perfect a “little” thing like the continuity is! From the drinking of the martini to the cleaning of the glasses, to the handling of the match, to Eva Marie’s first drag from the cigarette, it’s all PERFECT. These consummate professionals did it exactly the same way in every take.
One of the ten... no, five steamiest scenes in the history of cinema. (Incidentally: This is the ULTIMATE Cary Grant movie... he gets to do everything he does well in it... ...which is EVERYTHING.)
Sheer perfection of a film. And, as big of a Hitchcock fan as I am, equal credit goes to the killer screenplay by Ernest Lehman, himself a master of his craft.
Eva Marie Saint is the most astonishingly beautiful woman ever captured on film. And with great range as an actress too- so different here from her performance in On the Waterfront. Lucky woman too- Marlon Brando *and* Cary Grant? Sheesh...
I'm glad that films were able to be more explicit and show more adult content overtime. But a part of me kind of misses the restrictions that forced filmmakers and writers to get creative with dancing around mature content. This scene for example, which is all innuendo and full of great dialogue and subtle acting performances complimenting it.
Bernard Herrmann's love theme begins just as she's propositioning him--"Know what I mean?" The love theme overtakes Andrei Previn's dining car music and changes the tone of the encounter.
Yes, very effective transition. And not to put the dining car source music on quite the same level as Herrmann's exquisite love theme, but it does say something about Hollywood in this movie's era where the likes of an Andre Previn would provide little gems like this. Class, all the way.
I watched this movie a time and a half the other night. The movie ended and I restarted from this scene. I'd have forgiven her for trying to kill me with a crop-duster plane 😄
My impression was that he came from a well to do upper crust family - his mother seemed that way, plus he was a successful advertising exec in NYC and those guys make tons of money.....
It was a cash economy back then, people carried A LOT of cash, and street robbery was a real problem. When is the last time you saw a movie with a street robbery?
leftcoaster67 I disagree: The original line, "make love," is obvious and inartful; this is more subtle, and gets the same message across. (A rare instance when censorship forces an artist to improve his work.)
yes, an obvious reference to Brooke Astor that everyone in the theater would have understood in 1959 and chuckled in a knowing way at its implied bawdiness given Mrs. Astor's panty trouble earlier that year
Felt bad that he only took one bite of the brook trout dinner. Menus from the old 20th Century Limited are online and the food was supposed to be top rate. Also later at night the bar car turned into a nightclub.
I am so happy and angry at the same time. How did I never know about this movie being such a movie lover? How come I've never heard about this?? This chick has so much game it's crazy. Cary Grant can't compete with her game.
How come you never knew about this movie? Because you are not as well informed as you think. Like many of your generation, you get most of your info from the internet and tv; not understanding there are so much more than what is contained in either mediums.
The more you learn about movies you'll discover the less you know---it's like that with anything. If you think you know the extent of something--you probably know very little of it. Keep watching movies--especially movies from before 1980. Cheers!
Getting all dressed up and ready to go see this picture when time was on our side and morals and values still applied. Then after this glamorous show we go for a nice dinner and discuss it over with our friends, we have a few after dinner drinks and enjoy our company making plans to see yet another show the following week. I would go back to this time if given a chance knowing what I know today in 2020 with everything upside down. Our way of life as we knew it here in America from respect, morals, values and ethics have all but gone and we have become prisoners of our own homes. It’s not what we thought the future would be like for us and I am afraid it will never ever be like it once was and so, we have these moralized pictures of a once upon time to take us back and remember what it was like for those of us that grew up in the last of the respectable generations...
Had a small lunch party over the weekend, and finished with a showing of this film. Such a classic, and what wonderful music--I've been humming this theme for days! ---Don't give up hope, who knows what may be round the corner? God's still in control, and meanwhile, thank goodness for great films like these!
The people of that generation fought their fight and won. Those of us making up this generation have our fight. We are fighting. And we will win. Keep the faith.
Eva Marie Saint's hairstyle is different when they show her from behind than it is from the front. She has a flip in the front shots but not when she's shown from behind.
@@sweetberryshortcakeoldaccount Hiddleston reminded me that a man can have a slender build and still be quite masculine, like Sam Shepard, who I happen to like. (Jessica Lange said "he's the most masculine man I've ever met") and her first husband was Mikhail Baryshnikov, who I also like.
"She looks a lot older than 26." She was 34 when she made that movie. If that bothers you, you should go back to your junior high school girls. You're not ready for real, elegant, beautiful women.
Someone mentioned the age difference of Cary Grant and Eva Marie Sainte a while back and to be honest I never even noticed it the first few times I watched the movie. Both have a sort of ageless and timeless class, charm and beauty so it really doesn't matter what age either of them are, IMO.
A 26-year-old in those days was a sophisticated, elegant woman, today 26-year-old women are still adolescents and they dress like it. 34-year-olds today are not much better (the actress's age when she made the movie).
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God, I fucking love it the way she just says "yes." What an elegant woman.
The bluntness of the sexual innuendos here is mind-boggling for 1959! It took the Bond films (which were inspired by this) another decade to even come close to it...
Wonderful scene from one of Hitchcock's finest films. He had two very good actors in it.
One of the greatest movies ever made, and by The Master himself.
his 'oops' at 3:33 kills me everything, such a great delivery.
As if this scene isn’t PERFECT enough … just look at how perfect a “little” thing like the continuity is! From the drinking of the martini to the cleaning of the glasses, to the handling of the match, to Eva Marie’s first drag from the cigarette, it’s all PERFECT. These consummate professionals did it exactly the same way in every take.
One of the ten... no, five steamiest scenes in the history of cinema.
(Incidentally: This is the ULTIMATE Cary Grant movie... he gets to do everything he does well in it...
...which is EVERYTHING.)
This was on TCM last night. Good movie and , yes, quite a steamy scene.
Oh so good!
Please educate me about the remaining four...
Still waiting...
Sheer perfection of a film.
And, as big of a Hitchcock fan as I am, equal credit goes to the killer screenplay by Ernest Lehman, himself a master of his craft.
One of Hollywood's steamiest scenes. Great dialogue, and well acted.
04:53 "They weren't smiling", I LOOOOVE that part (mannerisms)😆
Eva Marie Saint is the most astonishingly beautiful woman ever captured on film. And with great range as an actress too- so different here from her performance in On the Waterfront. Lucky woman too- Marlon Brando *and* Cary Grant? Sheesh...
lucky guys if you ask me...
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I don’t know if I’d go quite that far. She’s very pretty, but no Brigitte Bardot.
@@ArmyJames It's great that we all like different things/people: BB never had much impact on me 🙂
The art of flirting
🎯
What a phenomenal scene!!
It is consummate pro chat up technique. On both sides of the table. In actual fact some youngsters these days could learn from it.
One of my favourite movie scenes
Agreed! Amazing scene…
two such insanely beautiful and charming people such as you'll never
...see ever again.
Brilliance sheer Brilliance……❤
Classic scene...
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What a classy bird.
best ever love scene. I used it to flirt with my wife.... (although she pretends she hates the movie)
Compare this dialogue and level of flirtation, chemistry and charisma with Depp & Jolie on the train in The Tourist. *shakes head...
No comparison with these charmless chumps loll
Cary Grant is the man.
Haha this is hilarious I was about to say exactly the same thing… my wife hates Cary Grant. But I still use some of his lines flirting with her 😀
Happy 100th birthday, July 4th,
Eva Marie Saint.
This is my favorite AH film
I just got the "empty stomach" line. Lol!
mindsaglowin explain?
3:35 When she pulls his hand back to blow out the match - pure sex.
It’s a nice face… I love her voice
I'm glad that films were able to be more explicit and show more adult content overtime. But a part of me kind of misses the restrictions that forced filmmakers and writers to get creative with dancing around mature content. This scene for example, which is all innuendo and full of great dialogue and subtle acting performances complimenting it.
Bernard Herrmann's love theme begins just as she's propositioning him--"Know what I mean?" The love theme overtakes Andrei Previn's dining car music and changes the tone of the encounter.
Yes, very effective transition. And not to put the dining car source music on quite the same level as Herrmann's exquisite love theme, but it does say something about Hollywood in this movie's era where the likes of an Andre Previn would provide little gems like this. Class, all the way.
I watched this movie a time and a half the other night. The movie ended and I restarted from this scene. I'd have forgiven her for trying to kill me with a crop-duster plane 😄
I'm curious as to how much money Thornhill was carrying in His wallet to pay for various cabs, bribes, etc.
My impression was that he came from a well to do upper crust family - his mother seemed that way, plus he was a successful advertising exec in NYC and those guys make tons of money.....
It was a cash economy back then, people carried A LOT of cash, and street robbery was a real problem. When is the last time you saw a movie with a street robbery?
Now stopping asking such reasonable questions. They don’t apply to Cary Grant.
@@softwerksaol They wait till you're home now!
" Skip that house, they're out & have taken their best car!"
Lower prices mean less cash.
Great Scene
I wish they would get Eva to re-dub her line. "I never discuss making love on an empty stomach..." Makes the discussion more hot.
leftcoaster67
I disagree:
The original line, "make love," is obvious and inartful; this is more subtle, and gets the same message across.
(A rare instance when censorship forces an artist to improve his work.)
charming scene
Ha ha 4 : 43 " I get the message " Cary thinks the dessert will be served later... in number 3901
Lots of sexual innuendo here. "Try the Brooke trout" obviously means "I'm not wearing any panties"
yes, an obvious reference to Brooke Astor that everyone in the theater would have understood in 1959 and chuckled in a knowing way at its implied bawdiness given Mrs. Astor's panty trouble earlier that year
2:33 lol I love how he says "whoops"
Felt bad that he only took one bite of the brook trout dinner. Menus from the old 20th Century Limited are online and the food was supposed to be top rate. Also later at night the bar car turned into a nightclub.
I am so happy and angry at the same time. How did I never know about this movie being such a movie lover? How come I've never heard about this?? This chick has so much game it's crazy. Cary Grant can't compete with her game.
How come you never knew about this movie? Because you are not as well informed as you think. Like many of your generation, you get most of your info from the internet and tv; not understanding there are so much more than what is contained in either mediums.
Jess get off your own ass dawg.
The more you learn about movies you'll discover the less you know---it's like that with anything. If you think you know the extent of something--you probably know very little of it. Keep watching movies--especially movies from before 1980. Cheers!
Getting all dressed up and ready to go see this picture when time was on our side and morals and values still applied. Then after this glamorous show we go for a nice dinner and discuss it over with our friends, we have a few after dinner drinks and enjoy our company making plans to see yet another show the following week. I would go back to this time if given a chance knowing what I know today in 2020 with everything upside down. Our way of life as we knew it here in America from respect, morals, values and ethics have all but gone and we have become prisoners of our own homes. It’s not what we thought the future would be like for us and I am afraid it will never ever be like it once was and so, we have these moralized pictures of a once upon time to take us back and remember what it was like for those of us that grew up in the last of the respectable generations...
Had a small lunch party over the weekend, and finished with a showing of this film. Such a classic, and what wonderful music--I've been humming this theme for days! ---Don't give up hope, who knows what may be round the corner? God's still in control, and meanwhile, thank goodness for great films like these!
The people of that generation fought their fight and won.
Those of us making up this generation have our fight.
We are fighting.
And we will win.
Keep the faith.
Much to read. Give me a moment to vomit every now and then. Your "generation" gave us more murder than the world ever knew.
She tipped 5 dollars? That’s 50 in today’s money
They aren't smiling heheh
Eva Marie Saint's hairstyle is different when they show her from behind than it is from the front. She has a flip in the front shots but not when she's shown from behind.
Something wrong with your eyes? Yes, they are sensitive to questions!
I grew up on Alfred Hitchcock films
The real line was " I never make love on an empty stomach". It was cut out..
according to the "making of" film, they somehow dubbed it out, if you watch her lips.
great
"Nothing."
I’m here from a Tom hiddleston fanfic
Same 🙈
@@caseynicoleprodger1662 you and i understand each other
I didn't understand why women liked that guy at first, but I changed...
@@89426 I’m proud of you’re change of heart robert
@@sweetberryshortcakeoldaccount Hiddleston reminded me that a man can have a slender build and still be quite masculine, like Sam Shepard, who I happen to like. (Jessica Lange said "he's the most masculine man I've ever met") and her first husband was Mikhail Baryshnikov, who I also like.
"NOTHING"
Fontaine...
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She is 98
“Recommend anything?”….”the brook traaaahhhht…lil traghty….” 😂 “trahhhht” 😂😂😂😂
No you are not! You are Roger Thornhill….
weed wasn't legal back then
Sexiest G-rated scene in film. Eva Marie Saint had her 99th birthday July 4, 2023.
524...
3:00
Martin Landau died
She looks a lot older than 26
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"She looks a lot older than 26."
She was 34 when she made that movie. If that bothers you, you should go back to your junior high school girls. You're not ready for real, elegant, beautiful women.
Someone mentioned the age difference of Cary Grant and Eva Marie Sainte a while back and to be honest I never even noticed it the first few times I watched the movie. Both have a sort of ageless and timeless class, charm and beauty so it really doesn't matter what age either of them are, IMO.
A 26-year-old in those days was a sophisticated, elegant woman, today 26-year-old women are still adolescents and they dress like it. 34-year-olds today are not much better (the actress's age when she made the movie).
Bullshit you don't know me kendall and I'm not going to do the help when you don't want me there you wanting me to leave
These two look like father and daughter here. Totally unbelievable as lovers.
Not the very greatest film of all- that is Sansho the Bailiff- but the best in English and the most entertaining.
This scene gives me the creeps. Not sexy. Just icky.
I agree. It's awkward.
What doesn't this pathetic sorry ass generation find awkward or creepy or even offensive these days????
thats because you have no sense oh humor that's why. lol
Seriously crappy generation with no sense of charm. women these days don't know how to flrt back lol.
So sad. Bernard Herrmann is gone too, so who is there to compose a romantic theme for them in a train seduction scene?
Brilliant
The real line was " I never make love on an empty stomach". It was cut out..
'make love' didn't mean the same thing in 1959 that it means today