Ernest Lehman

…black humour—the script was by Ernest Lehman, who received an Academy Award nomination—and has all the hallmarks of a Hitchcock movie, including the theme of mistaken identity. North by Northwest is highlighted by a number of iconic sequences; the crop-duster chase and the climax on Mount Rushmore are considered seminal…

…Me About It Tomorrow” by Ernest Lehman, who cowrote the screenplay with Clifford Odets. Lancaster hides a volcano of rage beneath a quiet exterior, while Curtis gives what some have called his finest performance. The film features a classic jazz score by Elmer Bernstein, and James Wong Howe’s stark black-and-white…