Hitchcock Chronology: Ministry of Information
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Ministry of Information...
1941
August
- Hitchcock travels to New York to meet Sidney Bernstein and Victor Saville and to discuss to the possibility of making a short film for the British Ministry of Information (MoI). Hitchcock would eventually direct Bon Voyage and Aventure Malgache, as well as contributing to Men of the Lightship and Target for Tonight. The three then return to Hollywood to try and persuade studio executives to allow MoI shorts to be shown prior to their main features in the theatres.[1][2]
1943
August
- Writer Angus MacPhail leaves Ealing Studios to work at the Ministry of Information and begins planning for Hitchcock's two British wartime films: Bon Voyage and Aventure Malgache.[3]
References
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 294
- ↑ Variety (1941) - Chatter: Hollywood (Aug 27th)
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 346
