Hitchcock Chronology: River Thames, London
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to River Thames, London...
1926
February
- 24th - The Daily Mail reports that "an army of painters of carpenters" are busy working at Gainsborough Studios in preparation for filming to begin on The Lodger and that Hitchcock "is out daily with his camera man in search of coffee-stalls, bits of the Embankment, and street corners for the exterior scenes of this new London murder mystery".[1]
- 25th - Hitchcock films the opening scenes for The Lodger on the Thames Embankment.[2]
1971
August
- 2nd - The second week of filming on Frenzy begins with shooting the film's opening sequence — the 2 minute helicopter shot of the River Thames followed by the politician's speech, which was filmed at London County Hall. Much of the sequence was subsequently reshot after Hitchcock watched the dailies.[3]
1972
January
- 3rd - Hitchcock films portions of the trailer for Frenzy at London County Hall. Stuntwoman Roberta Gibbs plays the role of the corpse in the River Thames.[4]
References
- ↑ Daily Mail (24/Feb/1926) - New British Films
- ↑ Daily Mail (26/Feb/1926) - Thames "Murder" Film
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, page 54
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock's London: A Reference Guide to Locations (2009) by Gary Giblin, page 89
