Hitchcock Chronology: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation...
1942
July
- Hitchcock meets with studio head Darryl F. Zanuck to discuss making a film for Twentieth Century-Fox. Hitchcock suggests a remake of The Lodger, but Zanuck isn't keen.[1]
November
- 19th - Hitchcock moves to his new offices at Twentieth Century-Fox. With Darryl F. Zanuck away on active service in North Africa, Hitchcock meets with William Goetz and staff producer Kenneth Macgowan where he pitches the idea for a "lifeboat film". Nine months later, Lifeboat would begin filming.[2]
1943
January
- Hitchcock and Kenneth Macgowen meet with John Steinbeck at Twentieth Century-Fox to discuss the possibility of the author writing a treatment of Lifeboat.[3]
November
- An early edit of Lifeboat is screened for Twentieth Century-Fox's studio head Darryl Zanuck, who "raved about [it] as an outstanding film with awards potential".[4]
References
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 314
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, pages 322-23
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 328
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 343
