May 12th  
The Kid Brother***   
(US 1927)      
Paramount. 84m. bw. silent    

The weakling of three lumberjack brothers makes good when combating the strongman in a local touring theatre that has stolen his father's funds. 
Standard but innovative Lloyd vehicle, not quite as convincing as a story as previous efforts, but with touching moments, a full-blooded chase climax, and some strong production at the twilight of the silent era.

Written by: Howard J. Green.
Producer: Harold Lloyd.
Director: Ted Wilde.
Starring: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Walter James, Olin Francis, Leo Willis, Eddie Boland, Constantine Romanoff.
Photography: Walter Lundin.

Music Composer/Conductor: Carl Davis.

+ parts of the film were also directed by Lewis Milestone

May 2nd   
North by Northwest***    
(Prince Charles Cinema, London)

(US 1959)    
MGM. 136m. Vistavision

An advertising executive mistaken for a spy is implicated in a manhunt across America, and then sets out to find the real "George Kaplan".
Wonderful comedy thriller with just about the right mixture of everything. Any implausibilities in the plor are smoothed over by Hitchcock's skillful set pieces, and some delightfully farcical ones at that, sustained by a marvelously droll central performance. 

Written by: Ernest Lehman.
Producer/Director: Alfred Hitchcock.
Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau, Leo G. Carroll, Jessie Royce Landis, Adam Williams, Josephine Hutchinson, Nora Marlowe, Phillip Ober.
Music: Bernard Herrmann.
Photography:Robert Burks.
Titles: Saul Bass.



100 Favourite Films: North by Northwest