Editing North by Northwest (section)

===Casting===
[[Eva Marie Saint|Eva Marie Saint's]] agent had told her that she had received an invitation to a dinner with Alfred Hitchcock and his family, the first time she and Hitchcock met. Days after the dinner, Saint's mother called her and reminded her that Hitchcock loved casting women wearing beige clothing and white gloves. Following her mother's advice, she met with Hitchcock again, wearing that combination. She credited this for helping her win the role.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Eva Marie Saint and Martin Landau Discuss Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest| date=April 16, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwIZoD7r8H8|language=en|access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref> MGM wanted [[Cyd Charisse]] for the role of Eve Kendall. Hitchcock stood by his choice of Saint.<ref name="spoto405" />

Hitchcock attended the ''[[Middle of the Night]]'' play in order to watch a performance by [[Edward G. Robinson]]. After being impressed by the performance of [[Martin Landau]], Hitchcock asked to meet him at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]. Landau arrived and Hitchcock showed him the entirety of the project, including the storyboards. While they were looking at the project, Hitchcock turned and told Landau, "You're now Leonard."<ref name=":0" />