I watched a little of Vertigo last night too, Glebby.
Regarding Robert Osborne's introduction... I didn't realize that Kim came in at the last minute and replaced Vera Miles in the part. He acted like it was a well-known "scandal" or at least a "major coup" at the time. I've never heard anything about it.
Is that why he cast Vera in "Psycho?" Sort of as an "I owe you one?"
I can't picture Vera playing the part(s) in Vertigo, though. She doesn't have that ethereal, distracted quality that Kim does. Obviously Hitch was VERY picky about how he wanted that part played.
Osborne also said that he had to borrow Kim from Columbia to have her make this movie at Paramount, and that this was her favorite of all her films. Although she didn't care much for that drab, grey, Edith Head suit that Hitch had her wear for half the movie.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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