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Hitchcock Chronology: Sidney Bernstein

Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Sidney Bernstein...

1933

September

1941

August

1944

March

  • 2nd - Hitchcock flies back to America, having completed Bon Voyage and Aventure Malgache in England. He cables David O. Selznick from the Saint Regis Hotel to say he'd like to write the script for Spellbound with Ben Hecht.[4][5] Hitch had been scheduled to sail back to America from Greenock, Scotland aboard the RMS Aquitania which was due to depart on the 2nd.[6]

October

  • 15th - Hitchcock arrives in London. Much to David O. Selznick's annoyance, Hitchcock uses up his 12 weeks of holiday to meet with Sidney Bernstein in order to continue their discussions about creating a new film company.[7]

1945

June

  • In late June, Hitchcock travels to London for a third meeting with Sidney Bernstein about setting up their new company, Transatlantic Pictures.[8]

July

  • In late July, Hitchcock returns from his meeting with Sidney Bernstein in London.[9]

1946

April

  • 11th - The creation of Transatlantic Pictures, a joint project of Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein, is announced in the press.[10]

May

  • Hitchcock visits London to discuss potential material for Transatlantic Pictures' debut film with Sidney Bernstein, and to scout for locations that could be used in footage for the The Paradine Case — this includes a trip northwards to Cumbria with unit manager Fred Ahern. Hitchcock then travels on to Nice, France, to search for a French actress should Alida Valli be unable to star in The Paradine Case.[11]

1947

December

1948

March

  • 20th - With no Academy Award nominations, the Hitchcocks instead spend the evening dining at Romanoff's with Whitfield Cook, Joan Harrison and Sidney Bernstein.[13]

1949

May

  • 7th - The Hitchcocks spend the weekend with Sidney Bernstein and his wife at their farmstead in Kent. Bernstein screens a print of Bob Hopes' new film, Sorrowful Jones.[14]

1952

April

  • Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein and writer George Tabori travel to Quebec to scout locations and hire local actors for I Confess. Local priest Father Paul La Couline is hired as a technical consultant and to act as a liaison with the Catholic Church.[15]

1980

June

References

  1. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 161
  2. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 294
  3. Variety (1941) - Chatter: Hollywood (Aug 27th)
  4. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 348
  5. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 283
  6. Hitchcock is listed on the Aquitania passenger list, along with a handwritten note "R.A.F. allied forces under orders". The dangers of Atlantic travel meant that both Sidney Bernstein and Alma Reville were listed as people to be contacted in the event of Hitch's death if the Aquitania was sunk.
  7. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 278
  8. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 285
  9. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 285
  10. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 284
  11. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 295
  12. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 411
  13. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 415
  14. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 433
  15. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 457
  16. The Times (04/Jun/1980) - Tribute to a master of the macabre