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Auction History Result 2a0528 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT candid 8x10 still 1940 Hitchcock shows his own sketches to Rudolph Mate! Date Sold 4/17/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10 1/4" [20 x 26 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Foreign Correspondent, the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock ("Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the man who gave you 'Rebecca'") World War II (WWII) spy espionage newspaper journalism romantic suspense thriller ("The thrill spectacle of the year!"; "The dramatic conflicts... of today's boldest adventurers!"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about an American newspaper reporter stationed in London on the eve of World War II, and he tries to expose Nazi spies) starring Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Bassermann (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; billed as "Albert Basserman"), Robert Benchley, Edmund Gwenn, Charles Wagenheim, and Eduardo Ciannelli. Note that this movie dealt with World War II and spies, and it was a clear statement from director Hitchcock that the war would soon involve every country, especially the United States, because there was no way to remain "neutral" when all those around you are at war. Finally, note that the movie credits the screenwriting to Charles Bennett and Joan Harrison, and notes that additional dialog was written by Robert Benchley and James Hilton (celebrated author of Lost Horizon and Goodbye, Mr. Chips), and Ben Hecht and Richard Maibaum apparently also contributed dialog, although they were uncredited! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this great candid still shows director Alfred Hitchcock between scenes showing cinematographer Rudolph Mate sketches that Hitchcock himself drew, showing Mate exactly how he wanted the scene to look! Note too that there is handwriting on the back describing the front, and on the bottom has "Lewis Jacobs" and his address. Lewis Jacobs wrote an article for Life Magazine about how Hitchcock designed each shot during pre-production, and surely this image was used by Jacobs, either for research or for reproduction in the article, or both! We are also auctioning a different candid still from this movie in a separate auction. Condition: very good to fine. The still is in really nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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