Minute 001: Ars Gratia Artis

A rumble of timpanis. Bernard Herrmann’s score begins over a green screen, as the Metro Goldwyn Mayer logo (“Ars Gratia Artis”) appears. The lion roars three times. The logo fades. Blue lines intersect with each other across the screen. TITLE: METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PRESENTS TITLE: CARY GRANT TITLE: EVA MARIE SAINT TITLE: JAMES MASON TITLE: in ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S TITLE: NORTH BY NORTHWEST TITLE: © MCMLIX BY LOEW’S INCORPORATED  – ALL RIGHTS IN THIS MOTION PICTURE RESERVED UNDER INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS The blue lines dissolve into the image of 430 Park Ave in Manhattan. Traffic on the street is reflected in the building’s windows. TITLE: CO-STARRING JESSIE ROYCE LANDIS TITLE: WITH LEO G. CARROLL, JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON, PHILIP OBER, MARTIN LANDAU