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First you're the outraged Madison avenue manwho claims he's been mistaken for someone elseThen you play the fugitivesupposedly trying to clear his name of a crime he knows he didn't commitNow you play
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North by Northwest

Your very next role, and you'll be quite convincing, I assure you

Phillip Vandamm:
Mr. Kaplan, you are quite the performer. First you're the outraged Madison Avenue advertising executive who claims that he has been mistaken for someone else. Next, you play the fugitive from justice supposedly trying to clear himself of a crime he knows he didn't commit. And now, you're the jealous lover spurned by love and betrayal.Roger Thornhill:Apparently the only performance that will satisfy you is when I play dead.Phillip Vandamm:Your very next role, and you'll be quite convincing, I assure you

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First you're the outraged Madison avenue man
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who claims he's been mistaken for someone else
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Then you play the fugitive
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supposedly trying to clear his name of a crime he knows he didn't commit
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Now you play the peevish lover stung by jealousy and betrayal
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It seems you fellows could stand less training from the FBI
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and more from the Actors Studio MAN 1 Three fifty I have
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Apparently the only performance that'll satisfy you is when I play dead
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Your very next role You'll be quite convincing I assure you
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Duration
31 seconds
Views
709
Timestamp in Movie
01:28:19
Uploaded
Mar 11, 2026
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Movie Summary

A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.

Actors

James Mason
Phillip Vandamm
Cary Grant
Roger Thornhill
Martin Landau
Leonard