North by Northwest (1959): The Banned Ending They Hid For Over 65 Years

The government banned Hitchcock from filming at the real Mount Rushmore — so the entire climax is a fake he built himself. The final shot hides one of the sneakiest jokes ever smuggled past Hollywood censors. 20 facts behind North by Northwest (1959) — the crop duster scene that broke every rule of suspense, the secret UN footage, and the ending that got away with murder. 0:00 Intro 0:48 Crop Duster Scene Broke Suspense Rules 1:25 That Famous Cornfield Wasn't in Indiana at All 2:00 The Mount Rushmore Climax Is Almost Entirely Fake 2:37 The Government Banned Them From the Actual Monument 3:11 Hitchcock Wanted a Scene Inside a President's Nose 3:47 The United Nations Scenes Were Shot With a Hidden Camera 4:24 Cary Grant Had No Idea What the Movie Was About 4:58 Cary Grant's Mother Was Younger Than Him 5:34 Cary Grant Wore His Own Clothes 6:08 Grant Charged Fans 15 Cents 6:46 This Thriller Secretly Invented James Bond 7:25 Hitchcock Personally Chose the Leading Lady's Wardrobe 8:00 The Whole Film Began as a Lie 8:42 Every Main Character's Name Hides a Secret Meaning 9:18 The Villain's Role Was a Last-Minute Scramble 9:54 The Opening Titles Predicted the Future of Design 10:32 The Film's Title Isn't a Real Phrase 11:07 The Only Movie Hitchcock Made for MGM 11:45 The Academy Almost Completely Ignored It 12:16 The Final Shot Is Hitchcock's Dirtiest Joke #alfredhitchcock #carygrant #classicmovies #filmfacts ═══════════════════════════════════ TAGS ═══════════════════════════════════ North by Northwest, Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, 1959 movies, film facts, behind the scenes, Mount Rushmore scene, classic Hollywood, movie trivia, film history