Lifeboat
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Many moons ago, I was watching an interview clip of John Forsythe discussing the making of the film Lifeboat, in which he tells a ribald little story of our Mr. Hitchcock.
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Apparently, the one cameraman came rushing onto the set one day and asked Hitch if he'd seen the dailies, to which Hitch replied no. The cameraman says that they've got a very big problem, that they might be in serious trouble. Hitch is naturally curious, so the cameraman mentions all those weird angles things have to be shot at for the film, and says that Tellulah Bankhead doesn't wear underwear; so if those shots get used in the movie everyone will see everything Tellulah's got. Hitch "oh dears" a few times then says:
"Well, I don't know if this is a problem for wardrobe, makeup, or hairdressing."