July 22, 1964 –
One of Hitchcock’s most underrated (and sexually twisted) films, Marnie premiered on this date.
Alfred Hitchcock, following his usual practice, bid for the movie rights to Winston Graham’s novel anonymously, so as to keep the price down. However, in this instance, the scheme backfired; the anonymity of the purchaser made Graham suspicious, although he regarded the amount of money on offer as extremely generous. He instructed his agent to ask for twice as much. Hitchcock agreed, on condition that the deal be closed immediately. When Graham discovered who it was who had bought the rights, he said he would have given them away free for the honor of having one of his stories filmed by Alfred Hitchcock.
The Haus of Dcaligari 