Poll: Most Iconic Scene from an Alfred Hitchcock Movie

Results of 1,235 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Cary Grant in North by Northwest (1959)

    

   Roger O. Thornhill running away from the crop duster. From North by Northwest (1959).
2. 2.
   

   #27

    

   “Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly...” From Psycho (1960).
3. 3.
   

   The Birds (1963)

    

   The crows on a jungle gym. From The Birds (1963).
4. 4.
   

   Anthony Perkins in Psycho (1960)

    

   “A boy's best friend is his mother.” From Psycho (1960).
5. 5.
   

   "Rear Window" Raymond Burr 1954 Paramount

    

   Lars Thorwald looks into the camera of L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies. From Rear Window (1954).
6. 6.
   

   Kim Novak in Vertigo (1958)

    

   Judy Barton turns into Madeleine Elster. From Vertigo (1958).
7. 7.
   

   Tippi Hedren in The Birds (1963)

    

   Hiding from the birds in a phone booth. From The Birds (1963).
8. 8.
   

   Jimmy Stewart stars as Scottie

    

   The opening scene introducing John 'Scottie' Ferguson. From Vertigo (1958).
9. 9.
   

   Grace Kelly and Anthony Dawson in Dial M for Murder (1954)

    

   Margot Wendice is attacked by Capt. Lesgate Swann. From Dial M for Murder (1954).
10. 10.
    

    Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint in North by Northwest (1959)

     

    Roger O. Thornhill and Eve Kendall climbing on Mount Rushmore. From North by Northwest (1959).
11. 11.
    

    Georgine Darcy in Rear Window (1954)

     

    The opening scene surveying the apartment. From Rear Window (1954).
12. 12.
    

    #8

     

    The abrupt death of David Kentley. From Rope (1948).
13. 13.
    

    Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)

     

    The night at the carousel. From Strangers on a Train (1951).
14. 14.
    

    Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant in Notorious (1946)

     

    The wine cellar scene. From Notorious (1946).
15. 15.
    

    Judith Anderson in Rebecca (1940)

     

    Farewell to the house and Mrs. Danvers. From Rebecca (1940).
16. 16.
    

    "Man Who Knew Too Much, The" Doris Dayn. 1956 Paramount

     

    Josephine sings "Que Sera, Sera" so that her son will hear her. From The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956).
17. 17.
    

    Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (1940)

     

    Maxim de Winter confesses a big secret. From Rebecca (1940).
18. 18.
    

    Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright in Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

     

    Uncle Charlie's dinner monologue. From Shadow of a Doubt (1943).
19. 19.
    

    Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief (1955)

     

    Black kitty walking during the robbery. From To Catch a Thief (1955).
20. 20.
    

    Reggie Nalder in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

     

    The shooting at the Royal Albert Hall. From The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956).
21. 21.
    

    Paul Newman and Wolfgang Kieling in Torn Curtain (1966)

     

    The killing of Hermann Gromek. From Torn Curtain (1966).
22. 22.
    

    "Suspicion," Cary Grant & Joan Fontaine. 1941 RKO

     

    Johnnie Aysgarth brings Lina some eerie milk. From Suspicion (1941).
23. 23.
    

    Farley Granger and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)

     

    The idea of a perfect murder. From Strangers on a Train (1951).
24. 24.
    

    Madeleine Carroll and Robert Donat in The 39 Steps (1935)

     

    Richard Hannay's nonsense speech. From The 39 Steps (1935).
25. 25.
    

    Barbara Leigh-Hunt in Frenzy (1972)

     

    Brenda Margaret Blaney being strangled in her desk chair. From Frenzy (1972).
26. 26.
    

    Montgomery Clift "I Confess" Warner Bros. 1952

     

    Father Michael Logan walking along a dark street. From I Confess (1953).
27. 27.
    

    Barry Foster and Barbara Leigh-Hunt in Frenzy (1972)

     

    The stick pin clutched in Brenda Margaret Blaney's grip. From Frenzy (1972).