Hitch 9 and Vertigo this month at LA Film Fest

Tuesday, June 18

The city of Los Angeles honors the work of Alfred Hitchcock and the recent British Film Institute restorations of the Hitchcock 9 (his surviving first nine films) starting this month, including tonight’s double feature of two versions of Blackmail at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The silent version — created by Hitchcock for cinemas not equipped to show sound at the time — will have live accompaniment. It will be followed by the sound version.

The celebration continues with Dial M for Murder on June 19 in 3-D, also at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. On Thursday, June 20, the L.A. Film Fest will screen Vertigo outdoors (with a standby line). Cinefamily also will be showing Hitchcock films throughout the month. And the Hitchcock 9 series will be shown at LACMA starting June 27.