Out of anything Hitchcock ever directed, The Birds remains one of my top favorites. And one of the reasons was Tippi Hedren, who had a certain, undefinable "something."
@mikehudson888410 жыл бұрын
If this was 'off the cuff' I mean without a script Ms Hedren is brilliant, thinking on her feet, she has an answer for everything that is thrown at her, one classy lady then and NOW.
@MTknitter226 жыл бұрын
Mike Hudson Yes, you know, the thing about Hedren is that a clear intellect emanates from the amazing physical beauty. I think that is what sets her apart.
@stanleyjedrzejczyk29666 жыл бұрын
She was. Too bad she's hagged-out now.
@MTknitter226 жыл бұрын
Stanley Jedrzejczyk She is past 80. None of OUR relatives are working at top of their game who are past 80. (unfortunately)
@mikehudson88844 жыл бұрын
@@stanleyjedrzejczyk2966 That is an absolutely pointless remark. She is an old lady now, we all get old. Be nice, it doesn't hurt.
@michelleregis61814 жыл бұрын
wasnt she brilliant?
@robrush4710 жыл бұрын
Tippi certainly knows how to cast a spell with her voice, eyes and mannerisms. A star in every sense.
@lindaeasley43364 жыл бұрын
She embodied glamor and sophistication
@michelleregis61814 жыл бұрын
yes completely
@bduhe2193 жыл бұрын
She uses her great "feminine wilds" to a great advantage. And who could blame her. If i were her, i'd do the same.
@davidcawrowl38653 жыл бұрын
Took a trip up to Bodega and saw a sign saying Tippi Hendron was here. I promptly made a u-turn, stood in line for a while and met Tippi who signed a glossy 8 by 10 with her and Hitch. So lucky.
@dianechavez33948 жыл бұрын
Tippi was damn good in The Birds! She made the movie! I thought she was so beautiful in that film! I was in Boston when it came out. Great film from Hitchcock.
@hedwigkiesler6 жыл бұрын
Even though she was one of the most beautiful women in film ever, what really made her a star was the voice.
@a.c.64754 жыл бұрын
Hmm!....Tippi, at the time was as close as Hitch could get to Ingrid!
@angelmarandola79874 жыл бұрын
She had Beauitful Legs too!
@mikehudson88844 жыл бұрын
I concur, I've always liked her voice and her clear diction.
@darneyoung5374 жыл бұрын
Willem Hermann It wasn’t just the voice it was the poise the way she held herself as well as her Beauty
@JayveeSonata7 жыл бұрын
A lot of Hollywood glamor nowadays is contrived and "forced" - but Tippi Hedren is an absolute natural. She has poise, sophistication, class, and mesmerizing allure. It is almost impossible to believe that she (in 2017) is now 87 years old. These screen tests are fantastic.
@funboy797911 жыл бұрын
He is an actor improvising in the role of a creepy pig. Notice when Hitchcock yells 'cut' they both laugh as the tension of the unpleasant contrived scene is relieved. It is called acting.
@lilise39654 жыл бұрын
For being a publicity model she was incredibly poised and self-assured. She was more laid-back than her sparring partner.
@A-DUB-YA8 жыл бұрын
What a graceful, elegant, beautiful and self assured woman Ms. Tippi Hedren was and still is. Looking at this, it is fascinating to see how brilliant and gorgeous this woman was working with a brilliant and tyrannical man like Hitchcock. As charming as her audition, it is brimming underneath with creepiness. Hitch and Martin are toying with her. I love and respect how Tippi stuck to being a lady and also remained true to her morals and standards.
@Moamg12 жыл бұрын
You're right! I liked The Girl mostly because I love Tippi dearly and I would love to see any movie about her. The problem there is that she seems to be "scared" all the time and we can see here, on the real screen test, how comfortable Hedren was in front of the camera and how great at improvising she was.
@possumpancakes10077 жыл бұрын
Tippi appeared on Gilbert Gottfried's podcast and spoke about this video. She said she ended up leaving the room and slamming the door "the hardest I ever have in my life." She was not happy with their suggestions and innuendo.
@aaronwilliamsvocalgold64167 жыл бұрын
Just went to Barnes and Noble and purchased her book, "Tippi"... What a beautiful and fascinating lady. She managed to make a fascinating life and career for herself. Can't wait to find the time to read it.
@MuzakFavo4 жыл бұрын
Dark, with hindsight. Hitchcock became obsessed with Tippi Hedren, and ruined her career because she set boundries. Here Hedren is not aware of the trap that has been set... Very Hitchcock.
@vajee53 жыл бұрын
I saw her in “Marnie” when I was 10. I wanted to look just like her when I grew up. I’m a short brunette!
@vajee54 жыл бұрын
Tippi was a model of the 60’s- classy, sophisticated, poised, alluring. Notice how gracefully she crossed her legs.
@awckid33 жыл бұрын
Class all the way!
@garymazzeo34904 жыл бұрын
No way could I ever see Tippi Hedren having Martin Balsam as a love interest . He's more suited for a middle age house wife type
@nicholasjanke34767 ай бұрын
Nope. The film never would have worked. It would have made Tippi's character look like a gold digger!
@nicholasjanke34767 ай бұрын
Martin Balsam had a small part in another great Hitchcock film Psycho playing the detective who gets on the wrong side of Norman Bates.
@cainster9 жыл бұрын
this is amazing. A real piece of cinema history.
@stardustalways11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this! I just saw "The Girl" with Sienna Miller. It was an interesting take on Hitchcock! I tend to believe Tippi Hedren regarding their relationship!
@mikehudson88847 жыл бұрын
Me too, it's not too hard to believe. Loved ALL Hitchcocks films but her story bears all the hallmarks of truth. She was stunning classy and a lady of course he is going to be mesmorized by her as we all are but he sure treated her badly. Her career may have suffered but she comes out of it with her head held high and remains one lovely lady.
@dd15303 жыл бұрын
And I don't believe it
@chrisn72594 жыл бұрын
She's magnificent and that dress...
@luisferr20014 жыл бұрын
man, so many requests for turns and walks she had to endure from this lot! wonder if they all would`ve felt as comfortable being in her shoes. so glad these situations don`t happen anymore, or do they?
@TommyToy12 жыл бұрын
For my money, Tippi Hedren is the most beautiful actress EVER. As a teen, I fell in love with her when I saw her in film The Birds. She was incredible then, and still incredible.
@mikehudson88847 жыл бұрын
So did I, she was mesmorisingly beautiful, sheer class.
@andrewbrendan15796 жыл бұрын
Martin Balsam who appears in theses tests played the detective in "Psycho". Interesting to watch Tippi Hedren as both actress and model at the same time. I can see what she meant about having to learn to walk a different way, what with those long, confining skirts. People have made comments below about how creepy, etc. Martin Balsam was but, and as someone else said, he was playing a character or type of character in these tests.
@giovanna7224 жыл бұрын
Andrew Brendan I'm not in the "creepy" league where he's concerned.On the other hand, I find her a bit creepy, with her holding herself aloof as if she's some kind of prize. He seems relatively down to earth.
@girliboi4 жыл бұрын
this was....awkward. i get that this was most likely for costume/hair/makeup departments as much as anything else, so "the scene" probably didn't matter much, but still.. between hitch barking inarticulate directions and balsam's cringey 'improving', tippi handled herself pretty well all things considered. imagine what she could have done if she'd been treated with a little dignity.
@michelleregis61814 жыл бұрын
Tippi was gorgeous and Hitchcock knew he found his one and only Marnie.Her career wasnt that lengthy but she certainly was impressive.
@scotterrell467012 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who is totally under the spell of her voice? And the way she fingers her nails while smoking a cig in The Birds. I've been in love since the age of 5...
@TommyToy12 жыл бұрын
Incredible screen test. You could see at that very moment that she had STAR written all over here. She had a screen presence that just blasted out of the screen
@sheilahunter88077 жыл бұрын
As a woman in the film industry this is so painful to watch. I feel so bad for her , it is so degrading. I am very proud of her for coming out with the truth of what her experience was with that man. I love his movies but it is forever tainted in my mind to think of how he treated women in the industry.
@michelleregis61814 жыл бұрын
i never knew untill i read about his ways
@yasminerenaud78589 жыл бұрын
So classy 😉 !
@kaycee991011 жыл бұрын
Both Tippi and Sienna are incredibly beautiful women. I think Sienna did a great job at conveying Hedren's elegant body movements and gorgeous voice.
@moviestarmemories6308 жыл бұрын
Necrophilia?That's kind of WARPED.....
@bduhe2193 жыл бұрын
Stunning! There's a quality i see in the late Farrah Fawcett, of the "Tippi Hedren" look and personality.
@jamesavdelis66104 жыл бұрын
Well....Tippi hasn't changed in nearly 60 years...😘
@Tuning_Spork4 жыл бұрын
They say that the big screen makes people seem larger than life. Watching these clips, seems to me that Tippi is even larger in life than she is on the screen.
@snowman99776 жыл бұрын
Wish they made clothes like that again. So simple and classy. Only Tippi could walk so elegantly in them. She MADE the clothes. The clothes did not make her.
@LarzGustafsson11 жыл бұрын
I am Swedish and I have never heard of that nick name for a lil girlie.
@normanby10012 жыл бұрын
Trouble is, by 1963, the whole Grace Kelly ice queen look was on the verge of going out of fashion. It explains why Hitchcock went through a dry spell after THE BIRDS.
@sclogse17 жыл бұрын
Watch Tippi's feet once in a while. They can act too.
@lw2084 жыл бұрын
Classy lady
@MissLoveSoup11 жыл бұрын
In the movie "The Girl" I would have cast Sarah Michelle Gellar as Tippi , I know it sounds weird but if you watch Sarah you'll see what I mean . Great footage of Tippi who was and still is a great actress . Thanks for posting .
@Trojan03044 жыл бұрын
Stunning actress, underrated.
@Harlowee11 жыл бұрын
I think she was a natural actress of that time. Her poise and her voice, idk she feels very natural
@Hazelnutcake4 жыл бұрын
Miss Tippi Hedren!
@fliegeroh11 жыл бұрын
Tippi had the most beautiful face of the decade.
@DarlingLaure12 жыл бұрын
I do agree 100% with you about the chemistry between Miss Hedren and Martin Balsam. The way they play with each other is very sensual, yet poised and classy. That's the combination of the two that makes the scenes so interesting. And with Hitchcock filming, at some point, it gives the feeling of a "ménage à trois"
@Keltster9 жыл бұрын
Great Legs !!
@robertcubinelli49617 жыл бұрын
Such a cool lady.
@rikosmith66974 жыл бұрын
Fabulous
@SalveRegina8 Жыл бұрын
No one has a speaking voice equal to ‘Tippi’
@peterguit11 жыл бұрын
She doesn't look as uncomfortable as Siena in the movie enactment of this screen test.
@adda72567 жыл бұрын
*magnifique personne!*
@augusto19765 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@vajee53 жыл бұрын
No wonder Hitchcock fell in love with her. She’s beautiful and elegant.
@maryriehm47524 жыл бұрын
Strange they did all this clothing samples for her. In The Birds. All she wears. Is a simple grey suit skirt outfit
@Firespawnable11 жыл бұрын
In terms of the potential innuendo Hitchcock is making, I don't know what part of the anatomy the "Tippi" would be in, it sounds more out of place than perverted, but when you point out "paroxysms" and "necrophilia" I don't know what they're getting at but you do? In this "screentest" I definitely do feel an air of perversion from the both of these men, and watching Tippi's measured reaction I want to say they're poking fun at her so Hitchocock's screentest won't be so serious on her 1rst film.
@DarlingLaure12 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more with your comments. Miss Hedren is a true class act; in my eyes, her presence and charisma on screen equal, sometimes even surpass, Miss Grace Kelly's. No wonder Hitchcock was obsessed with her.
@somfyf711 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful lady!
@KatefilmNYC12 жыл бұрын
I realize this is just a normal screen test, but there is an underlining creepiness to how this 'little girl' is strutting back and forth following an older mans voice for another older man, especially knowing the back-story. The scenes have her playing a kept woman and an adulterer. Necrophilia is even brought up. They felt they had to hit you over the head with the ‘she’s being harassed!’ plot line and made her more timid. Yes, this is all from Hedren's view, agreed.
@gloriabush94993 жыл бұрын
Because of Hitchcock, is why she was always dressed so conservative and no passionate scenes. I believe because hitch was very jealous.
@scotterrell467011 жыл бұрын
First... I loved Tippi in the birds. but she cant act er way out of a paper bag... until she gets mad...
@jackanthony9768 жыл бұрын
I don't know how to evaluate Tippi's acting ability. But I do know that Tippi was very convincing in the Birds and in Marnie. Tippi has done many movie and TV roles since then and she is always convincing and most important one can't take one's eyes off of her. That is good enough for many people. Tippi is classy, articulate, sexy and beautiful! Maybe she act, maybe she can't but she has so many wonderful qualities that I really don't care if she can act or not. Some of the greatest actresses are boring on screen. Apparently you must see something in her as well since you have taken the time to watch this screen test.
@DarlingLaure11 жыл бұрын
Yes. And yes :)
@solarpaneling4 жыл бұрын
Are guys put through all this in a screen test?
@ilovetheseventies64614 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful women in the planet
@chetblack83158 жыл бұрын
A time when ladies and gentlemen actually existed in society. Devolution is real, folks.
@censor19348 жыл бұрын
Chet Black The way they treat her in this test is anything but gentlemanly.
@dkaf10008 жыл бұрын
It was nothing but a hypocritical, mendacious time. People were not even allowed to say "pregnant" in Television but behind the curtain it all happened: stalking, coercion, raping. They just were not allowed to talk about it publicly, that's the difference to today. Homosexual actors had to have fake wifes to be safe. No law protected the star's children against domestic violence. Stars like Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews signed prohibitions not to show up publicly with black people. And there was an extreme, dull-witted sexism for both sexes. If that's what you call "classy", you are the developed one.
@80stimeagain7 жыл бұрын
I agree with you in the sense you mentioned. However, people are commenting mostly on Tippi's style as an actress. That seems to be lacking these days.
@DarlingLaure11 жыл бұрын
Edith Head
@angelmarandola79874 жыл бұрын
She had Beauitful Legs too!
@OsbornTramain8 жыл бұрын
How about some credit to Martin Balsam?
@renan.csmaia6 жыл бұрын
Tippi looked like a young Jessica Tandy.
@mikehudson88844 жыл бұрын
YES, I always thought they could be Mother and daughter when I first saw 'The Birds'
@Vertig0z11 жыл бұрын
Why all the hate for Grace?
@maryriehm47524 жыл бұрын
Hitchcock had a big fixation on her. He watched her. He loved. Blondes
@carsfan19958 жыл бұрын
And then her granddaughter stars in Fifty Shades of Grey... trilogy.
@MADEbySOUL8 жыл бұрын
You just blew my mind right now!
@AndreUtrecht4 жыл бұрын
I think these are screentests for Marnie. Sean Connery eventually played the male protagonist.
@adamnoman46583 жыл бұрын
As noted, somewhat cuttingly, by Hedren in one of her later extended YT interviews, Balsam was flown out from NY for her to work against in her initial (and only?) screen test for Hitchcock. This appears to be some of that test. That said, the "Marnie" project may already have been in the works, even if "Birds" was to be first up.
@jazzysophie99434 жыл бұрын
These days a man wouldn't dare sit and chat like that with today's women. What women had to put up with. I miss the good old days and the ole films. But, not the way men treated women. The Birds is my favorite Hitchcock movie. And, The Girl second best. And, Marnie the 3rd best.
@soapwonder11 жыл бұрын
Goddess! My fave Hitchcock movie! :-)
@DarlingLaure11 жыл бұрын
Sienna's walk in the casting scene is a bit weird though IMO. Where Tippi moved with grace and elegance, Sienna walks as she had something itching in the back. Way too much swinging.
@zimjun711 жыл бұрын
That's MARTIN Balsam!? I didn't recognize him.....Can't see him that well.
@petyaanguelova70489 жыл бұрын
Knowing the story behind it, it seems like hungry cats playing with a little mouse. They make her sell herself in a sexual way, which is so humiliating, I can only imagine what became after that, when he was openly expressing his sexual appetite for her.
@wendym12347 жыл бұрын
Petya Anguelova I agree. It made me a bit sick to see how they flirt and play with her. They are testing to see how far they can push her and intimidate her too. Back then the men called the shots and probably made her sleep with them. She was very talented and it's a shame Hitchcock ruined her career.
@angelthman16595 жыл бұрын
It was a time when people were trying to be sexually liberated. This kind of sexy talk was seen as progressive at the time. People being liberated from harsh conservative values. Stop judging everything by 2019 PC culture.
@fede0183 жыл бұрын
"Power dynamics". Google it.
@Elong.8 жыл бұрын
She must have studied ballet, her feet positions are perfect when she walks.
@zimjun711 жыл бұрын
( I thought that you were talking about the first screen test...... )
@dianechavez33948 жыл бұрын
Even John f. Kennedy was attracted to Tippi!
@mmalmec4 жыл бұрын
This is late 1961
@trixiedelight98744 жыл бұрын
:53..."there are moments"...listen close🤭
@geoffjoffy4 жыл бұрын
I find these screen tests kinda sinister and weird.
@MsTitans5812 жыл бұрын
In the movie The Girl its totally different from this. This leads me to believe the whole story that Tippi is telling is all in her head as to what actually happened. My dad use to manage the Ambassador Hotel in Hollywood back in the 60's when The Birds came out and he use to come home and tell my mom stories of things he would hear . My mom always told me that Tippi and Hitch had an affair. As for her acting she was an awful actress. She couldnt act. Her daughter could.
@lenwelch21957 жыл бұрын
She stands up for herself which makes Hitchcock chase and order her around - he’s a creep and she knows it here - what a balancing act . I don’t find her features attractive , it’s her deportment
@angelthman11 жыл бұрын
In other words he's bald. If he was handsome you wouldn't find him creepy.
@respite330112 жыл бұрын
Tippi is much more beautiful than Sienna Miller.
@TotzkeMike8 жыл бұрын
So very creepy.
@kennymurry33626 жыл бұрын
How?
@5kijani511 жыл бұрын
The movie was about Tippi Hedren, not Martin Balsam-- (hence, they called it 'The Girl', not 'The Boy') and I'm glad she finally got the chance to tell her story of what a creeped-out situation she was in with Hitchcock. P.S. Actually met Ms. Hedren when she visited Chicago area a few years ago; super nice and still beautiful. I'll never forget it.
@bonnietaylor94065 жыл бұрын
Alfred Hitchcock had very good taste in women, especially Tippi Hedren . Too bad he was such a creep!
@sportsmediaamerica8 жыл бұрын
in hindsight, this is an embarrassing thing to watch.
@bluetoad20019 жыл бұрын
Balsam was a great character actor. knowing what we know about Hitch now , this test is almost pornographic
@Symbolsysteme9 жыл бұрын
buzz kirschner This is so openly psychological SM that I wonder how some people can see a normal screen test in that footage. Although Hollywood was even more fucked back then concerning power games, these scenes are unbelievable.
@retributionangel50787 жыл бұрын
what do we know now?
@patty-cf7jj7 жыл бұрын
RetributionAngel that Hitchcock was obsessed with Tippi and stalked her and molested her.
@retributionangel50787 жыл бұрын
Yeah but thats a old hat of he said she said. Kirschner was talking about pornographic revelations. Comeing on to someone is hardly pornographic or outlandisch. Hitchcock was a famous and rich Direktor. He didnt need to run after wemon. Let alone base movies around them.
@rabnass7 жыл бұрын
I think pornographic is your brain not this footage. This is just screen test about make up, hair style and walk. All actors had to do this test no matter who the director was
@misomercy5 жыл бұрын
Hollyweird
@binghamguevara68146 жыл бұрын
Feminist would criticise the crap out of Tippi here. A seemingly independent, confident woman completely controlled - like a puppet - by a man's voice.
@Symbolsysteme4 жыл бұрын
This is just sick, manipulative behaviour.
@josephdockemeyer67824 жыл бұрын
Yes it is. Made me sick to my stomach. "Paroxysms" is a reference to orgasms. Necrophilia needs no explanation. How degrading. Pigs. Poor Tippi. Held herself with dignity.
@wbl56494 жыл бұрын
She seems to have no problem playing along and being the flirt.
@giovanna7224 жыл бұрын
@@wbl5649 Yes, she's trying to manipulate the situation, too. I'm not drawn into it because it has no real feel. Forced emotions, though played out suavely. A power play.
@KatefilmNYC12 жыл бұрын
I think the film purposely exaggerates her uneasiness in this and several other scenes so we can see what is going on inside her head, as well as for dramatic purposes. Had she always seemed poised and confident it wouldn't seem as such a big deal, nor could we see the transformation of her into a 'statue' as stated at the end of the film.
@scotterrell467012 жыл бұрын
Marnie was a great Hitchcock film. After that ...
@hcombs01047 жыл бұрын
Marnie was his last good movie, just as Tippi was the last Hitchcock blond.
@IamStevenD11 жыл бұрын
She doesn't seem uncomfortable at all. They really made hitch a monster in the movie.
@DarlingLaure12 жыл бұрын
I agree so, so much. She's pretty but doesn't have half of Miss Hedren's charisma.