Volcano
National Park, Hawaii
Photographed by Keith Vachon
July, 2003
Posted on RoadTrip America 1/04
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Footsteps
in the Fog: Alfred Hitchcock's San Francisco,
by Jeff Kraft and Aaron Leventhal
Footsteps
in the Fog is one of those books
that defy easy classification. Yes, it's about the
movies Alfred Hitchcock filmed in the San Francisco
Bay Area, but it's far more than a detailed resource
for film buffs. This book offers a fascinating way
to observe and appreciate not only Hitchcock's genius,
but also the history and evolution of the settings
he chose.
Authors Jeff Kraft and Aaron
Leventhal focus mainly on three films: Shadow of
a Doubt, Vertigo, and The Birds.
Shadow of a Doubt was filmed on location during
World War II in Santa Rosa, making it perhaps the
most fascinating of the films from a historical point
of view. Not only did wartime budget limitations and
security measures affect the filming, but the Santa
Rosa of today bears little resemblance to the tiny
railroad town Hitchcock caught on celluloid. Kraft
and Leventhal have done an impressively meticulous
job of identifying locations and illustrating them
with maps and photographs. The effect is two-fold.
First, you'll want to see the movie. Second, you'll
want to visit Santa Rosa. That makes Footsteps
in the Fog a road trip book...[More]
