North by Northwest
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North by Northwest (1959) More at IMDbPro »

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  • "It's a Most Unusual Day"
    (1948) (uncredited)
    Music by Jimmy McHugh
    Lyrics by Harold Adamson
    Played as background music at the Plaza Hotel


  • "Singin' in the Rain"
    (1929) (uncredited)
    Music by Nacio Herb Brown
    Lyrics Arthur Freed
    Whistled by Cary Grant in Eva's apartment


  • "Serenade for Strings"
    (1880) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, played by violinist at Plaza Hotel.

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