Rear Window (1954)

L.B. Jeffries is recuperating from a broken leg and passes the time by watching the apartments across the courtyard.  Lars Thornwald catches his binoculars, thinking he may have murdered his bedridden wife.  With the help of his girlfriend Lisa and nurse Stella, L.B. realizes his instincts were true, leading to a confrontation with him and Lars, which would not be the last time Jimmy Stewart would dangle from great heights in a Hitchcock film.

Rear Window was filmed entirely on a Paramount soundstage but it was replicated after an actual courtyard in Greenwich Village.  I unfortunately wasn't able to get a full view of it when I stopped by but I was able to get a glimpse of it from the alley around the corner.  And if you need a conversation starter at your next party - listen closely the audio background in the first few minutes.  You will hear children laughing with one in particular saying "You got it! You got it!"  The same stock audio can be heard in Halloween (1978) when the elementary school lets out and in an episode of The Brady Bunch (1969-1974) when Greg and Marcia run against each other for class president.

Location: Inspiration for L.B.'s Courtyard

Address: 125 Christopher Street, New York, NY

Location Visited: December 2018

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