Scholars of Alfred Hitchcock's career have long known about his aborted plans to film a spy thriller titled The Short Night. The ravages of age and deteriorating health precluded him from doing so and the Master's last film turned out to be the 1976 lighthearted suspenser Family Plot. However, a web site based in Finland has unveiled some fascinating anecdotes about this Hitchcock film that never came to fruition. Using interviews with local residents who interacted with Hitchcock during his visit to research locations in Finland in 1977, the article provides interesting specifics about this legendary, aborted film project. For example, Hitchcock envisioned reteaming with Sean Connery, with whom he made Marnie in 1964. The female lead was to be Liv Ullman. The article also gives some amusing insights into Hitchcock's personal traits and vices. Click here to read the article