Is he, Jimmy Stewart...Oh! I forgot: Jimmy Stewart is the male lead in Vertigo. The movie is from 1958. Know how Hitchcock identifies him in the opening credits? JAMES Stewart. James? Ho-ho-ho. I never heard Jimmy Stewart called James Stewart before. Anyway, he plays opposite Kim Novak. Never a Hitchcock without a beautiful blonde. Stewart's character, I forget the character's name, is imposed upon by an old acquaintance to follow his wife. Stewart's character--John Ferguson--has already accidentally touched the Novak character's hand and the sparks flew. Now, to keep track of her, he's going with her in the car. Is Hitchcock going to have Ferguson fall in love with Madeline (Novak's character)? That would be gauche.