It was filmed over a six-week period in the Lake Tahoe, CA area at Emerald Bay.One of the main characters in the dance was credited as the Corn Queen (Mary Loos).During the scene, a Native-American and the Corn Queen danced on a gigantic drum or tom-tom as it was twirled around by other costumed dancers and participants.In her aviary filled with empty bird cages, she communicated with her exotic feathered companions on perches.In the same year, Hitchcock was nominated for Best Director for the Best Picture-winning filmRebecca (1940)- his first American film (Foreign Correspondentwas Hitchcock""s second film in 1940).Hammer.Second Questioner: Michael Hammer.10401 Wilshire Boulevard.Los Angeles, California.Questioner: Now, just what do you do for a living?Second Questioner: According to our information, he calls himself a private investigator." She orders him out.He sarcastically replies with a reference toGrauman""s Chinese Theatrein Hollywood: "Next time, I""ll bring my autograph album along, or maybe a hunk of cement and ask for your footprint.