They exited as the water cooler released a large bubble of air.Marlowe was at the start of a film-long quest.The two stood outside a Central Avenue, downtown Los Angeles nightclub-bar known as FLORIAN""s with a flashing neon sign (Marlowe: "The joint looked like trouble but that didn""t bother me.After investigating the case in Colombia, Ryan reported to the President that Hardin was indeed doing illegal business with Escobedo""s businesses, importing Lindo Coffee among other things, and "He was paying a little bit too much for this coffee, $6,200 a pound." She is touched by his gift of perfume - Jolie Fleur: "I""ll put some on my handkerchief onight." They plan to meet for cocktails before dinner.BackgroundNorth by Northwest(1959) is a suspenseful, classic Alfred Hitchcock caper thriller.The box-office hit film is one of the most entertaining movies ever made and one of Hitchcock""s most famous suspense/mystery stories in his entire career.Watching the attack on a video monitor, Janice alerted 911, as Foley ducked onto a moving carousel ride, but soon found himself surrounded by armed guards.