Hitchcock and Warner Bros

Warner Bros.’ agreement to serve as a distributor for Transatlantic films included a provision that Hitchcock was to direct one Warner’s film for each Transatlantic film. When Transatlantic foundered after producing two films, Warner’s restructured Hitchcock’s contract. Under the terms of the new agreement, Hitchcock would continue to be his own producer, and would be paid $3,000 a week for 333 weeks to direct four films for Warner Bros. He would also receive points on those films that turned a profit. This million-dollar deal worked out to $250,000 per film, a considerable increase over the $50,000 that Selznick paid Hitchcock