Alfred Hitchcock’s move from England to the United States materialized in part because of the mounting tensions within Europe. His past interest in espionage and intrigue would take a more pointed direction. Among his works during this period were four feature films and two short films from 1940 to 1946, mainly focusing on dangerous journeys forced on individuals who crossed paths with these destructive ideologies, thus creating an exciting outlet for the Hitchcock thriller. Each week we will view and discuss these films, in the following order: Foreign Correspondent (1940), Saboteur (1942), Lifeboat (1954), Bon Voyage/Adventure Malgache (1944), along with a war documentary, The Nazis Strike (1943), by Frank Capra, for comparative purposes; and in the final class, Notorious (1946).