Filming of the road scenes was actually done on the famous US 101 in [[California]], which is in real life is two lanes in each direction as separated by Eucalyptus trees.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052357/goofs?ref_=ttpl_ql_trv_2</ref>
This movie was a reaction to (with extensive uncredited duplication of) [[Marilyn Monroe]] and her groundbreaking performance in ''[[Niagara]]'' (1953). Almost identical bell towers at the climax of the films, and even similar dialog about aspects of nature declaring its independence. Vertigo's star had her own stage name changed from "Marilyn Pauline Novak" to "Kim Novak," as she could not be another Marilyn.<ref>https://www.deseret.com/1996/11/9/19276134/novak-comes-to-terms-with-vertigo</ref>
==Plot==
The film begins with "Scottie" Ferguson, a [[police|police detective]] chasing a criminal across a city rooftop. During this chase, a fellow officer falls to his death, and Ferguson finds that his fear of heights has increased to a problem with [[vertigo]]. He has to retire from his police work as a result of his disability.