Anthony Perkins Frank Albertson Janet Leigh John Gavin John McIntire Martin Balsam Patricia Hitchcock Simon Oakland Vaughn Taylor Vera Miles

abusive mother anxious arizona birds black and white clerk confused identities corpse corruptibility double identity dramatic dual personality halloween hotel human vulnerabilities man with female alter ego mental illness missing person money motel mother son relationship multiple personality disorder murderer oedipus complex private detective proto-slasher psycho psychological thriller secretary shower stolen money taxidermy theft voyeur voyeurism woman on the run