Red Herrings

• A Red Herring is the name given to a device which intends to divert the audience from the truth or an item of significance.
• Can work with other devices (enigmas) to create suspence.

A classic example of a Red Herring is the Crop Duster scene from the film ' North by North west' ( Hithcock 1958)

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The main character Thornhill gets sent to go and meet a man (Kaplan) who will explain why he has been mistaken for a government agent and we believe, help him.