 A false story has circulated that George Reeves (I) (qv) was hired  to play detective Milton Arbogast and filmed a few of his scenes  with the rest of the cast just a week before his death. There is no  truth to this rumor whatsoever. Reeves died on June 16, 1959, almost  two months before Alfred Hitchcock decided to make a film of  "Psycho." Work on the script began in October, 1959, four months  after Reevess death. Filming began in November, 1959, five months  after Reevess death. At the time of Reevess death, Hitchcock was  on a world tour promoting _North by Northwest (1959)_ (qv). (Source:  "The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock," by Donald  Spoto.) George Reeves did not live long enough to even know a film  of "Psycho" was planned, much less actually appear in it.