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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Posted on 2/14/11 at 9:49 am
Posted on 2/14/11 at 9:49 am
My wife and I have been watching these on Netflix when we don't think we can stay awake for a full movie.
They are great time fillers because each is a stand-alone episode. Unlike most tv series, you can watch one today and not watch the next for a month without losing anything.
I had forgotten how good these were. They are nice little short mysteries with a nice twist at the end. Most of the twists can be seen coming a mile away, but they're still entertaining.
The early shows have run -times less than 30 minutes, so it's tough to develop any real inticate details in the mysteries. If I recall correctly, it later changed to an hour long show.
I had also forgotten how funny Hitchcock's little monologues were. He was not only a brilliant director (he actually only directed the occasional episode), but had a good quirky sense of humor.
Anyone else watched any of these lately? Ever?
They are great time fillers because each is a stand-alone episode. Unlike most tv series, you can watch one today and not watch the next for a month without losing anything.
I had forgotten how good these were. They are nice little short mysteries with a nice twist at the end. Most of the twists can be seen coming a mile away, but they're still entertaining.
The early shows have run -times less than 30 minutes, so it's tough to develop any real inticate details in the mysteries. If I recall correctly, it later changed to an hour long show.
I had also forgotten how funny Hitchcock's little monologues were. He was not only a brilliant director (he actually only directed the occasional episode), but had a good quirky sense of humor.
Anyone else watched any of these lately? Ever?
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Posted on 2/14/11 at 2:29 pm to BhamTigah
Bump because my feelings are hurt that no one posted in my thread. 
Posted on 2/14/11 at 2:33 pm to BhamTigah
Yes, it's a great show
What are some of your favorite episodes?
What are some of your favorite episodes?
Posted on 2/14/11 at 2:55 pm to constant cough
Of the ones on that list lower down the page, "Poison" (from Roald Dahl's story), "Arthur" and "The Crystal Trench" were all directed by Hitchcock himself. All are very much worth watching -- the first two are classics and the third is close -- especially if you are a Hitch nut. For example I noticed one shot in "Arthur" very reminiscent of the opening shot in "Rope".
Posted on 2/14/11 at 2:59 pm to Kafka
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What are some of your favorite episodes?
We've only watched 4 episodes so far (1st 4 of season 1).
The first episode (Revenge) was probably my favorite, but I really liked the 2nd (Premonition) and 4th (Don't Come Back Alive).
I rememebr watching the later color episiodes when I was a kid and 2 episodes stick out in my mind, but I don't know the names.
The first had John Huston as a millionnaire who bet a guy that he couldn't light his lighter 10 strikes in a row. If he lost, Huston got one of his fingers.
The second was about a gambler who constantly beat this blackjack dealer while he was smoking his cigar. When they made him put it out, he lost a huge bet. It seems that I remember him eventually electrocuting himself, but that could be a different episode.
This post was edited on 2/14/11 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 2/14/11 at 3:02 pm to BhamTigah
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The first had Jokn Huston as a millionnaire who bet a guy that he couldn't light his lighter 10 strikes in a row. If he lost, Huston got one of his fingers
"Man From The South" -- also based on a Roald Dahl story
The original version of this starred Peter Lorre and Steve McQueen
Posted on 2/14/11 at 3:28 pm to BhamTigah
The one that I always remembered as a kid was "Final Escape":
Convict Paul Perry (Edd Byrnes) has devised a full-proof method for escaping from prison. When a fellow inmate dies, Edd switches places with the dead man's corpse and (similar to "The Count of Monte Cristo") hides in the coffin. But Edd has to go "underground" and wait for his accomplice to dig him out of his grave.
It was later remade in 1985 when Alfred Hitchcock Presents was revived.
Convict Paul Perry (Edd Byrnes) has devised a full-proof method for escaping from prison. When a fellow inmate dies, Edd switches places with the dead man's corpse and (similar to "The Count of Monte Cristo") hides in the coffin. But Edd has to go "underground" and wait for his accomplice to dig him out of his grave.
It was later remade in 1985 when Alfred Hitchcock Presents was revived.
Posted on 2/14/11 at 3:35 pm to spslayto
the ending of "Final Escape" is great
Another great ending: "An Unlocked Window". A psycho killer who preys on women is on the loose, while two nurses are looking after an invalid in a spooky old house on a dark and stormy night...
Another great ending: "An Unlocked Window". A psycho killer who preys on women is on the loose, while two nurses are looking after an invalid in a spooky old house on a dark and stormy night...
Posted on 2/14/11 at 3:53 pm to Kafka
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the ending of "Final Escape" is great
I was a kid when I saw it and didn't see it coming. But that left a lasting impression.
I will have to watch "An Unlocked Window." I have the first few seasons on DVD, but haven't watched them all yet. Not sure if I have that one or not.
A few others I remember, but I'm sketchy as to details because I saw them as a kid. One was where a man was sentenced to death, so he confessed to all of the other crimes he had previously convicted, but then...
I'm reading the plot summaries on IMDB...I really need to finish watching these.
Posted on 2/14/11 at 3:56 pm to spslayto
"An Unlocked Window" is an hour long episode, I believe from the final season. You might be able to watch it on Hulu.
Posted on 2/14/11 at 3:59 pm to Kafka
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"An Unlocked Window" is an hour long episode, I believe from the final season. You might be able to watch it on Hulu.
You're right. It's on Season Three of the Alfred Hitchcock Hour. Here's the summary of the episode:
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A third murder in the last two weeks is reported over the television, and police confess they have a psychotic madman on the loose, preying only on live-in nurses. One dark stormy night, Nurse Stella Crosson (Dana Wynter) and Nurse Betty Ames (T.C. Jones) are tending to their employer, a man with a heart condition who resides in a creepy old mansion just outside of town and needs constant attention. A phone call from the murderer informs the women that he knows they're alone, and intends to pay them a visit before the night is over. Checking to make sure all the doors and windows are locked, Stella finds that she overlooked a basement window, a mistake that might prove all too costly.
Now, I have to see it.
Posted on 2/14/11 at 4:25 pm to BhamTigah
I like "The Babysitter," "There Was An Old Woman," and "Breakdown."
Breakdown was very difficult to watch because you FELT what the poor guy who had been in the accident was feeling..
Breakdown was very difficult to watch because you FELT what the poor guy who had been in the accident was feeling..
Posted on 2/15/11 at 8:29 am to MetryTyger
This discussion is making me want to continue watching these even more. A couple of those y'all are talking about make me want to jump ahead, but I'm gonna refrain and keep watching them in order. I know the order doesn't matter, but that way I'll know i didn't miss any.
Posted on 2/15/11 at 8:48 am to BhamTigah
I used to watch these all the time on TBS when I was a kid. I loved them. I love the one where the guy is building something the whole time but the shots are really close and you can't tell what it is he is building. He is sweating in a room building something, working really hard. At the end, a wide zoom and you realize it is a giant Mouse Trap. Then he sticks his own head in it.
:chilling:
:chilling:
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