A podcast about the movies of Alfred Hitchcock
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In 'Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents,' Al Sjoerdsma is dedicated to examining each episode of the original 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' television series, show by show in chronological order, in depth and with an eye to the popular culture of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Three gentlemen discuss Alfred Hitchcock's films in chronological order, with a few tangents on the way.
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AHMM introduces The Hitchcock Podcast Series. Each month we post a new reading of a favorite story from our archives, selected and introduced by the magazine's editor, Linda Landrigan. For over 60 years, AHMM has published the best in short crime fiction. This podcast series features stories by AHMM contributors, occasionally supplemented by interviews with the authors. Visit TheMysteryPlace.com for more stories, book reviews, subscription information, and more.
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PAHP #72: A Man Greatly Beloved.
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In this installment, young Hildegarde Fell tells the story of her friendship with Mr. Anderson, who may or may not be a famous retired judge. Then, Al uncoils a bit of Rope.
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The 7th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Dial M For Murder from 1954. On our rewatch of Dial M For Murder, we discuss possible 3D wordplay, Cary Grant impressions and stocking-stealing dogs. A comedy sketch about a deleted scene from this movie can be found at https://newsletter.liebcricket.com/p/dial-d-for-deleted-scene If you wa…
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PAHP #71: The Hands of Mr. Ottermole.
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In this installment, as the title suggests, Mr. Ottermole is a murderer who uses his hands to strangle his victims but which of our characters IS Mr. Ottermole? We won't hear his name until we hear the solution.
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The 7th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Dial M For Murder from 1954. Here's our original coverage of Dial M For Murder from September, 2019. Stay tuned for our updated thoughts after our rewatch. If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little as…
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We continue our look at the 8th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock's Notorious to the Oscar's Best Picture of the same year, The Best Years of Our Lives. We also discuss disappearing sons, the Important Symbolism of airplane graveyards, and the unfunny Ted Stryker, before revealing the 7th best Hitchcock movie v…
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PAHP #70: The Night the World Ended.
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In this installment, Johnny Gin believes the world will end in three hours, so how should he spend the rest of his life? Plus, Al picks the actor that he thinks is the best known in the episode. It is not a character you'd expect.
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The 8th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Notorious from 1943. On our rewatch of Notorious, we discuss the history of basketball, South Park writing tips and Australian punk rock bands of the 1970s. If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little a…
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PAHP #69: The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater.
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In this installment, Ernest Findlater has three dreams. One involves Lalage, a South Sea Island woman. The other two involve the death of his wife.
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Our latest podcast episode is a chilling medical mystery by author and emergency-room physician Melissa Yi. "Blue Christmas" is another story in Yi's series of mysteries featuring Dr. Hope Sze.
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We continue our look at the 9th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt to the Oscar's Best Picture of the same year, Casablanca. We also discuss the handsomeness or otherwise of Humphrey Bogart, fogsets and possible George Lucas tweaks, before revealing the 8th best Hitchcock movie via the still …
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PAHP #68: Vicious Circle.
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In this installment, Manny Cole kills a man to rise in Mr. Williams' criminal organization. But they don't call it "Vicious Circle" for nothing.
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The latest installment in our podcast series features Iain Rowan's riveting story "Scars" from our Sept/Oct 2022 issue.
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The 9th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Shadow of a Doubt from 1943. On our rewatch of Shadow of a Doubt, we discuss deleted interviews with Dick Cavett, little-known 1940s superstitions and the difficulties associated with dancing widows to their death. That deleted interview: https://www.hitchpodonline.com/doubt If you want mor…
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PAHP #67: One More Mile To Go.
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In this installment, Sam Jacoby murders his wife and tries to dispose of her body but is hampered by the most helpful and least helpful cop in the world. Then, Amy and Al discuss the library archives, Hitch rehearsing for his later films, and how the cop seems to have nothing else to do but follow Sam around. Al throws out some possible interpretat…
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PAHP #66: I Killed the Count, Part Three.
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In this installment, Count Mattoni is STILL dead and the list of confessed killers has expanded to four. But which one them actually did it? Then, Al engages in a little silent "Blackmail."
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We continue our look at the 10th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s Rope to the Oscar's Best Picture of the same year, Hamlet. Sort of. We also discuss Shakespeare's IMDB page, the scientific method, and the big twists of both Desperate Housewives and Psycho, before revealing the 9th best Hitchcock movie via t…
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PAHP #65: I Killed the Count, Part Two.
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In this installment, Count Mattoni is still dead and Inspector Davidson is still investigating but the list of confessed killers only grows longer. Then, Al pays a visit to "The Manxman."
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The 10th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Rope from 1948. On our rewatch of Rope, we are forced into taking on murderous characteristics, threaten iambic pentameter and risk being sued by Mark Zuckerberg. If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as l…
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We continue our look at the 11th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps to the Oscar's Best Picture of the same year, Mutiny on the Bounty. We also discuss school houses, rum rebellions and the delicious, McGuffinesque flavour of breadfruit, before revealing the 10th best Hitchcock movie via the still…
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PAHP #64: I Killed the Count, Part One.
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It's March 12th, National Alfred Hitchcock Day! To quote the Hitchcock Festival website: "It is not the birthday or the death of Hitchcock, and it is unclear why it is celebrated on this date." But what a perfect time to present the first episode of the only multi-part story in the series. Who killed Count Mattoni? You won't find out in THIS episod…
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Uh-oh! What's all this, then? We just went to edit the Mutiny on the Bounty vs The 39 Steps episode and discovered that most of Cat's audio was missing. We won't get a chance to rerecord that episode until next week, so, to hold you over until then, we've decided to release one of our paywalled What Would Hitchcock Do? episodes. It's The Prestige (…
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PAHP #63: The Cream of the Jest.
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In this installment, Charles Hannover Gresham resorts to blackmail to play a blackmailer in Wayne Campbell's new play. But that's just a taste of the cream of the jest. Then, Al flirts with "The Farmer's Wife."
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The 11th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is The 39 Steps from 1935. On our rewatch of The 39 Steps, we bemoan phonetically spelled dialogue, puzzle over MacGuffin details and delight in belated chemistry. If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as lit…
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PAHP #62: One For The Road.
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In this installment, as Hitch tells us, we have a story of the eternal triangle...where two of the three are willing to commit murder. Then, Al puts on the gloves and enters "The Ring."
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We continue our look at the 12th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes to a zero-Oscar nomination film of the same year, Bringing Up Baby. (We already covered the Oscar winner that year in our rewatch of Young And Innocent.) We also discuss absurdly named millionaires, the ridiculous ease of 193…
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PAHP #61: The End of Indian Summer.
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In this installment, insurance man Joe Rogers investigates a woman whose previous two husbands died under mysterious circumstances. And it looks like she's preparing to marry again. Then, Al indulges in a little Easy Virtue.
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The latest episode in our podcast series features a mystery featuring Sherlock Holmes's friend and confidant Dr. John H. Watson. This time around, Dr. Watson travels to coal-mining country in northern Wales to investigate corrupt railroad barons. Please enjoy "The Green Man" by James G. Tipton, from our Sept/Oct 2022 issue.…
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The 12th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is The Lady Vanishes from 1938. On our rewatch of The Lady Vanishes, we recommend extending comic misunderstandings, talk about pot plant plot points and reveal the most plausible scene of the entire film. If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just…
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PAHP #60: Number Twenty-Two.
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In this installment, Steve Morgan becomes a number...number 22...when he is arrested and enters a police line-up. Steve thinks it's a game but it is more serious than Steve thinks. Then, Al counts down from Number Twenty-Two to Number Seventeen.
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We continue our look at the 13th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s Best Picture winner Rebecca to a zero-Oscar nomination film of the same year, His Girl Friday. We also discuss alternative alliterative titles, the possibly bidirectional influence of Lois Lane and being set up by Cary Grant, before revealing …
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PAHP #59: Malice Domestic.
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In this installment, there's some arsenic poisoning going on in the home of Carl and Annette Borden. But who is the poisoner and who is the victim? Then, it's Downhill from there.
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The 13th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Rebecca from 1940. On our rewatch of Rebecca, we consider the possibilities of Mrs Danvers-raised clones, reveal the sensational character find of 1940, and answer the question of what Cat has in her desk. If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. J…
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PAHP #58: A Bottle of Wine.
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In this installment, the Judge invites young Wallace, who is running off with the Judge's wife, to share a bottle of wine, which he just may have poisoned. In stories pitting young and old rivals, one or the other invariably comes to a tragic end. But which one in this story?
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90: Good Night
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In this, the final episode of Good Evening: An Alfred Hitchcock Podcast, Chris Haigh, Tom Caldwell, and Brandon-Shea Mutala put a cherry on the top of their podcast run with a discussion breakdown of our top ten and bottom five Hitchcock films. We also discuss a few other fun topics before we wrap it all up. Good night. Hosts: Brandon-Shea Mutala, …
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We continue our look at the 14th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s To Catch A Thief to the Best Picture winner for 1955, Marty. We also discuss which characters might be ghosts, the looming perils of supermarkets and the one simple editing trick that would have vastly improved this film, before revealing the …
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PAHP #57: The Manacled.
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In this installment, Stephen Fontaine is a prisoner, saddled with an "Oregon Boot," a manacle around his ankle. He is sure that he can convince police Sgt. Rockwell to free him for $50,000 but things do not go as planned.
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Find out what happens when a photographer gets wrapped up in a murder case involving a very famous guitar and a sports memorabilia collector. Here is "The Beano" by Floyd Sullivan, from our September/October 2021 issue.
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The 14th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is To Catch A Thief from 1955. On our rewatch of To Catch A Thief, we interrogate the purpose of Chin Up Guy, speculate on the true source of the nickname 'The Cat' and ponder the fallacious reasoning of a false dichotomy. If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPo…
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In this episode of Good Evening: An Alfred Hitchcock Podcast, Chris Haigh, Tom Caldwell, and Brandon-Shea Mutala discuss the 1976 thriller “Family Plot.” Hosts: Brandon-Shea Mutala, Tom Caldwell, and Chris Haigh Find us: Twitter: @goodeveningpod @higher_boy @TomCaldwell3000 Facebook: Good Evening: An Alfred Hitchcock Podcast Email: goodeveningpodca…
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In this special installment, Al takes a look at the Hitchcock film that came out in the middle of the show's second season; a film very much like "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" in tone, look, and feeling.
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We continue our look at the 15th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s Lifeboat to the Best Picture winner for 1944, Gaslight. We also discuss titles that transcend their movie, the perfect MacGuffin and our collective desire to just keep watching Joseph Cotten, before revealing the 14th best Hitchcock movie via …
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PAHP #56: My Brother Richard.
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In this installment, Richard Ross murders his brother's political rival, then can't believe that his district attorney brother doesn't appreciate it. There's nothing else to do but threaten the life of his brother's wife to make him cooperate.
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