The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Acclaimed actor Harry Morgan ("M*A*S*H," "Dragnet 1967") directed two episodes of "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," but never actually acted on the series. He had guest starred on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents."

Alfred Hitchcock was famous for his highly amusing opening and closing narratives. However, for each episode more than one opening and closing were filmed, as Hitchcock's famous jibes at the sponsors were unappreciated in the European markets. So for each episode, Hitchcock filmed two openings and two closings: one would be for American viewings (jokes about sponsors) and the second would be for European showings (jokes about Americans and not about sponsors). For most of the third season, Hitchcock even did the opening and closings in French and German, as he spoke both languages fluently.

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