Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)
The Safe Place (1958)
Alfred Hitchcock: Self - Host
Quotes
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[afterword - Hitchcock stands with the woman sawed in half]
Alfred Hitchcock - Host : I can now report that the operation was a huge success. Our patient now has what she wanted - perfect measurements: 36 - 0 - 36. So much for Operation: Operation. Now, a word from you-know-who, after which I shall toddle back.
[commercial break]
Alfred Hitchcock - Host : I'm sorry to say that, after further consideration, the girl on whom we operated became unhappy with the results. She learned that two cannot live as cheaply as one. For one thing, she had to buy a sidecar for her motorcycle, things like that. So, while she's pulling herself together, I would like to say that I shall be back next week with another play. Until then, good night.
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[introduction - Hitchcock is dressed like a surgeon with two surgeons and a woman in a saw box beside him]
Alfred Hitchcock - Host : Good evening, interns, patients and curiosity seekers. One of the marvels of television is its educational value. A few years ago, only a handful of people could've witnessed this rare and delicate operation. Now, because of television, millions may witness this event, including the subject herself, for we are going to present her with a film of tonight's proceedings together with a projector, to say nothing of a beautiful charm bracelet, each charm to represent a phase of the operation with replicas of each organ removed. Incidentally, we call our program "This Is Your... A Sentence We Don't Finish Until We See How the Operation Turns Out". And now, gentlemen, you may make the incision.
[one of the two surgeons picks up a saw, which they use to saw the woman in half]
Alfred Hitchcock - Host : Uh, uh, stop. This is a dramatization.
[the two surgeons continue sawing the woman]
Alfred Hitchcock - Host : Uh, just a moment. Uh, just a moment. We forgot the anesthetic. However, I have something here that will put anyone to sleep in just sixty seconds.
