![]() ![]() Though Hitchcock was not only the Master of Suspense but also a master of Way it reshaped the public's perception of Hitchcock, as others have suggested. Perhaps the most significant contribution to popular culture Lacked the charm of being presented by Hitchcock himself and was canceled after The first season's episodes and Walter Abel taking over for Season 2, the show Recognizing a good thing when they saw it, NBC tried to jump on the Hitchcockīandwagon by recruiting him to be executive producer for their ownĪnd had him direct the series' first episode. Thereafter, it still stayed in the top 30 for the rest of the 1950s. Had risen to #6 in the ratings, and though its popularity waned slightly Season's worth completed in the fall before Christmas so that he could devote York Herald Tribune wrote, "The best thing about Alfred Hitchcock Presents is Alfred Hitchcock presenting." Heįilmed these vignettes in bunches-8 or 9 in a single day-and liked to have a The screen and then obscuring the caricature, then cutting to Hitchcock'sįilmed monologue usually begun "Good evening." The critics agreed Sequence begins with a caricature of himself that Hitchcock originally drew forĪ family Christmas card, followed by his unmistakable silhouette gliding across Such topics as political elections, the Olympics, and golf. In the episodes that aired in calendar year 1960, Hitchcock lampooned That night's story, general topics of the day, or savage criticisms of his To include sometimes thematically related props and droll observations about But his role was soonĮxpanded, aided and abetted by his personal script-writer James B. Makes only a brief and perfunctory introduction. According to McGilligan, in the initial episode from 1955 Hitchcock Viewers it was his introductions and conclusions, his "presenting"īefore and after each "play" that gave the show its distinctiveįlavor. His on-screen Executive Producer credit would indicate, but in the minds of his Hitchcock took a much more active role in story and personnel selection than Though he directed only 17 of the series' 268 episodes in its half-hour format ![]() Stories, or "plays" as Hitchcock often calls them, are interestingĮnough in and of themselves, the show's true character came from its host, Title was key to understanding the gist of the series. Seven seasons on CBS, had the cachet of the Master of Suspense, and, as with The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, the Many of them affiliated with well-known corporations, such as General Electric Theater, Goodyear Television Playhouse, and The United States Steel Hour. Drama anthologies were common television fare in the 1950s, ![]()
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