{"id":328,"date":"2020-01-08T00:05:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T00:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hitchcockminute.com\/cm\/?post_type=podcast&p=328"},"modified":"2020-02-22T20:24:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T20:24:40","slug":"minute-003-directed-by-alfred-hitchcock","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/www.hitchcockminute.com\/cm\/podcast\/minute-003-directed-by-alfred-hitchcock\/","title":{"rendered":"Minute 003: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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HOSTS: Alan J. Sanders and Walt Murray of The Wilder Ride Podcast<\/h3>

Credits continue as crowds cross Fifth Avenue at 42nd St in Manhattan.\u00a0<\/p>

TITLE: DIRECTED BY ALFRED HITCHCOCK<\/p>

A door closes on city bus 2930, shutting Alfred Hitchcock outside.\u00a0<\/p>

In the lobby of an office building, a man is dictating a letter to his secretary, Maggie. The man is Roger O. Thornhill.\u00a0<\/p>

“If you accept the belief that a high Trendex means a rising sales curve…” says Thornhill.<\/p>

“Mr. Thornhill?” calls out an elevator operator.\u00a0<\/p>

“Good night, Eddie,” says Thornhill. “Say hello to the missus.”<\/p>

“We’re not talking,” replies Eddie. Thornhill shrugs at his secretary and continues walking and dictating.<\/p>

“My recommendation is still the same,” he says to his secretary. “Spread the good word in as many small-time segments as we can.”<\/p>

Thornhill stops at a newsstand and buys a paper.\u00a0<\/p>

“Let the opposition have their high ratings while we cry all the way to the bank,” continues Thornhill as he and the secretary head for the door.\u00a0<\/p>

He continues dictating. “Why don’t we colonize at the Colony one day next week for lunch. Let me hear from you, Sam. Happy thoughts, etc, etc…”\u00a0<\/p>

Thornhill looks at his watch. “Come on, you’d better walk me to the Plaza,” he says to his secretary.\u00a0<\/p>

“I didn’t put a coat on!” says Maggie.\u00a0<\/p>

“Use your blood sugar, child. Come on!” replies Thornhill. “Next?” he asks.\u00a0<\/p>

“Gretchen Sabinson,” replies Maggie.\u00a0<\/p>

“Oh yes,” says Thornhill, “Send her a box of candy from Blum’s. Ten dollars. You know the kind: each piece wrapped in gold paper. She’ll like that – – she’ll think she’s eating money. Just say to her her: ‘Darling, I count the days, the hours…’ “<\/p>

“You sent that one last time,” replies Maggie.\u00a0<\/p>

“I did?” says Roger, “Oh well, put: ‘Something for your sweet tooth, baby’ “<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alfred Hitchcock misses the bus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":297,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"http:\/\/www.hitchcockminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nxnw003.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"26:50","filesize":"25 M","filesize_raw":"25959132","date_recorded":"2020-01-08","explicit":"","block":""},"tags":[],"series":[3],"episode_featured_image":"http:\/\/www.hitchcockminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nxnw003.jpg","episode_player_image":"http:\/\/www.hitchcockminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nxnw000-mp3-image.jpg","download_link":"http:\/\/www.hitchcockminute.com\/cm\/podcast-download\/328\/minute-003-directed-by-alfred-hitchcock","player_link":"http:\/\/www.hitchcockminute.com\/cm\/podcast-player\/328\/minute-003-directed-by-alfred-hitchcock","audio_player":"http:\/\/www.hitchcockminute.com\/cm\/podcast-player\/328\/minute-003-directed-by-alfred-hitchcock<\/a>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"http:\/\/www.hitchcockminute.com\/cm\/feed\/podcast\/season-1","embedCode":"

Minute 003: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock<\/a><\/blockquote>