Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)

The Impromptu Murder (1958)

Alfred Hitchcock: Self - Host

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• [afterword] 

  Alfred Hitchcock : So much for the strange case of Henry Dole. For the next minute, I intend to step over to the stockade and interrogate our prisoners, after which I'll bounce back.

  [commercial break, after which Hitchcock is surrounded by the 'Martians'] 

  Alfred Hitchcock : I wish to state categorically that all the statements made previously were facetious, that no invasion from Mars has taken place and that the attractive costumes you see on these lovely Earthlings are the final step in a gradual evolution toward the ultimate in beauty. I shall be back...

  [glances to one of the Martians] 

  Alfred Hitchcock : I shall be back next week with another story. Until then, good night.

• [introduction] 

  Alfred Hitchcock : Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I must interrupt this program to make a grave announcement. The invasion from Mars is already underway. I repeat: the invasion from Mars is already underway. Martians have actually landed and are among us. We have captured some of them and will show them to you now so that you can know your enemy. You may have seen some of these creatures in your city. They have rounded backs, a body that looks like a tired balloon, pointed red feet with no toes and long, colored legs. Here are the prisoners we have taken so far.

  [an MP walks on camera with a woman] 

  Alfred Hitchcock : This one was captured in broad daylight at the Sol Suzy Canasta Club. Notice the needlepoint heel. Probably lethal. The uniform seems to have been designed so that we can't tell which way this one's going. Very deceptive.

  [another woman walks on camera] 

  Alfred Hitchcock : Notice the napsack and the space for weapon storage. And look at the shoes. Obviously, they were never designed for the human foot.

  [a third woman walks on camera] 

  Alfred Hitchcock : And here we have the most dangerous type. Notice the high oblong head and the closed helmet. The creature can, at a moment's notice, inflate this for a fast return to Mars. Take them to our leader.

  [the MP takes the women off camera] 

  Alfred Hitchcock : And now, speaking of our beloved leader, I feel it is indeed fitting and proper that, in this moment of grave, worldwide danger, he give us one of his one-minute inspirational talks.