Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)

The Big Switch (1956)

Alfred Hitchcock: Self - Host

Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  Himself - Host : Well, as they say in San Quentin, that's the way the little pellet drops. Now, if only Dunleavy had killed Goldie he could have accounted for his actions at the time of Barney's accidental death. But then, suppose the police started asking questions about Goldie. And now for some of those delightful words from our sponsor after which, I'll be back.

  [commercial break] 

  Himself - Host : I'm afraid that's all the commercial we have time for this evening. But we shall be back next week with some more. And, uh... Oh, incidentally, uh, if there's time we also, uh, plan to tell you another story.

• [first lines] 

  Himself - Host : This is a mousetrap as any fool can plainly see... that is if he isn't a mouse. It's an amazingly effective tool. I've been fiddling with it only a few minutes, and I've already caught three.

  [holds up his fingers] 

  Himself - Host : Cornell Woolrich, the author of tonight's story, does not make mousetraps. Mr. Woolrich goes in for bigger game. He makes people-traps, and very good ones, too. This story concerns a perfect alibi. Actually, one never knows when he will need an alibi. Recently, I read of an innocent man who found himself in serious difficulty because, although he claimed he had been watching a movie while the crime in question was being committed, his vagueness about details of the picture caused police to be suspicious. Please do not allow this to happen to you. Watch and listen closely to the following commercial which is furnished for your benefit. It will provide you with an airtight alibi as to your whereabouts during the next 60 seconds.