Alfred Hitchcock on The Dick Cavett Show

Alfred Hitchcock on The Dick Cavett Show

[@AlexanderArsov]

Hitchcock raises dry humour to the level of fine art.

[@roseannsanders2778]

Yes he does! Well said.

[@Melinda8162]

Amazing!

[@sarahbee3868]

Have you watched any episodes of the original Alfred Hitchcock Presents from the 50's? Not only are the actual shows great, his intros/extros are so funny.

[@valkyriesound3888]

Like damp.

[@KillerOrangeCat]

Absolutely. He is the master of suspense and dry humor.

[@briananderson8428]

This is a gift to be able to watch this. Elegance, intellect, and dry wit were the order of the day.

[@corbinmarkey466]

Along with celebrating Hitch, let's also appreciate Dick Cavett for being a great interviewer who'll have people like Hitchcock on to discuss craft and filmmaking, but also just to shoot the shit.

[@grahamhansen9024]

Io

[@PlayNiceFolks]

I prefer to refer to him as "Cock"

[@PlayNiceFolks]

I call him by the other part of his name. There's only one Hitch. It isn't this fella.

[@dougie1968]

I never tire of watching this. Alfred Hitchcock was brilliant. I especially love his sense of humour.

[@JanCarol11]

I look at Hitchcock - something in his eyes - reminds me of a naughty boy waiting to be caught out. . . wicked sense of humour!

[@peterwilson2591]

The silhouette introduction is priceless!

[@alejandroserpa2782]

Everything about it.

[@saurabhdutt8109]

yup...loved it! The Alfred Hitchcock presents Alfred Hitchcock!

[@NondescriptMammal]

Gotta love how Hitchcock saunters right up until he is almost belly to belly with Cavett

[@BaseballJim1]

@@alejandroserpa2782 lpp⁰]]]]]]¹p]ppp

[@GriffinWelch]

It makes me so happy that these relics of the past have been preserved. My 97 born ass wouldn't have ever experienced it otherwise.

[@bethknight4436]

Griffin Welch 😂😂😂 my ‘53 born ass is so grateful that I get a chance to watch them again. When I first watched these it was before VCR’s were invented and you just knew that it was a one time only experience- so, a miracle any way you look at it.

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

Watch what, who you call ""relics." Nevertheless, cheers!

[@mdarrenu]

Relics? Very poor and disrespectful choice. More like "Giants of the Past" for Hitchcock.

[@magnoliamike]

Griffin Welch I was born 91’ and I watch Vintage shit all the time. Twilight zone all that kinda stuff. Even films from the 1930’s onward

[@jadezee6316]

this is NOT A RELIC...fool

[@JohnDoe-dj3lw]

“What’s my best side?” “You’re sitting on it my dear” OUCH 🤣

[@richardbrowning8221]

I truly miss a time where the host was intelligent enough to listen to his guest and treat him with respect! This is why Dick Cavett was very successful in his day! Wonderful to be able to see this again, first time I saw this I was a young man of 23 and thoroughly aware of Dick Cavett s amazing ability to listen as well as speak..Miss that cordiality 50 yrs ago, and Hitchcock's work more than speaks for itself. Certainly he is in the top ten of the best directors of all time!

[@toddcanton9537]

Alfred Hitchcock is pure genius and loves to poke fun at himself.

[@Mike95Watkins]

"Someone wants to be ripped" - what a great start.

[@francisdrake6622]

I've been binge watching cavett's broadcasts during our lovely pandemic, and I've never seen such an opening applause. Well deserved by Mr. Hitchcock. Never seen "The Lodger." Watching it now.

[@AA-sn9lz]

Man the pandemic is everything but lovely!

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Star Ivor Novello legend from another time, contemporary of Noel Coward's, wrote & starred in many musical classics, British still hand out awards in his name annually.

[@ryanjaworski1878]

You can tell how great Hitchcock was by the fact that Cavett is just ever so slightly nervous which happened in very few interviews.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Nervous Hitch will ask him to take a shower...

[@djw457]

Listen to that crowd when Hitchcock shows up in profile, and then again when the lights go on and he is there looking exactly like...Alfred Hitchcock. They went crazy.

[@margaretcronin5581]

DJ Waterman i used to fucking love alfred hitchcock presents.it used ro freak me out and ill always remember his profile

[@steppets25]

Infinitely fascinating individual....Wow! What an incredible, creative, intelligent and vastly funny man. Genius

[@Dominick_Calvitto.]

Absolutely Inspiring and Intelligent in Movie Making..Alfred was a Genius Yes Much Respect Very Smart Man,,

[@MrCJHamill]

I completely agree with you. An absolutely fascinating man and an incredible dry sense of humour.

[@bethknight4436]

Stephanie Petit are you referring to Cavett or Hitchcock? 🤗

[@bethknight4436]

Basfordiron😂😂😂

[@davidhunt8456]

Watch the clown one step beyond gave me nightmares for years. Not a Hitchcock film. But frightening

[@bethknight4436]

Cavett was so intelligent (probably still is). He was a pleasure to watch. In high school, I lived for his show each night.

[@jonboz7585]

Me too. It’s great seeing them again.

[@kevinmadden1645]

If you don't think so, just ask him.

[@Dominick_Calvitto.]

I Can listen to Alfred Talk All Night Such an Enjoyable Man..

[@christopherstarr8050]

such a genius

[@SuperJMichael]

I’ve always found his voice, inflection, and humor mesmerizing.

[@Dominick_Calvitto.]

@@SuperJMichael Yes Very Intelligent..

[@dannyj2606]

Love the fact that Dick Cavett is almost left speechless by Hitchcock’s responses to his questions, and he had to change the trend of the questions frequently. Hitchcock was having fun...

[@margaretcronin5581]

Hitchcock was a bona fide genius.i think he influenced most directors that came after him.a lot of people think that a director just points the camera and shoots but just listen to hitch and the way he makes films.and then films still stand up today

[@prplfleur]

A lot of people think that? I've never met anybody who thinks that

[@Melinda8162]

@@prplfleur Yes. Who is like him today?? Who have you met???🤔 They're all choir boys compared to him.

[@yodawg45]

@@Melinda8162 I don't think you understand...

[@hawaeee450]

Well stated! Broavo

[@unowen-nh9ov]

@@prplfleur MOST "directors" DO do that, on the Hallmark Channel they don't even use scripts. Just cards.

[@davidhunt8456]

Psycho and Rear window and vertigo are my favorite of Hitchcock's

[@unowen-nh9ov]

ALL good!

[@vickjr98]

Classics

[@rosered103]

Ya godda love the guy. The best English dry wit ever. I loved the story of the blue dinner, and the dinner party he gave for his wife.

[@leonakita]

R R: Agreed! This is a terrific find! Hitchcock is so engaging here and his dry humor is, indeed , priceless!

[@leonakita]

R R: I once had a 'green' dinner party with green eggs and ham and a 'creme de menthe' chaser! Sadly, It was not well received. ;>( People just don't get 'odd' humor. Especially when it comes to food.

[@rosered103]

You had a Green dinner party! No way! I would have enjoyed it immensely. It wasn't well received because no one wore Victorian hats. :)

[@nash984954]

Alfred Hitchcock like many British characters, and with great personalities, and have little problem with candid conversations. AH is spontaneous and often quite witty, and is not nervous but seems to have no problem describing any of his movies, as though fresh in his head, and he is happy to talk about them and enlighten the rest of us, and a real gentleman.

[@TheiJat88]

He was a brilliant dinner guest.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Great host, excellent wine cellar.

[@jjranch4]

That was so good I didn't want it to end. I can think of no better compliment.

[@tonymazz9912]

I love true British humor, marvelous. RIP Sir Hitchcock.

[@catherinesplane98]

Love Hitch, love Cavett. Great confident interview.

[@CaminoAir]

I'm Irish. I only knew of Dick Cavett from his cameo in a 'The Simpsons' episode. It's a pleasure to watch his videos here. He's bright and quick witted, but he lets his guests speak and he quietly guides the discussion along in a relaxed and reassuring way. Very impressive.

[@matrox]

I used to watch the Alfred Hitchcock Hour when I was just a lad in the 60s.🤣

[@elvistattoo1964]

The master of suspense - Hitchcock's silent films are truly inspired.

[@johnp515]

LUCINDA BAKER many many sound films are as well

[@hanksadowski7012]

LUCINDA BAKE

[@curtisstotlar2142]

His films are truly international. He is adored in France for example where the French critics told US what to look for beyond the scary parts.

[@fergalhughes165]

What's your favourite silent Hitchcock??

[@andrewjohnson388]

As the English do...dark humour ..as we do.. satire ..he his the best at at that ...great

[@treojoe1077]

I have 2 brothers that are exactly 8 years apart from me, older and younger. We live in different parts of the country. The oldest is on the west coast, me in the mid-west and the youngest on the east coast. We get together once a year for a week. We exchange family stories, etc.. and watch old videos like these. Our favorite is the "Outer Limits" original series from the 60s. There are probably a total of 5 episodes that are really well written but the rest is pure sci-fi schlock. The effects are really cheesy. We get stoned or eat some shrooms and binge watch. This year I laughed so hard, I couldn't catch my breath, lost my balance, fell off the couch onto the coffee table and cracked 3 ribs. Still laughing and screaming in pain at the same time. Best week ever!

[@normansantonio1230]

Relevance and episode?

[@treojoe1077]

@@normansantonio1230 The Outer Limits (original series) Season 2 , Episode 2 - "Cold Hands, Warm Heart". This one starred William Shatner who is a scientist / astronaut that begins to transform after a visit to the planet Venus. It is when he has nightmares and we see the Venusians. This is when I lost it. Have a look and you will see what I mean. The show was not known for having great special effects but this was really hilarious. Another one worth checking out is from S2,E7 - "The Invisible Enemy" equally poor/great special effects.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Good thing you were smart enough to administer painkillers beforehand? Do they turn black & white episodes into colour tv?

[@Tmanaz480]

Like Orson Welles he has an interesting combination of humility and ego. I wonder if they ever appeared together.

[@MrCJHamill]

I agree. Orson Welles was a very interesting man.

[@batitony]

I don't think they would ever have. I read somewhere Orson Welles dissed Hitchcock's films and called him "overrated". But yeah, it would have been fascinating to see the clash of those humble egos so to speak.

[@positional_play]

@@batitony Yeah, he absolutely disliked Vertigo and said that it is even dumber than Rear Window. He also said that Hitchcock started to become senile way before his 70s. The guy could be pretty hateful at times. He thought Marlon Brando wasn't that good looking because his neck/throat was too big/long and called James Stewart a bad actor.

[@itadapeeza8559]

@@positional_play thats funny as I can only name about 6 great orson welles films but 25+ great hitchcock films

[@positional_play]

@@itadapeeza8559 but that's also because he was too intelligent and smart for Hollywood that he couldn't do what he wanted. They didn't like his honesty and couldn't appreciate Citizen Kane. And just for making Citizen Kane alone, he is easily in the same bracket as Hitchcock. In the Sight & Sound poll of 2002, he was voted the greatest director of all times (both by critics and directors).

[@lisaburnett2771]

What a wonderful guy to listen too.. Sadly missed.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (Londres, 13 de agosto de 1899-Los Ángeles, 29 de abril de 1980) fue un director de cine, productor y guionista británico. Pionero en muchas de las técnicas que caracterizan a los géneros cinematográficos del suspenso y el thriller psicológico, tras una exitosa carrera en el cine británico en películas mudas y en las primeras sonoras, que le llevó a ser considerado el mejor director de Inglaterra,​ Hitchcock se trasladó a Hollywood en 1939.

[@BrockRodriguez]

A true legend. Love his work. His dry sense of humor is funny as well

[@briank10101]

And his wet sense of seriousness.

[@hectormendez3572]

The first film that made me a huge fan of Hitchcocks films was The 39 Steps.

[@vickjr98]

Me too lol. My dad bought the DVD

[@albums8825]

Slow but exciting, endlessly interesting, classy, with a dark edge and full of sense of humor, Hitchcock was the physical embodyment of his films.

[@2vintage68]

WOW. What a greeting from the audience. Hitchcock was a towering filmmaker. Also Dick Cavett towers over the interviewers of our sad era.

[@merrickart]

love alfred hitchcock!

[@adambomb51]

The GOAT! Best director EVER

[@dm1x]

Mr Hitckcock had perfect stage presence, he must have really thought out how to present himself as a serious filmmaker and making horror/thriller films. He never breaks character.

[@patricecomedy]

He's hilarious! Years ahead of his time. Would never expect this type of personality from such a guy :)

[@Melinda8162]

I have seen him on an interview .... yes, he is also quite humorous!!

[@nancybartunek4379]

I❤it !!!!

[@nancybartunek4379]

No one better than Hitchcock !!!!

[@BroSteveTV]

One of the greatest interviews I have ever watched and seen this is amazing and fascinating..

[@MrCJHamill]

I agree. That's probably one of the best interviews I've ever seen and the first time I've seen Alfred Hitchcock interviewed.

[@macm3081]

I hope you've seen some more.

[@edcampion3998]

Hitchcock Genius

[@Dominick_Calvitto.]

Absolutely Inspiring and Intelligent in Movie Making..Alfred was a Genius Yes Much Respect Very Smart Man,,

[@vincenzafiorica]

What a great interview..

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

I never knew Hitchcock was such a troll, legend.

[@turloughkennedy6579]

What a great man. So funny and kind in his own way

[@marthawoodworth]

Hitch himself was, basically, a comedian in disguise. Very few directors are as witty, amusing, haughty tongue-in-cheek personality. In other words, he was a performer himself, as well as the world's greatest director, IMO. I also love his total self-assurance. He wasn't afraid to call a spade a spade, in other words, shamelessly aware of his insane talent for entertaining the masses. For me, seeing that sense of self-assurance is very inspiring. He was an egotist, but loved for it because he owned it. I never saw a "bad" Hitchcock film or episode in his tv series.

[@davidcawrowl3865]

A tremendous wit.

[@johnscanlan9335]

Right around the time this interview was being taped, I had the good luck to see Alfred Hitchcock having lunch by himself in the old Autopub restaurant, that was on the lower level of the General Motors Building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Needless to say all the patrons in the restaurant were quietly gawking at seeing this unmistakable icon just feet away from them!

[@roseannsanders2778]

So excited to come across this interview of my favorite film director! I have 49 of his 54 movies on DVD or Blu-ray, some of them silents from the 1920's. I have also read a few biographies on his life. Such an interesting and unusual man and a uniquely gifted director, who also had a killer sense of humor. Really enjoyed this interview!

[@enriquesinghjr]

I wasn't alive back then, but this is better than anything currently being produced on network TV... thanks for the upload.

[@truebetold65]

I can barely remember this episode in my younger life..I quickly looked at the TV and Alfred Hitchcock was talking and I was amazed with his speaking of which I have never forgetton not until this very day. I even tried to mimick his facial movements. I think I was 6 or 7 maybe. I was born in 65.

[@americanitalianisrael4008]

This man was interesting from beginning to end. It didn't seem like an hour. Great host and great guest. CLASSY INTELLIGENT INTERESTING PEOPLE BACK THEN. WE DON'T HAVE THAT TODAY.

[@jamesfeldman4234]

Interesting to see that the Creative Consultant for this show, as mentioned in the titles at the end, was Marshall Brickman. Brickman went on to write many exceptional works, including the screenplays for Sleeper and Annie Hall (with Woody Allen) and the book for Jersey Boys (about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons).

[@davidsmith2827]

Rear Window is a great movie . My mom would let me stay up late to watch Alfred Hitchcock Presents .

[@gb2096]

Wonderful!

[@mon_avis2978]

ca. 13:30 Re. actress he found difficult, so he filmed all her close-ups, then filmed someone else cutting meat, shooting just hands; a prelude to a murder. By complete coincidence, I just watched that film twice. It's _Sabotage_ (1936). It also has the boy with the bomb scene.

[@hudsony777]

Great movie!

[@spactick]

Quite simply the greatest director of all time. Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Birds in sucksession? amazing even if can't spell

[@MyCold1]

So pleased I found this, what a great man..

[@Tyler2004durden]

Loved this! You can tell that Dick Cavett is a true fan of Hitchcock.

[@osvaldonoda9193]

One of the best of Cavett shows

[@RCSFN]

This man was pure genius.

[@andyjay9346]

No doubt about, Hitchcock is the true thespian of film. Love 'im!

[@susanklein7448]

Love the assembly line story - unforgettable.

[@devilsden2283]

WOW!....Magnificent interview of a grand time gone by....

[@chrisgross5409]

I love how he hates the idea of having the camera shoot from behind the fire. 🤣🤣

[@peterpellechia5985]

I love hitchcick,pure genius!

[@billcobbett9259]

What an intelligent and witty man.

[@Nadia7474]

It just amazes me how talented those people are in presenting their ideas and thoughts so effortlessly Purely genius

[@The-Malibu-Wolf]

I'm very impressed with this man. Hitchcock was very intelligent. What a wonderful story teller.

[@johnjones9750]

What a beautiful man, Dick Cavett a great host

[@Cml725]

Brilliant! Totally brilliant!

[@adrianjanssens7116]

Thank you from a Hitchcock and Cavette fan for providing this.

[@PhilipReeder]

I love this. I was just too young at the time. Hitchcock seems so ordinarily nice.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

For a serial killer. Onscreen.

[@connorferrand527]

Great comedic timing.

[@davidjames4583]

Iconic Alfred Hitchcock...

[@oyonan]

I would have liked to see a collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Wells

[@DeconvertedMan]

Really funny guy, what a legend.

[@cardmonkey633]

The master of suspense!!! Miss him.

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

Supreme interviewer of all time, Mr. Dick Cavett. Mr. Hitchcock: enlightening, frightening, priceless.

[@arthurharrison1345]

This was aired on ABC on June 8, 1972.

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

As I recall, this appearance was not just a summation of his incredible career, but also a great promotion for what would be his next to last film: FRENZY 🇵🇷🇺🇸😎

[@jpbmjordan]

Jose Morales I just saw Frenzy - it was terrific.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

@@jpbmjordan Return to his roots. In many ways.

[@rodneygolden2796]

The definitive term I was looking for to describe my biggest impact and impression of Hitch over the years is: COSMOPOLITAN. He probably was one of the best exponents of that persuasion WAY B4 such "aftermarket" buzz words and terms as "world-class" and "global" contextually came in to vogue and the fore.So early and long had he somewhat embraced Western/American culture[pop] that he, in some ways [counter] intuitively I suspect, became an American transplant of sorts, and certainly not limited to passport or visa privileges; and definitely not ensconced by Brit-v- US culture. He was a very understated "hipster" of sorts in manifold areas. Put a Beatles wig on Hitchcock, and in the arts, he'd be the biggest UK import B4 the Beatles if you ask me about pop culture icons of the 20 century, and a very piquant one at that. Thanks for this!

[@b-radsadventures6846]

Lovely people, both of them.

[@rodneygolden2796]

The mist engaging, visceral facial countenances of any man I have ever seen. My favorite is his expressions at momentary, reactionary rests, particularly about the mouth: a sort of fatherly, paternalistic grimace, in jest. A man of glaring contrasts in these regards, I might ingratiate in myself the oxymoronic description of a kindly, even doting ghoul, no effrontery, never droll nor bombastic, but regal, yet common and humorous enough to the very pinched edge of what I might coin as a scintila of Brit "bloke-ishhnes".and yet one who would never really hurt you. Can one imagine a person that much sheer, heightening fun to be around? There's an honor and homsge so great for him, that I'm forced to use : "There will forever be, only ONE of he"!!!

[@debbiemullen2574]

Wonderful interview, Hitchcock the Legend! The Birds is my favorite.

[@glennmartin974]

What happened to this era? It has gone for ever . . Late night television today :(

[@micahhill3209]

It just moved to podcasts

[@Nomadmandolin]

@@micahhill3209 I'm an old fart how can I find podcasts or see who I can watch? The more I try on here the worse I get I surely feel like I just don't belong it's like I'm living in a science fiction paperback from the 50s ?!

[@micahhill3209]

Well the newest joe Rogan experience podcast was a deep pertinent examination of racism with guest Daryl Davis , highly recommended

[@macm3081]

Oh yes! Joe rogan's show is really good. His shows are long and in depth.

[@bethknight4436]

Glenn Martin - thank God Dick Cavett is alive and well!

[@francollins4036]

Genius, master of the true horror film. Psycho is the number 1 scary film.

[@lauralewis1290]

Loved these 2 great men!🤗 God Continue to Bless their Rest🙏🏽💜

[@pauldurkee4764]

Watching this, you wish the interview would go on and on, both the host and the guest are wonderful to listen to.

[@thelapgods7374]

Im grateful to whomever is uploading these episodes . I would love it if the dates of these could be listed as well. It would help to give context to the interview and what was transpiring in the interviewee's lives and careers.

[@dhalgrentv7157]

Date aired - June 8, 1972 - Alfred Hitchcock

[@stevelimbert6846]

IMDB

[@BlenderDumbass]

Oh so that where Steven Spielberg got the idea for the Lexus can in Minority Report

[@nomopms1]

LOVE Hitchcock movies!!

[@elvistattoo1964]

Someone named cn 250 replied to me stating that Hitchcock didn't make silent films yet he most certainly did and they are some of his best works. Take for instance, Easy Virtue, The Pleasure Garden and The Lodger - 3 of my favorites. You can probably find them here on KZbin!

[@magaliebatterie3148]

Do you have the name of his film which is supposedly a single long shot?

[@magaliebatterie3148]

@@willmacintyre649 thank you

[@unowen-nh9ov]

@@magaliebatterie3148 Rope, but there are cuts, cameras could only hold so much colour film.

[@magaliebatterie3148]

@@unowen-nh9ov Yeah, I've seen it recently. The performance is impressive but the few extreme zooming in people clothes are quite funny

[@kiwitrainguy]

@@unowen-nh9ov Film cameras were (and perhaps still are) limited to a maximum 10 minutes of film.

[@crazydougfam]

He’s really funny! 🤣🤣

[@LStuart762]

Smart man and good friends with Princess Grace of Monaco, from what I had seen!

[@LucisFerre1]

Hitchcock was hillarious.

[@jasonwarren3999]

Never thought I'd ever see Hitchcock smile!

[@jamesdrynan]

Such a clever opening idea. Rare to see Hitch smile at 4:11. The master seemed very comfy with Dick. Who wouldn't? Alfred has a dry wit and macabre humor.

[@jackdowd6238]

RIP Norman Lloyd....106.....May 2021......one of Hitch's guys.....

[@geraldineclarke5434]

BRAVO, Dick and Hitch!!! (Hitchcock would have made a great actor.)

[@Axiom-ug3js]

What a great interview with an amazing legend. Thanks!