Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)

Shopping for Death (1956)

Alfred Hitchcock: Self - Host

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  [opens a door with no noise, then puts oil on door hinges and opens the door which makes a loud squeaking noise] 

  Alfred Hitchcock - Host : There, that's better. Much better. The least we can do is to provide the proper atmosphere. This is truly an extraordinary item. Loud, squeaking fluid. It is also excellent at making old shutters bang, and on dark nights, one can spray it in the air in case the wind isn't whistling loud enough. It's very practical, too. It can make old shoes squeak like new again. Now that we have established our mood, I should like to tell you that tonight's story is by Ray Bradbury and is known by the provocative title of "Shopping For Death."

• [last lines] 

  Alfred Hitchcock - Host : You needn't sit there staring. We're not going to show you anymore. In fact, I'm not even going to tell you what happened. Television audiences are becoming entirely too dependent. You expect us to do everything for you.

  [wipes his hands with a rag and flexes his fingers which squeak and creak loudly, as the door did] 

  Alfred Hitchcock - Host : This oil is terribly difficult to get rid of. Look, while I'm working on this, please listen closely to the following and do exactly what they tell you.

  [commercial break] 

  Alfred Hitchcock - Host : Next week at this same time, I hope to see you again. Good night.