Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1962)

Alfred Hitchcock: Self - Host

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• [introduction] 

  Alfred Hitchcock : Good evening. I'm looking to see what lies ahead. The old Romans used to tell the future by cutting animals open and examining their entrails. Due to some objections by anti-vivisectionists, we have to omit the butchery. But through the wonders of modern science, we are not denied a glimpse into the future. Besides, it's much more tidy this way. This is an x-ray of a goat, an animal which the ancients found to be full of strange portents. Hm, it looks like rain. I can see this will also give one insight about the past. For example, I now know what happened to those car keys I lost last summer. As to the immediate future, either this x-ray plate wasn't properly developed, or else we are in for a very dismal time of it for the next minute.

• [afterword] 

  Alfred Hitchcock : I don't know quite how to put this. However, I must tell you the truth. The saw worked excellently, but the wand didn't. Hugo was terribly upset. And Irene was beside herself. As for the police, they misunderstood the whole thing and arrested Hugo for murder. There's not much more to say, but I shall say it after the following commercial break.

  [after commercial] 

  Alfred Hitchcock : The forgoing has made it obvious to me that we've had quite enough for one evening. We shall save the rest for next week when I shall reappear. Until then, good night.