HitchPod - A Podcast About Alfred Hitchcock Movies

There's a bogus Cat on the podcast, and the real Cat has to come out of retirement to sort it out all out, as we discuss our final movie, 1955's To Catch A Thief. We delve into innovations in the insurance industry, predecessors to The Suicide Squad, sockless shoes, inappropriate attraction to Grace Kelly and much, much more! We also reveal our plans for season 2 of HitchPod, which will be a rewatch of the 20 best Hitchcock films, as voted by you, our listeners. Vote at www.hitchpodonline.com/top20 to have your voice heard. Patreon supporters also get access to a bonus podcast in which we Hitchcockify Unforgiven. Find out how to access that segment by going to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/, which is where you'll also get access to our previous episodes on Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rebecca, Dial M For Murder and more.

We did record a 52nd episode of our podcast. Honestly. It was here a second ago. It had MacGuffin debate, wildly popular spinoff podcasts and heroic attempts to not get too bogged down talking about cricket. Please, you must believe us. Our episode on The Lady Vanishes from 1938 was just here. (Also, keep an eye out for our Hitchcockification bonus episode in which we Hitchcockify Gone Girl too.) This Hitchcockification segment is unlocked and available to everybody. But if you want other ones or want to listen to our upcoming full coverage of Gone Girl, go to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/, which is where you'll also get access to our previous episodes on Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rebecca, Dial M For Murder and more.

Much like a farmer desperately searching for a wife, we're desperately searching for a 50th episode. And we find it in Hitchcock's 1928 silent film The Farmer's Wife. Topics discussed include heist movies starring digital Hitchcock movie actors, the hilarity of removing one's hat and optimal rejection lines. Patreon supporters also get access to a bonus podcast in which we Hitchcockify Four Weddings and a Funeral. Find out how to access that segment by going to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/, which is where you'll also get access to our previous episodes on Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rebecca, Dial M For Murder and more. Links The original play: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Jdx8CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT42&lpg=PT42&dq=henry+coaker+dick+coaker&source=bl&ots=AG2B5mQERh&sig=ACfU3U200A_Z4trEEzAwdJ2urqXcH-DWIA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjipMmk6Ir1AhWwILcAHSNtCXEQ6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false The intertitles: https://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/The_Farmer%27s_Wife_(1928)_-_titles_and_intertitles Farmer wants a wife folk song (WARNING: Wiggles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkHiee0vy_E

We're backstage, caking ourselves in makeup as we flash back to discuss Aventure Malgache, the second of Hitchcock's short World War 2 propaganda films. We cover Wizard of Oz tributes and alarm clock Morse code before determining once and for all what movie you get if you play this one backwards. Plus: eagle-eared listeners might hear a cameo background bark from our new puppy. Patreon supporters will also get access to a bonus podcast in which we Hitchcockify this very movie, expanding it into a full feature film Find out how to access that segment by going to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/, which is where you'll also get access to our previous episodes on Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rebecca, Dial M For Murder and more.

For our 46th episode, we take you step-by-step through what makes The 39 Steps a step above most other films. Topics covered include the smartphone version of Mr Memory, the reverse-Sean Connery, bumbling criminals becoming bumbling cops and a turducken MacGuffin. Patreon supporters will also get access to a bonus podcast in which we Hitchcockify Mission: Impossible. Find out how to access that segment by going to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/, which is where you'll also get access to our previous episodes on Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rebecca, Dial M For Murder and more.

Dan and Cat do a careful analysis of Hitchcock's 1941 romcom Mr and Mrs Smith in a bid to determine the exact quantities of both rom and com in the film. Along the way, they discuss soup-eating cats, artificial intelligence, Idaho's breakout superstar Mr Deever and much more. Patreon supporters will also get access to a bonus podcast in which we Hitchcockify The Proposal from 2009 (plus a bonus bonus section in which Cat gives Dan a green card quiz) Find out how to access that segment by going to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/, which is where you'll also get access to our previous episodes on Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rebecca, Dial M For Murder and more.

Forgive us, listeners, for we have podcasted. Podcasted about 'I Confess' from 1953, to be precise. In this episode we discuss religious bicycle maintenance, buddy cop spin-offs, Cat's new stretch goal - CliftPod, and much, much more. Patreon supporters will also get access to a bonus podcast in which we Hitchcockify The Fugitive. Find out how to access that segment by going to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/, which is where you'll also get access to our previous episodes on Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rebecca, Dial M For Murder and more.

Dan's defected behind the iron curtain and Cat's followed him there to record this episode on 1966's Torn Curtain. While trying to escape back to the West, they discuss tractor exposition, makeshift farmhouse weaponry and the art of employing writers to distract Paul Newman. Patreon supporters will also get access to a bonus podcast in which we Hitchcockify The Sound of Music. Find out how to access that segment by going to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/, which is where you'll also get access to our previous episodes on Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rebecca, Dial M For Murder and more.

Give a man and a woman enough Rope and they'll podcast about it. That's exactly what we're doing here, talking about Hitchcock's 1948 film. We discuss prequel trailers, monogrammed hats, substitutes for cigarette cases and much, much more. Patreon supporters will also get access to a bonus podcast in which we Hitchcockify Love, Actually. Find out how to access that segment by going to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/, which is where you'll also get access to our previous episodes on Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rebecca, Dial M For Murder and more.

Here's episode 36 of HitchPod, in which we go all the way back to look at The Lodger. We discuss spontaneous lynch mobs, a secret Colgate sponsorship, human mannequins, Smokey and the Bandit and much, much more. Patreon supporters will also get access to a bonus podcast in which we Hitchcockify Mrs Doubtfire. Find out how to access that segment by going to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/, which is where you'll also get access to our previous episodes on Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rebecca, Dial M For Murder and more.

For the 34th episode of HitchPod, we discuss Hitchcock's 1928 movie Champagne. Although, technically, it should only be called that if it was shot in the Champagne region of France. Otherwise, we're podcasting about Hitchcock's 1928 movie Sparkling Wine. In the bonus segment for our supporters, we Hitchcockify Titanic. Find out how to access that segment by going to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/, which is where you'll also get access to our previous episodes on Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rebecca, Dial M For Murder and more.

Episode 32 is Topaz, in which Dan and Cat discuss Cuban missiles and crises thereof, hypothesise about the radioactivity of sexual tension and reminisce about the truncation of The Sound of Music and Raiders of the Lost Ark. In the bonus segment for our supporters, we Hitchcockify The Bourne Identity. Find out how to access that segment by going to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/, which is where you'll also get access to our previous episodes on Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rebecca and more.

It's the 30th episode of HitchPod and we're in a frenzy, as we cover Hitchcock's penultimate film, Frenzy, from 1972. We discuss the joys of French cuisine, whether babies should be allowed to fly planes and the perils of imprisoning yourself in a potato truck. In the bonus segment for our supporters, we Hitchcockify Jaws. Find out how to access that segment by going to https://www.hitchpodonline.com/support-hitchpod/