8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Chapter 7 Alfred Hitchcock Presents In 1949, the Hitchcock family took a two- month cruise to Germany, Holland, Norway, and Sweden. On the boat back to New York, Pat met a businessman named Joseph O'Connell. The two began dating. Pat had a lot of friends on the East Coast, and Joseph had family in Boston. They were married in New York in January 1952, at Saint Patrick's Cathedral. Hitch hoped that his new son-in-law might work in the movies. That way he could stay close to Pat. But Joseph preferred to go into the trucking business.

1949年，希区柯克一家去德国、荷兰、挪威和瑞典进行了一次为期两个月的游轮旅行。 在回纽约的船上，帕特遇到了一个名叫约瑟夫·奥康奈尔的商人。 两人开始约会。帕特在东海岸有很多朋友，约瑟夫在波士顿有家人。 1952年1月，他们在纽约的圣帕特里克大教堂结婚。 希契希望他的新女婿能在电影界工作。 这样他就能跟在帕特身边了。 但约瑟夫更愿意从事卡车运输业。

The next year Pat gave birth to Hitch and Alma's first grandchild, a little girl named Mary. She would soon be followed by a little sister, Teresa, in 1954 and then Kathleen in 1959. Although Pat and her family visited often,

第二年，帕特生下了希契和阿尔玛的第一个孙女，一个名叫玛丽的小女孩。 不久之后，她的小妹妹特蕾莎（Teresa）于1954年出生，凯瑟琳（Kathleen）于1959年出生。 尽管帕特和她的家人经常来访，

Hitch and Alma were now on their own in their home in Bel Air, California. It was just the two of them and their new dog, Philip of Magnesia. In 1954, Hitch made two important movies: Dial M for Murder and Rear Window. Both movies starred a new leading lady, actress Grace Kelly. Rear Window tells the story of a photographer with a broken leg who is confined to a wheelchair in his New York apartment. He spends his time peeking into his neighbors' windows. He comes to believe that one of them has murdered his wife. His girlfriend eagerly helps him investigate, and soon the killer seems to be watching them. The movie was tense and exciting. Hitchcock gleefully identified with the man in the wheelchair. "Sure, he's a snooper, but aren't we all?" he said. Hitch, the boy who had once slyly observed his classmates on the playground, certainly was.

希契和阿尔玛现在独自住在加州贝莱尔的家中。 只有他们两个人和他们的新狗——马格尼西亚的菲利普。 1954年，希契拍了两部重要的电影：《谋杀案拨号》和《后窗》。 两部电影都由女演员格蕾丝·凯利主演。 《后窗》讲述了一位腿断了的摄影师在纽约公寓里坐在轮椅上的故事。 他把时间都花在偷窥邻居的窗户上。 他开始相信他们中的一个谋杀了他的妻子。 他的女朋友急切地帮助他调查，很快凶手似乎在看着他们。 这部电影既紧张又刺激。 希区柯克高兴地认同了这个坐在轮椅上的人。 “当然，他是个窥探者，但我们不都是吗？”他说。 希契，这个曾经狡猾地观察操场上同学的男孩，当然是这样。

By 1955, Hitch was just as famous as his stars. He lent his name to a magazine that published

到1955年，希契已经和他的明星一样出名了。 他把自己的名字借给了一本出版的杂志

short stories, called Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. He also hosted a new television show: Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The show was sometimes funny and often gruesome. In one episode, "Lamb to the Slaughter," a wife kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb. When the police come to question her, she cooks the murder weapon and serves it to them for dinner. Hitch himself introduced each episode, and

短篇小说，叫做阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克的神秘杂志。 他还主持了一个新的电视节目：阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克呈现。 这个节目有时很有趣，但经常令人毛骨悚然。 在其中一集《被屠宰的羔羊》（Lamb to the Slaughter）中，妻子用一条冷冻的羊腿杀死了丈夫。 当警察来审问她时，她把凶器煮好，端给他们当晚餐。 希契亲自介绍了每一集

for many viewers his opening remarks were the best part of the show. One Christmas episode began with Hitchcock bricking up the fireplace opening and explaining, "Santa Claus is always bringing surprises to others. I thought it would be interesting if someone surprised him for a change." Viewers came to recognize Hitchcock's round face and unique—large—silhouette from the opening of the show. Children loved to imitate his distinctive voice and serious greeting: "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen." THE BIRTH OF TELEVISION

对许多观众来说，他的开场白是这场演出中最精彩的部分。 其中一集的开头是希区柯克用砖头堵住壁炉口，并解释说：“圣诞老人总是给别人带来惊喜。 我想如果有人给他一个惊喜，那将会很有趣。” 观众从展览一开始就认出了希区柯克的圆脸和独特的大轮廓。 孩子们喜欢模仿他独特的声音和严肃的问候：“晚上好，女士们，先生们。” 电视的诞生