There's Hitch

09/16/2026

Episode 201: The Trouble With Harry
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Episode 201 of There's Hitch has just dropped featuring The Trouble with Harry. It is an analysis and comedic take on the 1955 who done it directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The movie seems to be straight out of a Shakespearean comedy-of-errors as four characters attempt to deal with Harry. You see the trouble with Harry is that he is dead. The movie marks the film debut of actress Shirley MacLaine. The film captures the peak fall colors of Vermont in Technicolor splendor. Oh, yes. Hitch trys to slip into a shot unnoticed so as always stay vigilant.

08/15/2026

Epoisode 112: Strangers on a Train
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Episode 112 of There's Hitch has just dropped featuring Strangers on a Train. An analysis and comedic take on the 1951 thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The movie centers around the random meeting of two strangers in the club car of a train en route from New York to Washington DC. Our hero is Farley Granger (previously one of the psychopaths in Rope) who as Guy Haines has been unsuccessful in divorcing his unfaithful wife, in order to be able to pursue the Senator's daughter (Ruth Roman) . The villain is sociopath Bruno Antony (portrayed brilliantly by Robert Walker) who is irritated by his father that wants him gainfully employed. Near the end of the ride Bruno suggests that they murder each other's problem (Criss-cross). The McGuffin is a cigarette lighter. Hitchcock's appearance is a humorous bit following the train ride, so be vigilant.

07/28/2026

Norm Knows (Do You?)
What Hitchcock Blonde starred in two of his films and is the mother of Melanie Griffith?
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07/16/2026

Podcast 111: The Birds
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Analysis and comedic take on the 1963 horror thriller The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The movie features Tippi Hedron as a young woman of means who on a whim decides to deliver a pair of love birds to the little sister of a man she met only briefly at a per store in San Fransisco. The man portrayed by Rod Tayler lives in a seaside fishing community of Bodega Bay, which for some unknown reason is beset upon by the local bird population with murderous intent, shortly after Hedron's arrival. Does this have something to do with the love birds? Hitchcock's appearance is early and easily recognizable so you can relax your usual vigilance.

06/15/2026

Episode-110 Blackmail
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Analysis and comedic take on the 1928 thriller Blackmail directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It was two…two…two films in one. Blackmail was initially filmed as silent but the studio recently obtained sound equipment and Hitchcock was allowed to reshoot key scenes as a talkie. The story follows the girlfriend of a police detective who kills an attempted ra**st. The girl and detective turn the tables on a blackmail attempt The climax of a chase occurs at the British Museum. Hitch’s cameo is long and very funny so stay vigilant.

There's Hitch is a monthly Classic movie podcast celebrating the films of Alfred Hitchcock in a humorous fashion that searches out his cameo appearances .

05/25/2026

Podcast 107: Stage Fright
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Analysis and comedic take on the 1950 murder mystery directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The movie follow the attempts of Eve (Jane Wyman) to clear the name of accused murderer Jonathan (Richard Todd) by going undercover as the maid of Charlotte (Marlene Dietrich) the victim's wife. Eve is aided by her eccentric father The Commodore (Alistar Sim). The film broaches the subject of truth versus memory through the different stories and flashbacks shown of the incident. The McGuffin is a bloody dress. The cameo is Htich seemingly critiquing Wyman's performance, so stay vigilant.

04/17/2026

Podcast 108: Notorious
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Analysis and comic take on the 1946 spy thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Cary Grant as a CIA agent who recruits Bergman as a daughter of a convicted traitor to infiltrate a group of N**i scientists in Brazil, where they fall in love. However, Bergman marries head N**i Claude Rains as part of her assignment, giving off an operatic vibe. The McGuffin is a key. Hitch's cameo is one of his most fun so stay vigilant.