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Deccan Herald » Entertainment » Detailed Story
Hitchcock film festival on Sony PIX
Alfred Hitchcock movies will be shown on Sony PIX every Thursday at 10 pm.

 The list includes Psycho - November 8th, Frenzy - November 15th, Marnie- November 22nd, and Torn Curtain - November 29th.

Here are some little known facts about the maestro of mystery:

*According to many people who knew Hitchcock, he couldn’t stand to even look at his wife, Alma Reville, while she was pregnant.

*According to Hitchcock himself, he was required to stand at the foot of his mother's bed, and tell her what happened to him each day

*As a child, Hitchcock was sent to the local police station with a letter from his father. The desk sergeant read the letter and immediately locked the boy up for ten minutes. After that, the sergeant let young Alfred go, explaining, "This is what happens to people who do bad things." Hitchcock had a morbid fear of police from that day on. He possessed one additional phobia: eggs.

*Due to his intense fear of the police, he never learned to drive; a person who doesn't drive can never be pulled over and given a ticket. It was also cited as the reason for the recurring "innocent man" themes in his films.

*He never won a best director Oscar in competition, although he was awarded the Irving Thalberg Memorial Award at the 1967 Oscars.

*He delivered the shortest acceptance speech in Oscar history: while accepting the Irving Thalberg Memorial Award at the 1967 Oscars, he simply said "Thank you."

*He eventually began making his appearances in the beginning of his films, because he knew viewers were watching for him and he didn't want to divert their attention away from the story's plot.

*The famous Hitchcock profile sketch, most often associated with "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955), was actually from a Christmas card Hitchcock designed himself while still living in England.

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