Alfred Hitchcock credited as playing...
Self - Host
- [afterword]
- Self - Host: That should teach you men never to accept a ride with a pretty girl. And judging from this instance, it did Lisa no good, either. The law is not kind to those who mete out their own justice. Now it is time for you to view a brief institutional announcement. As for me, I shall be hanging around at its conclusion.
- [commercial]
- Self - Host: Thank you for bearing with me all this time. Next week, we shall return with another story and three well-chosen words from our sponsor. Until then, good night.
- [introduction - Hitchcock is hammering on the steps of gallows]
- Self - Host: Good evening. I've been replacing a loose board in the steps. Someone could have had a nasty fall. And we certainly don't want anyone to get hurt. This, of course, needs no explanation. This one-passenger model now seems quaint, but prior to the introduction of more efficient methods, this was the best way our ancestors had to cope with the population explosion. Notice the raised platform. This was placed in the center of a courtyard or other public place. And men could crowd around with their ladies to watch criminals being put to death. Of course, we do the same thing today. But we call it a drive-in movie. And now for a modern institution which, instead of driving audiences in, drives them out, after which, our story.