Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The Jailbirds is Coming



He knew guilt and the fear of arrest
As his films all so clearly attest
Back when Alf was a lad
He was jailed by his dad,
And he built a career on the jest.

One of Hitchcock's favorite anecdotes was the one about his father, who, having caught young Alfred committing some minor offense, asked a policeman friend to lock him in a cell to teach him a lesson. We hope you have learned the lesson that the legacy of film needs to be preserved, and we ask that you consider making a donation to the National Film Preservation Foundation.



Credit for the clever title goes to con man David Cairns.

2 comments:

Tinky said...

Very nice indeed. I always wish I could have interviewed the father about the veracity of that anecdote........

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