Alfred Hitchcock Presents Lamb to the Slaughter. (1958)

[h3rshel]

Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) wrote this?

[jane19gig]

omg I have a composition about it grr

[javier2215042]

He deserved it!!!

[shadowboy8456]

Well..when she has that lamb of leg shes like:DIE BITCH!

[imjustsofree]

I LOOOOOOVE THIS EPISODE I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR IT FOR YEARS!!!! 

[lindapittsburgh]

How would they know he WAS worried geesh!!

[ladiiTee2000]

This is a classic..How to kill your husband and getaway with it saw this many years ago..got a kick out if than and still do..lmao

[JSDGPRO419]

Patrick Maloney sounds so much meaner in this than the story

[UwatchinQ]

what was the very best bargain?

[Jennifer6682]

Mary MALONEY IS A SLICK LADY HOW U KILL YHUR HUSBAND AND GET AWAY WITH IT

[TheBunnylover100]

her laugh was weird...

[IcePrincessYuki]

The perfect crime.

And the police ate the only piece of evidence. Hehehe

[PL4GU3x]

What a dick. He's WAY meaner in this than the story.

[Spl4shs]

@PL4GU3x i agree

[JSDGPRO419]

@PL4GU3x Totally

[mirrenmaniac]

Yeesh - the husband is even more of a jerk here than in the short story.

And, I didn't think that was possible.

[PinkPoodleSkirt77]

one of the best, if not THE best episode :) THANK YOU!!!

[princessablealicia]

LOL , how she sat down and ate the grapes

[PinkPoodleSkirt77]

@princessablealicia I know, too funny, right? haha... gotta love her, LOL

[materialgirl8707]

I came here because I read this 9 yrs ago and was thrilled to know there is a movie on it by Hitchcock

[VinBoiii]

fukk reading about it! ima just watch a short film about the story :D

[takemeamerica]

i came here because i love hitchcock movies

[simvisiado]

I just read this story today on my creative writing class (we're on psychological writing) and read the story twice last year on my english class,

[shadowmanxy]

Spitzenklasse

[lilbexbex]

Watching this, in my english class xD

[fashionvibe101]

English C.C.A -__-

[purpleshamrock17]

I just love the fact that the short story this was based on was written by Roald Dahl! Brings a whole new feeling to this story, considering how famous he became for writing children's stories. Although even those have their own "dark" elements.

[Darkar807]

j'ai regardé sa en classe d ' anglais en France .

[pReTtYgIrLrOcK981]

o classic Alfred Hitchcock

[xingruina]

Interesting episode.

[Lisica2008]

Thanks for posting. It might have been wiser, though, not to give away the twist in your synopsis, for those who don't know the story.

[kjnjksdghyufv]

i read this in short storys its a better story than movie but still intertaning

[alectran3]

I read this on the internet

[Lucky8andito]

oh, i think yes.

[aqkp]

ahaha we watched this in grade 9 english class, we went deep :P

[12cloud3]

did it in english

[Bigbam800]

"Try to stop me." Patrick. Marie thinks " Challenge accepted!"

[SAVEDxBYxANxANGEL]

Ready to watch & study this in comparison to the story for exams!

[totalbliss1]

Cold broad using a cold leg of lamb to commit a cold murder.

[totalbliss1]

He should've had the dinner before he told her he was leaving.

[curtisjones400]

I remember this lady from the TV show Dallas she played Eleanor Ewing

[gam3fr3ak179]

omg shes retarded to call the police

[lacross22]

Oh no, not Miss Ellie!

[armanduk2010]

Sherlock Holmes is better than this

[wefdsau]

Never say "try and stop me" to a woman with frozen leg of lamb in her hands.

[bubbawaba98]

Just yesterday, I had a short story assignment, and I had to write a summary of whichever short story I'd like. I was searching for some old short stories online, and found this one. I love it! I think the story's a bit better than this, but this is still very good. :D

[Obsomo123]

I read this in 9th grade. What memories

[TheMastery645]

THE DIALOGUE IS ALL WRONG!!!!!!

[2fresh28]

like if u went to watch thiis because of your english class

[artisticplayer4]

@2fresh28 yep :)

[StickdudeXD135]

@2fresh28 Mine was reading, but okay...

[bedroombody1]

How dare he try to leave her!!!!!

[OhqeeBabiieFace]

@bedroombody1 especially her being pregnant ! sheeesh

[xXIsabellaFloresXx]

The way he died was just so lame... And when she kissed him and she got rejected this dude in my class said "haha rejection" it was so funny

[hasan201156]

i feel so sorry for mary. here she is a good wife who tends to her husband and take care of house, he tells her that he wants to leave her for some slut. i clapped when she killed his fucking ass. good enough for his ass

[autophenom]

some of u say u need to type an essay, i don't :P

[4everElSalvador]

I read and watch this in english but i was home all week YAY lol but now i gotta make up a essay -.-

[xXIsabellaFloresXx]

I read this and watched the movie in my English Class

Now I have to write a essay comparing and contasting it

[4everElSalvador]

Me 2@xXIsabellaFloresXx

[galysica1950]

Headway english course.. ;)

[nativefruit]

I watched this in english too

[swbrand]

The Doc was played by my HS drama/english teacher, Tom Wild. We remained friends for 30 yrs and he paid my entrance fee into the Screen Actors Guild. I acted with him on screen 3 x. He told me Hitch was late coming to the set this episode. Next the large studio doors open and a Uhall trailer was backed in. The doors opened and there was Hitch sitting inside the trailer that was completely decorated inside to look like his den. Hitch then said; "We may begin". His sence of humor was contagious.

[FraphneAddict]

I watched and read this in English this week.

[BeautifulSoul1431]

hahaa im watching this for englishh ;D

[TheFutureLooksGrimm]

The only thing better then being able to watch these shows on YouTube, is watching them in one full part episode! :D. I use my iPhone connected to my TV. When they are broken up into parts I have to keep getting up & finding the next part.

How are people putting up videos this long anyway? I've tried to put up videos in the past but it didn't allow me to upload over 10min lenth vids. But I see people uploading entire movies over one hour. Not on official channels either. So I dunno how they s

[oleenwipart]

Something here is different from the book. Anyway, I like the way the author wrote. Nice short story.

[NilangiPatel]

physco laugh at the end :|

[tehEFANproject]

This provides a good alternative reading, to that portrayed in the book...

[mycorolla07]

they need Columbo!

[davidrubiomartin]

@mycorolla07 nah he was shit, they need jessica fletcher

[Atreides528]

I remember watching that lady on "Dallas"

[Atreides528]

I remember watching that lady on "Dallas"

[johnotoole99]

My mother LOVED this episode.

[XxMarkTheSharkxX]

6:05. Nope.... Chuck testa

[zackhanscom]

damn that girl's cute.

[rustydog1236]

I had that exact stove (Best stove I ever had) in an old apartment I rented years ago.... BTW, she forgot to salt and pepper the murder weapon.

[TheGreg131313]

Scum of the earth deserves what I think he's gonna get!

[Naddy3667]

fucking 1000 words character analysis essay on Mary due tomorrow, haven't even started .

[Daultonsworld19]

this was so... genius..

[buzzclick500]

There's GOT to be a *burp* murder weapon around here SOMEWHERE... ;])

[buzzclick500]

Terrific actor--plays an *** to the hilt. ;])

[Greekycheeky918]

And that is why you don't underestimate a woman!

[biggybad100]

only reason i came here was because i read this story in my ela class in school hahahah

[ClareesyPeasy]

@biggybad100 same here, creeped me the hell out but so fucking awesome

[KokomoOReily]

I laughed so hard when she was talking him to death and he was like I wanna divorce, that shut her up

[Kikaez]

I am currently studying Lamb to the Slaughter at school. this is a very good rendition of this story, and the actors are quite well suited to the story. unfortunately, a lot of the irony was lost as some of the dialogue that was clever was not used, and some dialogue were added. wonderful rendition of the ending, though!

[ADA4750]

@rem2267 You must be out of your mind. Barbara Bel Geddes is very good in this episode

[BASEBoysMagazine]

Miss Rollin English :)

[rem2267]

This would be the perfect episode had it not starred Barbara Bel Geddes. Her voice and the way she carries herself ALWAYS - in any role she has EVER played - sound and look as if he was mortally, suicidally deprssed. She also somehow manages to makes it sound as though EVERYTHING she says is a question, even when many of them are statements. God-awful. She's terrible. Because she's always a whiner of the first degree, I never have pity for her characters. Love the story though - a shame.

[marigomez9]

"well thats the way the old meatball bounces" LOL:D haha 24:19

[Gavincoppage]

the story was much better than the movie

[salvychica1]

I like this :)

Lmao I read this in english class

[qazplmnb1]

i read this in English class..

[vidicct24]

@qazplmnb1 Me too

[andrearene97]

@qazplmnb1 so did we! i'm actually watching this because we have finals tomorrow and i need to refreshh..

[hereforever66]

prego psycho !!

[keviener]

"He's tired.. He's tired.. He's tired.." Maloney, you're insane.

[bananatoes1]

Mrs. Isaacs period 6 and 7 anyone?

[lakerfan2390]

"Try and stop me..."

BAM!

i consider him pretty much stopped

[montagesANDdisputes]

The story was much better.

[Mewettes]

@montagesANDdisputes it always is

[LLydarth]

Mrs Bollen's English class 1999 anyone? It'd be the creepiest coincidence if it was you C**!*! Sorry I said you had a bald patch. Good thing we didn't have post-PE showers together. Hope you came off the drugs + didn't give yourself schizophrenia. I've put that Big Train sketch in my Favourites to celebrate a breakthrough in therapy. Tho 457 like it so maybe it's not such a coincidence.

[hnieberg]

ENGLISH FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheJacobHolmes]

"This brown crispy stuff on the end"

[GoalHornDude]

Mrs. Rice's 3rd period anyone? :D

[DvNezarto]

meat hits head , dude falling down , man says "blahh i am dead "

[minigunexo]

GET A JOJ

[ivyimogene]

This film is stupid - a subtle drama of human weakness and revenge is turned into a farce...Alfred Hitchcock ought to be sued by Roald Dahl for slaughtering his superlative short story...

[ivyimogene]

actually a film can never match up to a book because it interferes with the reader's imagination - I remember being v disappointed by Lady Margarite Blakeney in the film version of The Scarlet Pimpernel, when I saw it several years after reading the novel...

[cloudstrife0257]

1st Period Mrs. Davidson anyone?

[ChaosBombs]

21:53 TWSS!

[MrK623]

She did buy ingredients from the store before calling the police.

10:35-10:44

[MrK623]

He always shows a nice sense of humor in the opening and closing bits.

[uNamed2lyfe]

watched this yesterday in my english class.....every1 hated it...lol

[teddybearrules16]

Wow my english teacher read us the book and told us to go and watch it online, they messed up the whole entire thing!

[MYABAD100]

1st period ms.Bess!!!! Yeahhhhhhh BUDDY!!!!!!

[mediaevalslayer]

7th period ms.stapleton :) was i the only who watched it at home ;D

[mediaevalslayer]

7th period ms.stapleton :) anyone else from there watched it too??

[TheQuentinStuckey]

We read this short story today in English class, great stuff!!

[iMixxeD]

GOT DO WATCH THIS BULLSHGIT FOR FUCKING ENGLISH...

LIKE IF YOU HAVE TOO

[jovaniortiz1]

i saw this at english! today

[GorgeousCalifornian]

I read this book for school! So cool to see the film I gotta tell teacher about it :)

[vuurwerkisleuk]

That's a really nice story. Very clever how she destroys the evidence...

[jrallah1984]

"Well, that's the way the meatball bounces..." 

[catnipcraze1]

if i have a sexy wife like that, i wouldn't divorce her, I'd fuck her and screw her and make love to her 24/7 non-stop until the end of time.

[beanandpopcorn]

6:34 Good Girl!

[misskiedischick]

My teacher recommended the movie to me, I thought it was quite interesting. Even though Patrick should have showed a little bit more emotion when telling his wife about the unexpected divorce. Also I'm so team Mary, even though she has serious dementia. Lol Alfred Hitchcock is amazing, there was still some form of ambiguity kept through out the story

[lloyd614]

GOOD ONE! LOL!

[ccrstarpanda]

....what this "ring test" she's talking about? I've never heard of it. And, applying to the video, that was the MOST CASUAL divorce announcement I've ever heard. I mean, geez! You're leaving your pregnant wife for your mistress!

[getabox]

Miss Ellie rocks.

[xc648]

who's molly?

[BlackMagnumFilms]

I know it's Alfred freggin' Hitchcock I'm talking about here, but I just think Dahl's short story is so much better. It builds up much more tension, plus all of earweatwry46u7uy5i68's reasons. This version is alright, but it's just a bit blandly handled. No offence, Hitch, we all still love ya.

[marc2789]

Amazing! Masterpiece.

[bradshawvincent]

love the joke in the title....the lamb did the slaughter!

[sagemsmageezack]

fuckin rocked him hahaaa... i fucking hate summer school..

[rose8662174923]

And that is why you don't try to leave your PREGNANT wife

[SelenaGomezzgirl]

@rose8662174923 nice one!

[Utharas]

The females acting was pretty great, the man's was terrible. The scoring and camera work is what is expected of something from this period. I enjoyed it.

[bronteteri]

so glad to see this one again..it was always one of my favorites...

[kgweiro]

6:19 he did ask for it...

[Gademanyak]

She definitely trolled the detectives

and yeah I find reading the story better than the short movie adaption

[MrRocknroll9700]

hithcock is for gays and oldys i mean WTF man!!!!!

[Gorboduc]

"You probably know the story of the two goats who are eating up cans containing reels of a film taken from a bestseller. And one goat says to the other 'I prefer the book!'" - A. HItchcock speaking to F. Truffaut

[MultiDsboy]

I learnt this in English today aswell!

My friend Patrick said she was pregnant :P

[SupaKaream]

People need to understand this film's purpose was not to capture exactly what happened in the original short story, the director purposely changed it up a bit.

[abc12319525]

in our class we watched it and read it

[nathanfc8910]

I didnt watch it in my english class, my class had to read it, at least we could use our imagination

[Egsosither]

6:34

[wwwonderful]

She had it coming to her

[DTVALD]

Bonjour, je suis français (Hello, I'm french) Cette histoire à été écrite par Rohald Dahl en français en premier (Rohald Dahl wrote this story in french first) Le nom original en français est (The french title is) : "Coup de gigot". Merci (Thank you)

[wwwonderful]

@DTVALD et alors? Le nuage anti-Tchernobyl était QUE français. Cocorico ? pas vraiment

[jlt0004]

Those of you complaining "They messed up the story", go to 25:28 - It says "Teleplay by ROALD DAHL From his own Story".

[ThyBlogger]

Hey, there are now 2 uses for meat .. .. ..

[Soopahkoopah101]

Nice to...

*puts on sunglasses*

MEAT you.

YYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAH!

[SelenaGomezzgirl]

@Soopahkoopah101

It's probably right under our noses

haha

[Airsoftcleaner]

@SelenaGomezzgirl I know, and right in their mouths LOL

[AnotherSpecialEdMom]

I saw this when it first appeared on TV. I've always thought this was a good idea about how to get away with murder!

[curtisjones400]

@AnotherSpecialEdMom I really miss television shows like this -I grew up watching these shows-Televison today is such a joke

[kittyalleyjazz]

Actually, he IS a "divorcing jerk" in the original - only curt answers till he tells her the news, more concerned abt job than kid. ("But there needn’t really be any fuss....wouldn’t be very good for my job.”) He's quiet, but it's not clear he's depressed. The reason he leaves is not in the story (hard to do this on TV w/out audience feeling cheated); it never says he's leaving at all. But we can assume both. M. didn't mess up house or call friend in original - minor details, tho. Well done!

[tribalbunny]

I like it! Thank you!



[richardtroyhernandez]

i like the short story better but it was good

[Clinster246]

you've gotta be shitting me.... this is the most boring short story made into a show????

[rem2267]

@Clinster246 - Why do you have question marks at the end of a statement? You didn't ask any question.

[Clinster246]

@rem2267 it's showing how I'm in disbelief over a very boring short story I read during english

[dccowell56]

u can not put meat from frezzer into oven

[stevejailbirdmatt]

This was written by Roald Dahl and was also an episode in 'Tales of the Unexpected'.