Alfred Hitchcock filmography Code which at the time limited such scenes to three seconds. In 1948, Hitchcock directed "Rope" which starred James Stewart. The film was his first in Technicolor and is remembered for its use of long takes to make the film appear to be a single continuous shot. Three years later he directed "Strangers on a Train" (1951). Hitchcock collaborated with Grace Kelly on three films: "Dial M for Murder" (1954), "Rear Window" (1954) and "To Catch a Thief" (1955). For "Rear Window", Hitchcock received a nomination for Best Director at the Academy Awards. 1955 marked his debut on television as
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Alfred Hitchcock Presents) The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Alfred Hitchcock Presents) "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is a seventh-season episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" made in the summer of 1961 that has never been broadcast on network television. The episode was scheduled to be episode #39 of the season. The story and teleplay were written by Robert Bloch, the author of "Psycho", and the episode was directed by Josef Leytes. The four main characters are played by Diana Dors (Irene Sadini), Brandon deWilde (Hugo), David J. Stewart (Vincent Sadini), and Larry Kert (George Morris). Although once qualified as a lost episode, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" has since been