Dial M For mustard! Food fan is stunned to see image of Alfred Hitchcock in her slices of ham
A food lover was surprised to see an image of Alfred Hitchcock in her slice of ham.
Naina Schintee posted an image of the piece of ham on Facebook and users quickly compared it to the influential film director.
Others, however, felt the male silhouette more resembled that of Prime Minister Winston Churchill during the war.
Ms. Schintee captioned her post, which has now received 322 reactions and 73 comments, as follows: “I’m having this old man for dinner.”
“I love Alfred Hitchcock,” Dain Starr replied.
Carole Kaplan added: ‘It could be Alfred Hitchcock coming back in the form of bologna. Hmmmm his next scary story is writing itself.’
Aleksandra Pavlova disagreed, saying it looked more like Churchill.
“Alfred Hitchcock with a bun,” contributed Rhonda Reynolds.
A food lover was surprised to see an image of Alfred Hitchcock in her slice of ham
Naina Schintee posted an image of the piece of ham on Facebook and users quickly compared it to the influential film director
Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) was one of the most influential directors in film history. He mastered the art of suspense in films such as The 39 Steps (1935), Strangers On A Train (1951), Rear Window (1954), Dial M for Murder (1954) and Psycho (1960).
He was an unusual character, suffering from a pathological fear of the police, a horror of eggs, insecurities about his appearance, and fantasizing about his female protagonists.
Stunts and pranks, ranging from innocent jokes to cruel humiliations, were an outlet for him.
One of his favorite tricks was to enlist an accomplice and tell him a seductive story while he was in the elevator.
He knew exactly when to stop, just before the punch line, which left eavesdroppers frustrated.
He invited pompous guests to dinner parties, where he would slip whoopee cushions under their chairs before they sat down. He once served an entirely blue meal at a dinner party.
Alfred Hitchcock (pictured) was one of the most influential directors in film history, a master of the art of suspense
Alfred Hitchcock pictured during the filming of The Man Who Knew Too Much in 1955
His stunts could be much darker. Hitchcock came up with the idea of tying Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll together for hours during the filming of The 39 Steps.
It is speculated that this need to cause fear stemmed from a childhood trauma. At the age of five, after a misdemeanor, he was sent by his father William with a note to a local police station.
He was then locked in a cell and released after about ten minutes by a police officer who said, “That’s what we do to bad boys.”
Hitchcock later said that he could never forget the fear of such humiliation.