Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955

[introduction]

Alfred Hitchcock:
[sitting in front of a mirror] Good evening. The entertainment industry is always crying for new faces. I've decided to give them one. Not that there's anything wrong with the old one. In fact, I think it's rather good.

[the mirror breaks]

Alfred Hitchcock:
Well, it could have been worse. What if I had cracked?

[searching through wigs]

Alfred Hitchcock:
See, here's the one.

[putting on a wig and glasses]

Alfred Hitchcock:
I've always wanted to be someone else.

[looks at himself]

Alfred Hitchcock:
That won't do. I look like a near-sighted hearth rug. By an odd coincidence, we have a story about a man who decided to be someone other than himself. And by an equally odd coincidence, it is rehearsed and ready to start. Here it is.