Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955

[introduction]

Alfred Hitchcock:
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen and television fans all over, uh, the living room floor. Tonight's drama is called "The Manacles" and features a pair of these attractive and useful charm bracelets. These, of course, are stage handcuffs especially made so that one can easily get out. Of course, as you may know, these little trinkets are not only used to cuff hands, they work very well on legs. Regardez. [handcuffs himself to a table; struggles] While I'm getting out of this, perhaps we better begin our play. Ladies and gentlemen, "The Manacled."