Cocky’s Girls
With an elderly but powerful mother, his shrewd and industrious wife Alma, his glamorous production secretary Joan, and a talented daughter - not to mention Grace Kelly and those other famous blondes - is it any wonder Alfred Hitchcock made those films the way he did? Published in Women’s Worlds.
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Joan: Sorry to interrupt. The Prince is on the phone.
Alfred: You interrupt us now for that!
Joan: Well I thought in the circumstances …
Alfred: In the circumstances he can bloody well wait!
Grace: I’d better speak to him. (She moves)
Alfred: Stay!
Alma: (Shocked) She’s not a dog, Cocky!
Alfred: She’s behaving like one. One jerk on the lead …
Grace: I love him, Alfred.
Alfred: Ha!
Grace: I do!
Alfred: Love the money more like.
Alma: Cocky, you’re not going about this the right way.
Alfred: How dare he steal her from me!
Alma: Say that again?
Alfred: Well what else would you call it?
Alma: Is he making a movie with her?
Alfred: No.
Alma: Are you going out with her?
Alfred: No.
Alma: Well then …