Good evening. Welcome to Dial P for Podcast, Patrick Ripoll's year-long chronological voyage through the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Every month Patrick will be watching four Hitchcock features and talking about them here, from The Pleasure Garden to Family Plot, all across the year of 2026, examining the life and work of England's most famous cinema pervert.

In this episode Alfred Hitchcock finally escapes the confines of the British film industry, only to once again find himself a small fish in a large pond. With The Lady Vanishes (1938) he takes the 39 Steps formula into dizzying new heights of paranoia and sophistication, in Jamaica Inn (1939) he clashes with the ego of producer/star Charles Laughton, in Rebecca (1940) he breaks ground in Hollywood with a career high gothic romance classic and Foreign Correspondent (1940) finds him back to the thriller, but with greater production values and a more urgent plea for intervention than ever.

One of the most important stretches of Alfred Hitchcock's career, producing some of the greatest works in his filmography! Check it out!

0:00 - 0:33 - Intro

0:34 - 46:00 - The Lady Vanishes (1938)

46:01 - 1:18:20 - Jamaica Inn (1939)

1:18:21 - 2:34:24 - Rebecca (1940)

2:34:25 - 3:43:14 - Foreign Correspondent (1940)

3:43:15 - 3:44:04 - Outro