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Janet Leigh

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154 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

Barney Balaban, who was head of Paramount, who distributed the picture, got calls from theater owners all over the country saying, look, it's a nine o'clock show.

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

You know, it's half full and there's a line outside.

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

What do you mean?

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

I can I'm going to let them in.

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

And Barney said, you better read the fine print.

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

You can't do it.

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

Well, of course, once they realized they used this.

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

I mean, finally, when people realized that they couldn't get in once the picture started, there were lines.

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

People went crazy.

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

The theater managers used that.

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

In the rain, they had umbrellas for people.

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

And everybody tried everything.

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

So it was revolutionary.

Fresh Air
A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

Will we go with you this time?

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