Murnau noted that the story was absurd on the grounds that "everyone knows that a washroom attendant makes more than a doorman."Kino DVD commentary The signs in the film are written in an imaginary language that Alfred Hitchcock took as Esperanto. It mentions the words Etali and Farina as examples of Esperanto signs. It references [Hitchcock's] famous interview with François Truffaut.
Murnau noted that the story was absurd on the grounds that "everyone knows that a washroom attendant makes more than a doorman"Kino DVD commentary The signs in the film are written in an imaginary language that Alfred Hitchcock took as Esperanto It mentions the words Etali and Farina as examples of Esperanto signs It references [Hitchcock's] famous interview with François Truffaut