Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962) was a mystery and suspense anthology hosted by the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock.
Each 30 minute episode included opening and closing vignettes featuring Hitchcock who would often explain some aspect of the day's show and would often offer subtle (or not so subtle) jabs at the shows sponsors.
Captivated by the actor's physical beauty, an aging spinster pulls up stakes to follow a ventriloquist and his dummy from performance to performance; finally, the man consents to a much-wanted meeting.
Clerk Ronald Grimes starts receiving letters from a mysterious Mr. Christiani that seemingly predict the future.
A lawyer, with blackmail in mind, meets with a famed detective to prove he convicted an innocent man.
A convicted robber is released to the family of one of his cellmates against the better judgment of his parole officer.
A married professor kills the beautiful blackmailing student he's been having a sexual affair with in the presence of a baby.
A janitor finds a wallet with $5200, which leads to conflict with his wife over what to do with it.
An ex-convict plans on killing his double-crossing partner and maybe his ex-girlfriend, after they help him recover the stolen money he hid.
A man about to be executed for a murder he did not commit, uses a last request to give his version of events.
A rebellious, pretty teenage girl uses any means, even murder, to get free of her overly protective aunt who is raising her.
A married couple stands to inherit 30,000 British pounds when the wife's aunt riding with them dies, but while in Mexico their car with her body inside is stolen.
A plumber who blackmails innocent housewives over false claims of having affairs meets one who has some ideas about stopping him and maybe getting restitution for all his victims.
After an elderly woman's beloved alley cat is killed by the local bookie, she develops a strong urge to murder him in revenge.
A desperate deputy DA who gets a murder conviction against a man for killing his wife, is confronted by another man who claims he committed the crime.
Eddie Slovak meets an old Army buddy named Pete who once saved his life. He intends to repay his friend. He offers him money for a business, but Peter refuses. Eddie tries to talk to Pete's wife Louise. Louise falls for Eddie and the two become romantically involved.
A philandering husband finds himself locked in a secure office with the body of the beautiful young mistress he has just murdered.
A man fears his mentally unstable daughter has bought a gun to kill herself, but perhaps she has other plans.
A man who has a theory that murders committed without a motive are very rarely solved is then coaxed by his friend into killing someone.
Millicent Bracegirdle is a sheltered older woman who decides to go to Paris. Her trip does not turn out well when she accidentally enters the wrong hotel room after a bath and gets locked inside with the dead body of a notorious murderer.
A man challenges a bigger guy to a duel with weapons after his lustful actions cause his wife to leave him.
Fran is a gambling-addicted housewife who has to repay a $25 loan by 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
An armed murderer holds an erudite but constantly bickering married couple hostage. He decides he'll have to kill one but is surprised by their suggestions as to which it should be, why and how far each will go to be the one left standing.
Sgt. Andre is a returning veteran from the French-Algerian war. He heads home to his estate with his friend Marcel. Marcel saved Andre's life. Along the way Andre falls for a beautiful girl Therese even though he is already engaged to be married. Marcel and a good web of lies help Andre out of his problem.
Mr. Waterbury believes he can get a good deal on some real estate because a murder occurred in the home. But he hasn't dealt with Sadie Grimes, the owner, who refuses to lower the price because of an emotional attachment.
At a celebration party, a recently engaged woman meets a charming man who causes her to question the direction of her life. She soon also causes him to question the direction of his life as well, albeit with fateful consequences.
A newsman taking a forced plane trip to Egypt describes his past connection with arms trafficking to a lovely governess who knows part of his story is untrue.
A handsome homicide detective is befriended by four old ladies who invite him for tea and proceed to play out a variation of Arsenic and Old Lace for his benefit.
A bookmaker blackmails a man who faked his own death to collect a life insurance payout and discovers the man's wife also wants a share.
After Mary Maloney's police chief husband is murdered, the police investigate but have a hard time figuring out the murder weapon.
A meek bored man wants to feel important, so he commits increasingly serious crimes ranging from theft to eventual murder.
Paula Frayne's husband Norman is a chronic worrier who pays little attention to her. When his old friend shows up and displays a keen interest in Paula, Norman becomes difficult to live with, so Paula moves out and trouble ensues.
A bitter man continues to live in a dark old mansion with his controlling sister, who he believes killed his wife, while openly planning her murder.
No one will listen to a mild-mannered man's theory about a string of local murders.
A wife refuses to let her husband squander the money from a winning $133,000 Irish Sweepstakes ticket inherited from her previous spouse, so he plans to kill her to get his hands on the cash.
Jack and Phyllis are certain they can have each other and whatever else they want even though Phyllis is already married.
William Botibol is a compulsive gambler. While on a cruise he enters a betting pool to guess the number of miles the ship will travel in the course of 24 hours. William thinks he has figured out a way to guarantee he will win the bet.
George Piper is a bank teller worried about his meager finances, so he and his brother, Fred, concoct a "foolproof" plan to secure funds for the future.
A psychic buys a sedan after replacing its black exterior with canary yellow-which happened to be its original color. She soon discovers, however, there's much more to the sedan than just its hidden color.
A broker strangles his client when she requests her money he no longer has, buries the body, then impersonates her leaving town and disappearing.
An elderly actor hosts a dinner that evolves into something unexpected.
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Alfred Hitchcock | Self - Host |
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Barbara Bel Geddes | Mary Maloney |
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Paul Maxwell | Lab Technician |
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Raymond Bailey | Herbert Gild |
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Patricia Hitchcock | Nancy Mason |
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Jessica Tandy | Laura Bowlby |
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Ed Binns | Mr. Brown |
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Doris Lloyd | Emily's Mother |
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Jeanette Nolan | Sadie Grimes |
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Oliver Cross | Bar Patron |
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Jack Deery | Club Patron |
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James Gregory | Mr. Wescott |
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Frederick Worlock | Dan Mintz |
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Herschel Graham | Waiter |
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Arthur Gould-Porter | Arthur Chaundry |
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Steve Brodie | Al Revnel |
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Jo Van Fleet | Anna Kaminsky |
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Ralph Clanton | Ship's Purser |
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Frank Gerstle | Police Chief Walt Haney |
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Ken Clark | Mike - Policeman assistant |
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Bartlett Robinson | Mr. Robinson |
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Holly Bane | Detective |
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Gavin Muir | Dean Septimus Bracegirdle |
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Harry Tyler | Bob Jenkins |
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Frank Marlowe | Judge |
| Edition | Collector's Edition |
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| Packaging | Custom Case |
| Nr Discs | 5 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Mono [English] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) |
| Distributor | Universal Studios |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Oct 09, 2007 |
| Regions | Region 1 |