Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Jessica Tandy, Tom Conway
Director(s): Robert Stevens
Writer(s): Stirling Silliphant, John Keir Cross

Clerk Ronald Grimes starts receiving letters from a mysterious Mr. Christiani that seemingly predict the future.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman
Director(s): James Neilson
Writer(s): Robert C. Dennis, Antony Ferry

A lawyer, with blackmail in mind, meets with a famed detective to prove he convicted an innocent man.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Vincent Price, James Gregory
Director(s): Alfred Hitchcock
Writer(s): Stirling Silliphant, Ben Ray Redman

A convicted robber is released to the family of one of his cell mates, against the better judgment of his parole officer.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Mildred Dunnock, Darryl Hickman
Director(s): Robert Stevens
Writer(s): James P. Cavanagh, Henry Slesar

A married professor kills the beautiful blackmailing student he's been having a sexual affair with in the presence of a baby.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Don Taylor, Dolores Hart
Director(s): Paul Henreid
Writer(s): Robert C. Dennis, Jeanne Barry

When 5,200 dollars in lost cash is found by a man, he gets into a potentially deadly conflict with his wife about what to do with it.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Jo Van Fleet, Oscar Homolka
Director(s): James Neilson
Writer(s): Frank Gabrielson, F.J. Smith

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Hagen, Steven Hill
Director(s): Paul Henreid
Writer(s): Joel Murcott, Clark Howard

A man about to be executed for a murder he did not commit, uses a last request to give his version of events.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Guardino, Cara Williams
Director(s): Paul Henreid
Writer(s): Joel Murcott, Helen Fislar Brooks

A rebellious, pretty teenage girl uses any means, even murder, to get free of her overly protective aunt who is raising her.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Carol Lynley, Vince Edwards
Director(s): Robert Altman
Writer(s): Sarett Tobias, Philip S. Goodman, Sandy Sax

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Peter Lorre, George Peppard
Director(s): Paul Henreid
Writer(s): Robert C. Dennis, Alec Coppel

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Phyllis Thaxter, Lee Philips
Director(s): Don Taylor
Writer(s): Robert C. Dennis, Lawrence Treat

After an elderly woman's beloved alley cat is killed by the local bookie, she develops a strong urge to murder him in revenge.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Dorothy Stickney, Raymond Bailey
Director(s): Justus Addiss
Writer(s): Marian B. Cockrell, Roy Vickers

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Pat Hingle, Georgann Johnson
Director(s): Justus Addiss
Writer(s): Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Henry Slesar

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Alex Nicol, Nita Talbot
Director(s): James Neilson
Writer(s): Bernard C. Schoenfeld, David Alexander

A husband gets locked in a secure office with the body of his beautiful young mistress, whom he has just murdered.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Joseph Cotten, Christine White
Director(s): Robert Altman
Writer(s): Robert C. Dennis, Alec Coppel

A man fears his mentally unstable daughter has bought a gun to kill herself, but perhaps she has other plans.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Ann Todd, John McIntire
Director(s): Herschel Daugherty
Writer(s): James P. Cavanagh, Ira Levin

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Skip Homeier, William Redfield
Director(s): Robert Stevens
Writer(s): Rose Simon Kohn

Millicent Bracegirdle is a sheltered old woman who decides to go to Paris. Her visit does not turn out well when she accidentally enters the wrong hotel room and gets locked inside with a notorious murderer.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Mildred Natwick, Gavin Muir
Director(s): Robert Stevens
Writer(s): Marian B. Cockrell, Stacy Aumonier

A man challenges a bigger guy to a duel with weapons after his lustful actions cause his wife to leave him for the other man.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Leif Erickson, Martin Balsam
Director(s): James Neilson
Writer(s): Robert C. Dennis, C.B. Gilford

Fran is a gambling-addicted housewife who has to repay a $25 loan by 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Jan Sterling, David Opatoshu
Director(s): James Neilson
Writer(s): Irving Elman, Henry Slesar

A murderer holding a bickering married couple at gunpoint, tries to decide which one to kill, but their constant arguing over who should die confuses him.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Joan Tetzel, Scott McKay
Director(s): Paul Henreid
Writer(s): Robert C. Dennis, C.B. Gilford

Sgt. Andre is a returning veteran from the French-Algerian war. He heads home to his estate with his crippled friend Marcel. Marcel lost his leg saving 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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Jacques Bergerac, Susan Kohner
Director(s): Herschel Daugherty
Writer(s): Andrew Solt, Stirling Silliphant

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Emhardt, Jeanette Nolan
Director(s): Don Taylor
Writer(s): Robert C. Dennis, Henry Slesar

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Bel Geddes, Michael Rennie
Director(s): Robert Stevens
Writer(s): Frank Gabrielson, Gertrude Atherton

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Gary Merrill, Patricia Cutts
Director(s): Arthur Hiller
Writer(s): Joel Murcott, Bevil Charles

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Dennis Morgan, Estelle Winwood
Director(s): James Neilson
Writer(s): Sarett Tobias, C.B. Gilford, Julius J. Epstein

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Horton, Betsy von Furstenberg
Director(s): Arthur Hiller
Writer(s): Kathleen Hite, Victor Canning

After Mary Maloney's police chief husband is murdered, the police investigate but have a hard time figuring out the murder weapon.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Bel Geddes, Harold J. Stone
Director(s): Alfred Hitchcock
Writer(s): Roald Dahl

A meek bored man wants to feel important, so he commits increasingly serious crimes ranging from theft to eventual murder.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, John McGiver, Vivian Nathan
Director(s): Don Taylor
Writer(s): Robert C. Dennis, Rick Edelstein

Paula Frayne's husband Norman is a chronic worrier who shows her little attention. When an old friend of Norman's shows up and shows too much interest in Paula, Norman becomes difficult. Paula becomes convinced that Norman no longer loves her and moves out of the house. She was wrong, however. Norman really loves her and threatens murder to prove it.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, James Best, Katharine Bard
Director(s): Paul Henreid
Writer(s): Joel Murcott, Miriam Allen DeFord

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Carmen Mathews, Edmon Ryan
Director(s): Arthur Hiller
Writer(s): James P. Cavanagh, Stanley Ellin

No one will listen to a mild-mannered man's theory about a string of local murders.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Edgar Stehli, Adam Williams
Director(s): Don Taylor
Writer(s): Bernard C. Schoenfeld, R.E. Kendall

A wife refuses to let her husband squander away the money from a 133,000-dollar sweepstakes ticket inherited from her first dead spouse, so he plans on killing her.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Steve Forrest, Joanna Moore
Director(s): Arthur Hiller
Writer(s): Robert C. Dennis, Cornell Woolrich

Jack and Phyllis are certain they can have each other and whatever else they want even though Phyllis is already married.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Denholm Elliott, Hazel Court
Director(s): Don Taylor
Writer(s): Robert C. Dennis, Roy Vickers

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Keenan Wynn, Fay Wray
Director(s): Alfred Hitchcock
Writer(s): Robert C. Dennis, Roald Dahl

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert H. Harris, Joanne Linville
Director(s): James Neilson
Writer(s): Michael Hogan, Jay Wilson

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.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Jessica Tandy, Murray Matheson
Director(s): Robert Stevens
Writer(s): Stirling Silliphant, Ann Bridge

A broker strangles his client when she requests her money he no longer has, buries the body, then impersonates her leaving town and disappearing.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hume Cronyn, Robert Douglas
Director(s): Paul Henreid
Writer(s): Francis M. Cockrell, Roy Vickers

An elderly actor hosts a dinner that evolves into something unexpected.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Herbert Marshall, Julie Adams
Director(s): Herschel Daugherty
Writer(s): Stirling Silliphant, Stacy Aumonier