The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

A Piece of the Action

Professional gambler Duke Marsden endangers himself by winning against an ex-hood.

Don't Look Behind You

Story of a young woman who is asked by her fiance to risk her life in order to capture a murderer.

Night of the Owl

I Saw the Whole Thing

Captive Audience

Final Vow

Annabelle

House Guest

The Black Curtain

Day of Reckoning

Ride the Nightmare

Hangover

Hadley Purvis is an advertising agency executive who awakes with a hangover to find a strange but beautiful blonde in his living room.

Bonfire

The Tender Poisoner

The Thirty First of February

What Really Happened

Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog

One night when her husband is away, Karen Wilson is frightened when a man named Manuel Sanchez comes pounding on her door. He claims to be out of gas. Karen refuses to let him in and he must walk to a gas station. Later Karen hears a scream. She is told by the police that Sanchez's girlfriend who was waiting in the car was murdered while he was walking to the gas station. Karen suspects a neighboring writer named Simon Carter. The next evening Simon comes to Karen's home. She is rescued by her three surfing friends. Karen, however, is shocked to discover that her three friends are in fact the murderer's of Sanchez's girlfriend. They have her…

A Tangled Web

David Chesterman is a thief whose girlfriend Maria is cheating on him with his partner Carl Gault. Carl has fallen in love with Maria and plans to get rid of David. He tells David about the body of rich man who is loaded with jewelry. David goes to rob the corpse, but is discovered by a guard. Later, the guard is found dead by police. David tells Maria that he is innocent, but he decides to hide out for a while and leaves Maria with Carl. Carl informs the police of David's location and he is arrested for murder. As David is about to be sentenced, Maria gets away from Carl by stabbing him. She heads to the court building convinced that David …

To Catch a Butterfly

The Paragon

Pemberton is a managing busy-body who injects herself into the personal lives of everyone she knows: friends, relatives, her husband's business associates. Unfortunately she fails to realize that her constant attempts to give advice are alienating everyone. Her husband John is patient. He tries to tell her that her annoying behavior will cost them. She refuses to listen. So, John takes a drastic step.

I'll Be the Judge, I'll Be the Jury

Diagnosis: Danger

The Lonely Hours

The Star Juror

The Long Silence

In an elaborate con, Ralph Mason marries a rich woman named Nora Cory for her money. Unfortunately his schemes goes awry when he murders one of her sons from a former marriage. As he attempts to make the death look like a suicide, he is caught by Nora as he is writing a fake suicide note. Nora collapses and falls into a paralyzed, yet conscious, state. She is bedridden and worried that her husband will try to kill her. She is also unable to speak and cannot tell anyone about her dangerous husband. When her nurse Jean Dekker allows her husband to adminster her medicine, she grows fearful that he will try to poison her. Fortunately, the nurse …

An Out for Oscar

Oscar Blenny is a timid bank clerk who marries a broke con-woman.  He later discovers that his wife, Eva is cheating on him. He demands a divorce and Eva agrees, but insists on a $50,000 settlement. She tells him to steal it from the bank, but Oscar is reluctant. Oscar is approached by Eva's tough boyfriend Bill Grant. Bill suggests a double-cross. He will kill Eva for $250,000, but will get the money by robbing Oscar's bank with Oscar's help. He will then leave the country and leave Oscar free of Eva and apparently innocent of any crime. Oscar agrees to Bill's plan, but sets up a triple-cross. Bill kills Eva, but when he comes to rob the ba…

Death and the Joyful Woman

Luis Aguilar is a rich wine merchant who disowns his son when he refuses to marry beautiful vineyard owner Kitty Norris. At a party, however, Luis agrees to give his destitute son $5000 if boy can drink him under the table. Drinking his own wine called "Joyful Woman" Luis humiliates his son by outdrinking him. After the contest, Luis proposes to Kitty who resists and pushes him down the stairs. When Luis's secretary Ruth witnesses the event she finishes Luis off (as he had promised to marry her). Ruth wanted Luis all for herself. Unfortunately for Ruth, a waiter discovers the body and figures out that Luis did not die in a fall. Ruth knocks …

Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans

The Dark Pool

Dear Uncle George

Run for Doom

Dr. Don Reed falls in love with a nightclub singer named Niki Carroll despite the warnings of his seriously ill father and her ex-boyfriend who both tell him she is not good for him. Niki accepts his marriage proposal, but Don's father dies when he hears the news. The newlyweds take an exotic honeymoon cruise with the inheritance money. During the cruise, Don becomes enraged when he sees Niki kissing another man and he accidently pushes him overboard. Niki convinces Don to keep his mouth shut and since no one saw the incident he gets away with murder. Niki eventually grows tired of him. She tells him that she is going to leave him. She also …

Death of a Cop

A Home Away from Home

When the inmates take over, 'Dr. Howard Fenwick' (Ray Milland), is most convincing. So convincing, in fact, that when the REAL Dr. Fenwick's niece arrives, she thinks the fake one is the real thing! Is there any way this bizarre nightmare can come to a successful ending?

A Nice Touch

Larry Duke is an actor making his film debut in Hollywood. He gets a phone call from his New York girlfriend Janice Brandt. She is an older woman who sacrificed her marriage and acting ambition to advance Larry's career. She tells Larry that her husband Ed followed her to New York and showed up drunk at her apartment. He was knocked unconscious in a scuffle. Larry persuades Janice to smother Ed with a pillow so that she can return to Hollywood. She agrees and reluctantly commits murder. In Hollywood, Larry informs police about the murder in New York. He then head upstairs to join his new bride, whom he married to further advance his Hollywoo…

Terror at Northfield

You'll Be the Death of Me

During a lovers' quarrel Dandy Arthur kills his ex-girlfriend. Unfortunately, a button torn from her coats lands in his pocket during the struggle. His wife finds the button and Dandy sets out to kill her as well. Eventually, however, Dandy gives himself away by talking too much and is arrested by the police.

Blood Bargain

Jim Derry is a hit man who is hired to kill bookie Eddie Breech. Jim begins to have second thoughts when he finds out that Eddie's wife Connie is confined to a wheelchair and that her husband is cheating on her. Jim talks to the Breechs and agrees to help them fake Eddie's death so that Jim can get paid for the hit and the two can start over in Mexico. Jim goes to the morgue and acquires a body. He puts Eddie's wallet and wedding ring on the corpse and sets it on fire after putting it in a car. Jim gets paid for his hit but is arrested. The police found the car and believe Eddie is dead. Jim tells the police that Eddie is in Mexico. The poli…

Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale

Mrs. Logan calls Sheriff Ben Wister when she begins to believe that her neighbor Harry Jarvis killed his wife and buried her in his back yard. She notes that Harry has been acting strangely. He has been digging in the yard all night and has been drinkinf beer all day. She also notes that Mrs. Jarvis's annoying little dog has also gone missing. When the police interview him, Harry claims that his wife left him for another man. He also claims that his wife left her dog with him and that it died after an illness. The sheriff is unconvinced by Harry's explanation and gets a search warrant to dig up his back yard. When the police start digging th…

Starring the Defense

Miles Crawford is an actor-turned-lawyer. His son Tod is arrested and put on trial for murder. Tod is guilty of the crime but Miles makes an impassioned summation that manages to sway both the judge and the jury. Unfortunately, the prosecutor is a movie fan and points out that the summation was lifted word for word from one of Miles's old movies in which he played a defense attorney in a case similar to his son's.

The Cadaver

Medical student Skip Baxter has a drinking problem and a practical jokester for a roommate named Doc Carroll. Doc wants Skip to quit drinking and cooks up a scheme. He takes a cadaver from the medical school morgue and dresses it to look like a waitress named Ruby. He then puts it into Skip's bed as he is sleeping off a hangover. When Skip wakes up, he sees the body and becomes convinced he committed murder while drunk. He wraps the body in a rug and disposes of it. When he returns to school, he finds out that Ruby is alive and that Doc has gotten into trouble for stealing a cadaver. Skip agrees to replace the body to get Doc out of trouble.…

The Dividing Wall

Goodbye, George

How to Get Rid of Your Wife

Three Wives Too Many

The Magic Shop

Memorable chiller Seems little Tony has extra-sensory powers when he sees a magic shop that no one else sees. Once he and Dad enter the magic shop's preternatural bubble, simple trickery gives way to the inexplicable powers of real magic, and a demonic force emerges. For the Grainger family, suburban life will never be the same.

Beyond the Sea of Death

Night Caller

The Evil of Adelaide Winters

The Jar

Final Escape

A new hot-headed inmate Paul (Byrnes) is determined to escape prison.  The head guard (McNally) is an arrogant son of a gun and cracks down on Paul. When the head guard assigns Paul to help an old inmate Doc (Keith) with his work, an opportunity arises.

Murder Case

Anyone for Murder?

A professor decides to research married couples who have proclivities toward killing their spouse. So he advertises that in so many words in newspaper. The resulting replies lead to results well worth a journal article.

Beast in View

Behind the Locked Door

A Matter of Murder

The Gentleman Caller

The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow

Ten Minutes from Now

The Sign of Satan

When the story begins, some Hollywood folks are watching a film made in Vienna and it's of a Satanic mass and starring Karl Jorla (Lee). The problem is that they think it's from a movie but it's actually from a Satanic ceremony. And, they insist that Jorla is a great actor...but he ain't acting in the film! What's next? See the episode and find out for yourself.

Who Needs an Enemy?

Charlie is a real jerk. After embezzling $60,000, his partner, Eddie, catches him and threatens to send Charlie to jail unless he returns the money. But Charlie feels entitled to the money because he's a sociopath...and doesn't feel the least bit of guilt about his actions. So, he tries to kill Eddie...but ends up failing miserably. So, he then decides to fake his own death...and he plans on running off to some other country with his equally mercenary girlfriend. What happens next? 

Bed of Roses

Husband George sits silently by, enduring wife Mavis's air-head blather as she flits around like a blonde butterfly. But George better keep quiet, because she's the boss's daughter entitling him to a big house, servants, and an executive position with the firm. Lovely empty-headed Mavis amounts to real tour-de- force by actress Browne. But who's that dead girl George finds in an apartment. Panicked, he leaves in a hurry along with obnoxious cab driver Kirby. Trouble is Kirby turns up later much to George's chagrin. So how will things sort out for the now besieged George

Second Verdict

The story begins in court. Lew is on trial for murder and his lawyer, Ned, was able to convince the jury that Lew is innocent. However, shortly after this, Lew confesses to Ned that he DID commit the murder....and he seems pretty happy about it. Well, Ned isn't happy...in fact, he's angry that he helped a scum-bag beat the system. What's next? Plenty!

Isabel

Howard is out walking late at night when the police stop him. Isabel Smith told the police she'd been sexually assaulted by someone and since it is late and Howard had no alibi, the police bring him in for questioning. During this time, the police do something very inappropriate...they bring in Isabel to identify Howard. The problem is that there was no lineup...no alternate suspects. And, in such a case an eye witness is less reliable. Regardless, Howard soon finds himself convicted of this assault and he goes to prison.

Body in the Barn

Bessie is upset because her husband died....and it might have been due to a new fence installed by her very grouchy neighbor. Through most of the rest of the episode, Bessie and this lady fight and later, Bessie becomes friends with the nasty woman's mild mannered husband. However, when he disappears, Bessie is convinced her neighbor killed her husband and she works hard to prove it. What's next? Well, a whole heck of a lot...that's for sure!!

The Return of Verge Likens

Change of Address

Keith Hollands finds a beach house for lease, but Elsa, his wife, hates it because she's never liked the beach. Nevertheless, Keith rents the place and tries to convince the owner of the property to sell. Elsa spies a beautiful young lady named Rachel strolling in the surf, unaware that Rachel is the object of her husband's desire. Keith digs a trench in the cellar, ostensibly to eliminate dampness. Soon, three policemen arrive....

Water's Edge

The Life Work of Juan Diaz

Maria Diaz is a Mexican peasant, a widow, trying to fulfill the wishes of her late husband.

See the Monkey Dance

Lonely Place

The McGregor Affair

Misadventure

Triumph

Memo from Purgatory

Consider Her Ways

The Crimson Witness

Where the Woodbine Twineth

The Final Performance

Thanatos Palace Hotel

One of the Family

An Unlocked Window

The Trap

Wally the Beard

Death Scene

The Photographer and the Undertaker

Thou Still Unravished Bride

Completely Foolproof

Power of Attorney

The World's Oldest Motive

The Monkey's Paw - A Retelling

The Second Wife

Night Fever

Off Season