Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Staffel 1)

Revenge (Folge 1) 7.0

Autor: Francis M. Cockrell

Sendedatum: 1955-10-02

Laufzeit: 27 min

Übersicht: When Carl Spann's wife Elsa is left traumatized after being assaulted by an unknown attacker, he becomes determined to track down the perpetrator and take revenge.

Premonition (Folge 2) 7.9

Sendedatum: 1955-10-09

Laufzeit: 27 min

Übersicht: A famous pianist returning to his home town finds his father has died, and suspects his friends and family are covering up the true details of that death.

Triggers in Leash (Folge 3) 7.2

Sendedatum: 1955-10-16

Laufzeit: 27 min

Übersicht: A cook tries everything she can think of to end a dispute between two gunmen who have sworn to kill each other.

Don't Come Back Alive (Folge 4) 7.7

Autor: Robert C. Dennis

Sendedatum: 1955-10-23

Laufzeit: 27 min

Übersicht: Frank Partridge and his wife plot to cheat their life insurance company by having her hide out for 7 years and declared legally dead, but an investigator believes Mr. Partridge has murdered her.

Into Thin Air (Folge 5) 7.5

Autor: Marian B. Cockrell

Sendedatum: 1955-10-30

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: When a young woman leaves her ill mother in a Paris hotel room and comes back later, she finds her mother is missing, and all the hotel's employees deny she and her mother were ever there.

Salvage (Folge 6) 7.0

Autor: Fred Freiberger

Sendedatum: 1955-11-06

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Gangster Dan Varrell, just released from prison, goes looking for the woman he holds responsible for his brother's death.

Breakdown (Folge 7) 7.2

Autor: Francis M. Cockrell

Sendedatum: 1955-11-13

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: William Callew is involved in a bad traffic accident on a rural road, that leaves him so paralyzed he appears lifeless, and when help arrives they think he's really dead.

Our Cook's a Treasure (Folge 8) 8.2

Autor: Robert C. Dennis

Sendedatum: 1955-11-20

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: A man fears that the new cook he's hired is actually a murderess.

The Long Shot (Folge 9) 7.9

Sendedatum: 1955-11-27

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Heavily indebted Charlie Raymond is hired to accompany a British visitor on a trip across the USA, and looks for a way to take advantage of his employer.

The Case of Mr. Pelham (Folge 10) 8.3

Autor: Francis M. Cockrell

Sendedatum: 1955-12-04

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: A series of troubling incidents lead Mr. Pelham to believe that he has a double who is deliberately impersonating him.

Guilty Witness (Folge 11) 7.4

Sendedatum: 1955-12-11

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: When Mr. and Mrs. Crane hear the Verbers having a violent argument in the apartment just above them, and then Mr. Verber disappears the next day, they can't help suspecting the worst.

Santa Claus and the 10th Avenue Kid (Folge 12) 6.9

Autor: Marian B. Cockrell

Sendedatum: 1955-12-18

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: While working as a department store 'Santa Claus', a paroled convict tries to help a troubled boy.

The Cheney Vase (Folge 13) 6.4

Autor: Robert Blees

Sendedatum: 1955-12-25

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: When Lyle Endicott is fired from his job at an art museum, he comes up with a plan to take advantage of a trusting invalid whom he befriended at the museum.

A Bullet for Baldwin (Folge 14) 8.0

Autor: Francis M. Cockrell

Sendedatum: 1956-01-01

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: When an office worker is fired from his job, he shoots his boss to death, but when he returns to the office his boss is alive, and has no recollection of the incident.

The Big Switch (Folge 15) 7.4

Sendedatum: 1956-01-08

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Gangster Sam Dunleavy sets up an elaborate alibi so that he can kill his ex-girlfriend Goldie, who left him for another man.

You Got to Have Luck (Folge 16) 8.5

Autor: Francis M. Cockrell

Sendedatum: 1956-01-15

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: During a massive manhunt for escaped convict Sam Cobbett, Cobbett invades a house where young housewife Mary Schaffner is home alone.

The Older Sister (Folge 17) 7.2

Sendedatum: 1956-01-22

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: A reporter discovers the truth about the infamous Lizzie Borden murder case.

Shopping for Death (Folge 18) 6.3

Autor: Ray Bradbury

Sendedatum: 1956-01-29

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Two retired insurance salesmen confront an aggressive, hostile woman in hopes of saving her from a disaster.

The Derelicts (Folge 19) 8.0

Autor: Robert C. Dennis

Sendedatum: 1956-02-05

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Inventor Ralph Cowell murders his silent partner Alfred, only to be blackmailed by vagrant Peter Goodfellow, who witnessed the crime.

And So Died Riabouchinska (Folge 20) 6.7

Autor: Ray Bradbury

Sendedatum: 1956-02-12

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: While investigating a murder in a theater, Detective Krovitch uncovers a strange web of tensions revolving around ventriloquist John Fabian and his female dummy.

Safe Conduct (Folge 21) 6.8

Sendedatum: 1956-02-19

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: An American journalist meets a soccer star while traveling behind the Iron Curtain, but then is arrested as a suspected smuggler.

Place of Shadows (Folge 22) 6.5

Autor: Robert C. Dennis

Sendedatum: 1956-02-26

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: A young man tries to insinuate his way into a monastery, in order to gain revenge on a thief whom he blames for ruining his life.

Back for Christmas (Folge 23) 7.3

Autor: John Collier

Sendedatum: 1956-03-04

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Herbert Carpenter plans to murder his wife Hermione, bury her body in the basement, and then leave on a long business trip.

The Perfect Murder (Folge 24) 6.5

Sendedatum: 1956-03-11

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Unscrupulous brothers Paul and Henri Tallendier plan to murder their Aunt Rosalie so that they can get their uncle's inheritance.

There Was an Old Woman (Folge 25) 7.5

Autor: Marian B. Cockrell

Sendedatum: 1956-03-18

Laufzeit: 27 min

Übersicht: Dishonest Frank and Lorna Bramwell visit the home of wealthy, eccentric Monica Laughton, with the intention of robbing her.

Whodunit (Folge 26) 7.0

Autor: Marian B. Cockrell

Sendedatum: 1956-03-25

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Recently deceased mystery writer Alexander Penn Arlington gets permission from the recording angel to relive his last day on earth, so that he can find out who murdered him.

Help Wanted (Folge 27) 7.5

Autor: Robert C. Dennis

Sendedatum: 1956-04-01

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Mr. Crabtree is grateful to find a new job, until his new employer gives him a most unexpected assignment.

Portrait of Jocelyn (Folge 28) 8.0

Sendedatum: 1956-04-08

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: When Mark Halliday and his new wife unexpectedly see a portrait of Halliday's first wife, it is only the first in a series of disturbing developments.

The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby (Folge 29) 7.0

Sendedatum: 1956-04-15

Laufzeit: 27 min

Übersicht: Antiques dealer Laurence Appleby thinks he has solved his financial problems by killing his wife Lena, but new complications arise in his second marriage.

Never Again (Folge 30) 6.5

Autor: Stirling Silliphant

Sendedatum: 1956-04-22

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Karen Stewart has once again broken her promise not to drink anymore, and now she is in a strange bed, injured, with no memory of what happened the night before.

The Gentleman from America (Folge 31) 8.0

Autor: Francis M. Cockrell

Sendedatum: 1956-04-29

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Rich American Howard Lattimer visits London, and bets 1000 pounds that he can spend the night in a room that is said to be haunted.

The Baby Sitter (Folge 32)

Sendedatum: 1956-05-06

Laufzeit: 25 min

Übersicht: When Clara Nash is murdered, her baby-sitter Lottie Slocum is excited to be the center of attention, and she also hopes to become closer to Clara's husband.

The Belfry (Folge 33) 7.0

Autor: Robert C. Dennis

Sendedatum: 1956-05-13

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: When Clint Ringle learns that Ellie Marsh, the schoolteacher whom he loves, is engaged to Walt Norton, Clint kills Walt and then hides in the schoolhouse's bell tower, waiting for his chance to exact further revenge.

The Hidden Thing (Folge 34) 5.0

Sendedatum: 1956-05-20

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: After Dana Edwards' fiancée Laura is killed by a hit-and-run driver, he is visited by John Hurley, who claims to be able to use memory recall techniques that will help him to remember the car's license plate number.

The Legacy (Folge 35) 5.0

Sendedatum: 1956-05-27

Laufzeit: 27 min

Übersicht: When a prince who is well known as a playboy takes a sudden romantic interest in a shy, plain housewife, everyone is baffled and fascinated.

Mink (Folge 36) 8.0

Sendedatum: 1956-06-03

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Paula Hudson has a stolen mink coat she tells police she purchased on a recommendation, and when they retrace her steps to find out how she obtained it, everyone denies they ever talked to her about it.

Decoy (Folge 37) 7.0

Autor: Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Sendedatum: 1956-06-10

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: Gil Larkin is suspected of murder when Mona Cameron's allegedly abusive husband is shot dead in front of him and he gets knocked out by an unknown assailant.

The Creeper (Folge 38) 9.0

Sendedatum: 1956-06-17

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: A serial killer known as "the strangler" terrorizes a New York neighborhood.

Momentum (Folge 39) 7.0

Autor: Francis M. Cockrell

Sendedatum: 1956-06-24

Laufzeit: 26 min

Übersicht: A man ends up running to the Mexican border after trying to collect money his employer owes him.