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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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Ask anyone what they like most about the work of Alfred Hitchcock and chances are they'll reply: "Those neat twist endings of his." And yet of the 53 theatrical motion pictures Hitchcock directed over his long career, only a handful concluded in such a manner. "Those neat twist endings of his" are not representative of Hitchcock's film career at all. They are, however, the very signature of his extensive and very visible career in another medium: television.

Prior to his debut as the delightfully macabre host of the Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series on CBS in 1955, Hitchcock was a well-known director whose name frequently appeared above the titles of his films and occasionally even served as a box-office draw. At the height of the series, however, his name had become a household word and his portly figure was recognizable to everyone. He was the most famous film director in the world, and it was TV, not the movies, that brought him his greatest fame.

While most other directors of his stature wouldn't have been caught dead doing TV, Alfred Hitchcock decided to embrace the then-infant medium on the advice of Lew Wasserman, president of MCA, the entertainment conglomerate under whose guidance the series was born. Wasserman viewed the show and Hitchcock's hosting of it as a natural extension of the very successful Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, which had just then been launched and continues to be published to this day. Many of the series' episodes, in fact, were adapted from stories that first appeared in the magazine.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents premiered on CBS in October 1955, switched to NBC for the '60/'61 season, returned to CBS in an hour-long format from 1962 to 1963, then went back to NBC to complete its final season, earning a variety of Emmy, Look magazine, Golden Globe, and Television Champion awards for best anthology and/or mystery program during its decade-long run. Episodes each week consisted of tales of mystery and suspense, horror and the supernatural, the ironic and outright fantastic, and even the socially relevant. Alfred Hitchcock Presents, which grew into The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, ranks among the top fifty longest-running series in TV history.

The show served as a training ground for many of today's and yesterday's most well-known acting talents, including Charles Bronson, Walter Matthau, Burt Reynolds, Robert Redford, Steve McQueen, Robert Duvall, Katharine Ross, Joanne Woodward, Gena Rowlands... the list is endless. Fledgling filmmakers who cut their directorial teeth on the show include such luminaries as Robert Altman, William Friedkin, Sydney Pollack, Arthur Hiller, Stuart Rosenberg, and Lewis Teague. Of the more than 300 shows, Hitchcock directed only twenty, many of which remain among the best-remembered of the series.

And, lest we forget, here's a checklist of the writers whose stories contributed so much to the series' consistent high quality, substance, and more than occasional bite: Frederic Brown, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Garson Kanin, John Cheever, Henry Slesar, Ellery Queen, Robert Bloch, H. G. Wells, Evan Hunter, Richard Levinson, and William Link.

...and then!

... in 1985 the great director John Houston introduced a new series of Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes with...

"Between the years of 1955 and 1965, the great motion picture director Alfred Hitchcock, presented more than three hundred and fifty television dramas to the American public. What follows are entirely new, contemporized renderings, of stories selected from that body of work. We are proud to again bring you... Alfred Hitchcock Presents."

The acknowledged master of murder, mystery, and mayhem, was about to get a new turn in his career, hosting a variation on an old theme, five years after he died and twenty years after the series left the air! These episodes were not colorizations of the original black and white shows, but entirely new episodes, some remakes of the originals, some entirely new stories. The introductions by Hitchcock were, of course, colorizations. The series appeared on NBC during the 1985 season (26 episodes) and was then picked up by the USA network for the 1986 season (13 episodes), the 1987 season (21 episodes), and the 1988 season (20 episodes). In all, 80 shows were produced in this reprise series.

So... here's the total of Alfred Hitchcock TV shows: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (half hour) - 266; The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (one hour) - 93; Suspicion (one hour) - 10; Ford Startime (one hour) - 1; and Alfred Hitchcock Presents in Color - 80. The grand total is 450! We have most of these shows and we will have them all! Stay tuned! If you need a particular episode or have a question about one, email us. Be sure to check out our complete episode directory and inventory here on Hitch2001 by clicking here: http://www.AlfredsPlace.com/ahtvepisodes.htm.

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Director Hitchcock's Twenty

Of the 450 shows, Alfred Hitchcock personally directed only 20 of them - 17 half hour shows and 3 one hour presentations. We have put three of them together as a package at a great price! See how many you remember and see if you can come up with the endings! They are...

1 Revenge Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 10/2/55, half hour: Ralph Meeker, Vera Miles. Salesman Carl Spann (Meeker), consistently pictured as a cynical, worried and loving husband, returns to his home in a remote California trailer park. Carl finds the house in disarray, and his loving wife, Elsa (Miles), roughed up. Elsa explains that an unfamiliar stranger attacked her. Despite the fact that his wife had suffered a nervous breakdown not long ago, Carl believes her, and the two leave together to find the intruder, not wanting to wait for the police to handle things "their way." Driving down the road, Elsa coincidentally catches a glimpse of her accused attacker, dressed in a gray suit. Accepting her identification, Carl stops the car, orders his wife to remain in the front seat, and exits quietly. Putting a coin in the parking meter as a good law-abiding citizen, Carl unhurriedly follows the stranger intro the hotel, up to his room, and without saying a word... murders the man in cold blood. When Carl returns to the car, and begins their trek back home... just who does she see on the street? (Revenge was the first ever Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode)! This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

2 Breakdown Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 11/13/55, half hour: Mr. Callew (Joseph Cotten), bachelor by trade, callous and successful businessman by profession, has lived his life believing that only the weak show emotion or sympathy. Without showing respect to anyone who possesses the quality of standing in his way, Mr. Callew becomes a well-disliked man about town. At least until he wrecks his car while on a routine business trip, having hit a piece of road equipment. Thought to be dead, Mr. Callew's body is transported directly to the morgue. In reality, he is only paralyzed, but the coroner himself believes that Mr. Callew is dead, and begins preparing the tools of his trade. Unable to speak or move in any way to let anyone know that he is alive, Mr. Callew's one and only hope may be to... Can he save himself -- if so, what does the trick? This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

3 The Case Of Mr. Pelham Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 12/4/55, half hour: Mr. Albert Pelham (Tom Ewell) is the owner of his own investment company and a luxurious apartment, and with no close personal ties. He isn't sure at first, but he suspects that his life is being imitated (or taken over) by an imposter, who looks and talks exactly like him. Although Pelham isn't able to prove it, nor has he actually seen this imposter, Pelham dismisses the theory of an evil twin, rather suspecting that more than a purely human agency is at work. The double is showing up at his job, parties, his bank, and other places representing himself as Albert Pelham, financial wizard. Reaching the point that his double seems to be taking control, Pelham tries several countermeasures hoping to expose the fraud, all of which fail. At last, the real Pelham and his double have a final confrontation in his apartment... and figure out the only solution to the identity crisis... But which one is the real Mr. Pelham? This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

4 Back For Christmas Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 3/4/56, half hour: Herbert Carpenter (John Williams) and his nagging wife Hermione (Isobel Elsom) are getting ready to leave for work in California. But Hermione doesn't want to stay in California, she'd rather be home for Christmas. Herbert, whose hobby is his "devil's garden" in the basement, plans to stay in California a little longer than his wife thinks. Just before they leave, Herbert kills the shrew of a wife and buries her body in the basement. Covering the hole he dug so no one could suspect, Herbert leaves for sunny California. In California, Herbert tells the hotel staff that his wife and he separated. Spending warm afternoons in his suite in Beverly Hills, Herbert composes a letter with his wife's signature, telling all his friends back home in England that the Carpenters will be staying longer than they planned. Just when all seems fair and well, an envelope arrives addressed to his wife, a construction bill for excavating the cellar floor, as part of the construction of a wine cellar. Completion should be done before Christmas, as a surprise for her husband! This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

5 Wet Saturday Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 9/30/56, half hour: Princey's, Cedric Hardwicke, jealous daughter has just killed the schoolmaster with a croquet mallet after he told her of his plans to marry another woman. As the body lies in the barn, Princey searches for a way to protect the family name and prevent his daughter from being charged. Enter Captain Smollet, John Williams, who was intending to marry the very same woman the schoolmaster just became engaged to. Princey realizes that Smollet would be a perfect fall guy, forces him to go along with a scheme that makes it appear he killed the schoolmaster or he will shoot him dead on the spot. The Captain chooses to go along with the wild scheme (some choice) and leaves feeling somewhat confident he has made the best of a bad bargain... but has he? This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

6 Mr. Blanchard's Secret Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 12/23/56, half hour: Mrs. Fenton (Mary Scott), a mystery novelist with an overactive imagination suspects her neighbor, Mr. Blanchard (Dayton Lummis), of murdering his wife (Meg Mundy). Her husband, Robert Horton thinks she's nuts. To substantiate her theory, Mrs. Fenton breaks into Mr. Blanchard's home in hopes of finding some incriminating evidence, but discovers nothing. For that reason, she is even more shocked when the missing Mrs. Blanchard shows up at her apartment to introduce herself. Mr. Blanchard soon arrives and escorts his wife back home with him. Sometime after, Mrs. Fenton sees Mr. Blanchard hauling away a heavy bag and phones the police, again believing Mr. Blanchard has finally been killed, but once again the woman shows up at her door, alive and well. Suddenly her dysfunctional silver lighter disappears and Mrs. Fenton puts together a new story about Mr. Blanchard being a kleptomaniac. The police phone Mrs. Fenton to say they have recently found a dead body but when she leaves to identify the corpse, who do you think she meets in the doorway! Mr. Hitchcock parodies his own Rear Window in Mr. Blanchard's Secret. This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

7 One More Mile To Go Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 4/7/57, half hour. In a heated moment of emotion, Sam Jacoby (David Wayne) kills his hen-pecking wife with the fireplace poker. Deciding he has to get rid of her body, he drags the body of his dead wife into the trunk of his sedan and heads for a nearby lake. Before Sam can arrive at his destination, a motorcycle officer (Steve Brodie) pulls him over to tell him that he has a taillight out. The cop suggests that he visit a nearby gas station to have it fixed. The attendant finds out the bulb is okay and that there must be some defective wires in the trunk. Sam explains he can't fix it because he doesn't have a trunk key, but suddenly the light comes back on and the cop lets him go. On his way toward the lake again, the same cop pulls Sam over for a second time, because he forgot his change at the gas station. Again, the light goes out for a second time. As a favor to Sam, the cop orders him to follow him to police headquarters, about half a mile up the road, where a trained mechanic can open his trunk and fix it... This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

9 The Perfect Crime Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 10/20/57, half hour. Charles Courtney (Vincent Price) is one of the most gifted criminologists in the world. The press goes so far as to call him the "world's greatest detective." He cannot conceive of ever making an error, his reputation is all too important. But, he is stunned when in a visit to his home a defense attorney (James Gregory) presents irrefutable evidence that Courtney made one of the worst errors of his life. Courtney is responsible for the conviction and execution of a perfectly innocent man, because the accused took the blame for his lover. Now, Courtney must do everything in his power to make sure this information is not shared with the public - and even if it means strangling the attorney and dumping his body in a pottery kiln. This, according to Courtney's theory, is having committed the perfect crime and can fill up the vacant spot in his collection of memorabilia from his successful cases. This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

9 Lamb To The Slaughter Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 4/13/58, half hour. Barbara Bel Geddes has been a devoted wife and impeccable housekeeper for many years. when her police chief husband, Allan Lane, comes home one evening to announce that he has fallen in love with another woman and wants a divorce. Mary is quite naturally peeved. So much so that she strikes him over the head with a frozen leg of lamb and kills him. She calls in the police and alibis herself with the story that she'd been out to the store when the murder took place. The lieutenant, Harold J. Stone, is further frustrated when he can find no trace of the murder weapon. Where is it? What happened to it? This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

10 Dip In The Pool Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 6/1/58, half hour. Bill, Keenan Wynn, and his wife, Louise Platt, are taking a transatlantic cruise. He discovers that there is a betting pool on board. The game involves buying chances on how far the ship will travel in a twenty-four-hour period. There's a lot of money to be won and Bill, being a gambler, decides to go for broke. Unexpectedly, the ship slows down to avoid a storm; the captain had made his estimation before learning of the storm. Armed with this information, Bill bets $1,000. Later, however, the storm has passed and the ship is going full speed again. He must slow the ship down. He concocts a bizarre plan to jump overboard so that the ship will have to stop to rescue him. He needs a reliable witness to scream when he jumps. He finds one... or does he? This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

11 Poison Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 10/5/58, half hour. Alcoholic plantation owner Harry, James Donald, wakes up to find that a deadly snake has crawled into bed with him and is now asleep under the covers on his chest. Terrified, he calls out to his partner Wendell Corey for help. At first, Corey thinks Harry is suffering from the d.t.'s and refuses to believe him, but gradually he comes around. With the help of a neighboring doctor, Arnold Moss, Corey attempts to anesthetize the snake by slipping a rubber tube under the sheet and pouring chloroform through it. But when he and the doctor draw back the sheet, there is no snake. Furious, the doctor leaves, and Corey, mocking Harry with his laughter collapses onto the bed. Was there a snake? If so, where did it go? This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

12 Banquo's Chair Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 5/3/59, half hour. When wealthy Miss Ferguson is brutally murdered, suspicion falls on her nephew, played by Kenneth Haigh. But as he has a seemingly airtight alibi, the crime goes unsolved. Enter retired Scotland Yard inspector John Williams, who determines to pin the blame on Haigh at an elaborate dinner party given in the dead woman's home. Williams invites Haigh and a number of other people, including an actress, Hilda Plowright, whom he has asked to play the ghost of the departed Miss Ferguson. The hoax goes off as planned... or does it? This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

13 Arthur Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 9/27/59, half hour. A wealthy New Zealand chicken farmer named Arthur (Laurence Harvey) confesses he's a murderer... of chicken, that is. When his fiancée Helen (Hazel Court) leaves him for another man, he accepts her decision by conveniently enjoying the life of being a bachelor. A year passes and Helen pays him a return visit, asking for forgiveness. It seems her love interest didn't work out, and Helen wants to rekindle an old flame, against Arthur's wish to remain single. Accustomed to strangling chickens for a living, Arthur angrily applies the same method to Helen, then hides her body. The police suspect him of murder, but can do nothing for lack of evidence. After Arthur returns from a three-day trip, he finds the police thoroughly going through his house and farm, hoping to find the corpse, but again to no avail. Arthur bears the police no ill will for what they have done, and even offers them some chickens as a showing of good faith. They are happy with the deal, as the birds are nice and plump - no doubt due to their new feed, the makeup of which is known only to Arthur! This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

14 The Crystal Trench Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 10/4/59, half hour. Switzerland: September 1907. Stella Ballister (Patricia Owens) receives the horrifying news that her husband met with an untimely demise while mountain climbing. Newly married, Stella asks for the retrieval of her husband's body - but the task proves impossible when the corpse accidentally falls into a deep crevasse, where no human eyes or hands can reach him. Mark Cavendish (James Donald), having feelings for Stella, stays by her side, a close friend and nothing more, throughout London and Switzerland. Forty years later (in 1947), still trying to get over the news of the accident, Stella learns that the glacier has moved. Hiring a crew to help prospect her husband out of the ice, they find the body preserved and untouched. Stella views the body of her husband one last time, and discovers a horrifying secret... Romantic obsession a la Vertigo is at the heart of this haunting Hitchcock story. This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

15 Mrs. Bixby And The Colonel's Coat Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 9/27/60, half hour. Mrs. Bixby, Audrey Meadows, has been carrying on an 8-year romance with a wealthy man known as the Colonel, Stephen Chase. He decides to end their affair and presents her with an expensive mink coat as a parting gift. Realizing that she can't bring the coat home without her husband, Les Tremayne, wondering where she got it, she decides to pawn it, but instructs the pawnbroker not to describe the merchandise on the pawn ticket. Later, she tells her husband that she found the pawn ticket and asks him to turn it in for her to see what the merchandise might be. She drops by his office the next day expecting to be given the mink coat, but her husband hands her a cheap mink neckpiece instead. She discovers what he did with the mink coat, is stunned, but is unable to protest! This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

16 The Horseplayer Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 3/14/61, half hour. Father Amion (Claude Rains) is the pastor of a poor church that is desperately in need of a $1,500 roof repair job. When the church receives two sizable contributions from a man named Sheridan (Ed Gardner), the priest makes it a point to meet him. Sheridan is a horseplayer who has been praying for winners and getting good results. Rains points out that prayer shouldn't be used for profit, but Sheridan keeps on praying -- and winning. Sheridan gives the priest a hot tip about a horse and Rains decides to give him $500 of the church's savings to place a bet on the horse to win. But before the race is run, Rains has a crisis of conscience and prays for the horse to lose. Sheridan shows up broke because he bet all of his money on the losing horse to win. What about the $500 the priest gave Sheridan? This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

17 Bang! You're Dead Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 10/17/61, half hour. Five-year-old Jackie Chester (Billy Mumy) has a problem: the other kinds in the neighborhood won't play with him because he doesn't have a gun like their own. The solution presents itself in the form of Uncle Rick (Steve Dunne), a world-wide traveler who always brings great gifts home to the family. Not waiting patiently for his gift, Jackie routes through his uncle's suitcase to find a great gun - in fact, the gun is real! Jackie goes outside without anyone realizing he has a weapon, and walks around the neighborhood, taking play shots with the gun, and pulling off the trigger several times while aiming at innocent people. As he continues to put more and more bullets in the gun, the risk gets greater. Returning home, Jackie aims the gun at the maid who won't play with him, and just as Rick - who, along with Jackie's parents, has been frantically searching for the boy - arrives, the gun goes off...

"Bang! You're Dead" was one of the few shows in which Alfred Hitchcock was dead serious in his introduction. "On rare occasions we have stories on this program which do not lend themselves to levity. This show is a case in point. We only hope that this play has dramatized for parents the importance of keeping firearms and ammunition out of reach of children. Accidents of this type occur far too frequently nowadays and the tragic fact is that with proper precaution they could be avoided." This episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

There you have them... the 17 half-hour television productions personally directed by the great Alfred Hitchcock and originally appearing on Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

These 17 episodes cannot be purchased at AlfredsPlace as they are available from Universal Studios as parts of Alfred Hitchcock sets and may be purchased at your favorite movie store.

The following three hour-long episodes round out Director Hitchcock's Twenty and are available here at AlfredsPlace, individually or as a three-episode set. The quality is excellent! Individually DVD or VHS are $14.99 each, or $35 for the set of three on one DVD disc or one VHS tape.

18 Four O'clock Suspicion, 9/30/57, one hour. E. G. Marshall, a watch repairman, suspects his wife of cheating on him while he tends to the store every afternoon. Consumed with jealousy, he devises a time bomb, set to go off at four o'clock ~ the time her "lover" pays his daily visit. One day, when his wife is at the market, he sneaks into the house to plant the device. There, he is surprised by two burglars who tie him up and gag him - leaving him at the mercy of his own device, ticking away. With an hour to go, his wife comes home and Marshall overhears the two talking. Her "lover" is none other than her brother, who was recently released from prison. Deciding to reveal her secret to Marshall, the two leave for the clockmaker's store, leaving him alone with the clock, ticking away. In terror, he watches the last seconds before four o'clock tick away, and then the striker strikes, right on time at four o'clock ~ and then... $14.99.

19 I Saw The Whole Thing The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 10/11/62, one hour. Mystery writer Michael Barnes (John Forsythe) is facing criminal action when his car accidentally hit a motorcycle driver, who failed to heed a stop sign. The police gather witnesses who claim they saw the whole thing, and Barnes is forced to show up in court. In order to disprove the five unreliable witnesses, Michael, having been around enough courtrooms to know how it works, proposes he defend himself, even though he is advised that "A man who keeps his own council has a fool for a lawyer." During the trial, of which Michael is accused of involuntary manslaughter, the mystery writer cross-examines the witnesses, breaking down their testimonies one-by-one, proving to the jury that none of them really saw the whole thing. Finally, George Peabody is called in as a witness. He was the only one who really saw the whole thing. Which is lucky for Michael's wife and new baby, who might have had to go through the whole ordeal, if Michael never decided to take matters into his own hands... Why? What was the real story? $14.99.

20 Incident At A Corner Ford Startime, 4/5/60, one hour. COLOR. Vera Miles. In this only color teleplay by Alfred Hitchcock, he tells a powerful story of the devastating effects of gossip in a small town. Through his most elaborate and ambitious telefilm, Hitchcock sensitively shows the cancerous effects, the pain and tension arising from false accusation. Remarkably, this film remained unseen for nearly four decades since its original broadcast. Remastered from a 35mm interpositive, the Museum of Television and Radio made this gem available. The quality is outstanding - hard to believe it was filmed more than 40 years ago! $14.99.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents Sets

COLOR and BLACK&WHITE

Now in DVD & Video!

In 1985, twenty years after Alfred Hitchcock Presents left the air and ten years after the death of Alfred Hitchcock, the NBC network commissioned Universal Studios to take the scripts of the original Alfred Hitchcock Presents and film entirely new shows of the most popular episodes... and in COLOR! They colorized the original Alfred Hitchcock introductions, however, of course.

Further, In the years 1979 through 1988, in the United Kingdom, "Tales Of The Unexpected" (TU), hosted by Hitchcock favorite writer Roald Dahl, produced 14 of the stories by Dahl in color which had previously appeared on Alfred Hitchcock television. Further again, from 1985 through 1992, "The Ray Bradbury Theatre" (RB) produced in color 5 stories written and hosted by another Hitchcock favorite, Ray Bradbury, which had previously been produced on Alfred Hitchcock television.

We have created sets of your favorite shows, presenting both the Black & White version and the Color version on the same DVD or video! These sets have been produced in the SP quality mode and come in a Collector's plastic case. Only $19.99 DVD or Video the set of two, or $24.99 where there is available a set of three. Media shipping in the US for either is $2.23. Priority mail is $4.80. For multiples in the same shipment, add $1.00 each for media or add $2.00 each for priority. Airmail to other countries is $3.00 for the DVD.

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And So Died Riabouchinska
NEW

Black & White version (AHP): After a stranger named Ockham tries unsuccessfully to get in to see Fabian (Claude Rains), the half-baked ventriloquist, Ockham's murdered body is later found by the police. Detective Krovitch (Charles Bronson) arrives to talk to Fabian and his wife (Claire Carleton), hoping to learn something about the dead man's motives. During the questioning, Krovitch senses that the strange Fabian appears more devoted to a female marionette, Riabouchinska, than to his wife. The detective also notices that Fabian is strangely attracted to the dummy, so he returns to the police department and begins going through the missing persons files. It turns out that the marionette closely resembles a missing girl in his files. When Krovitch presents this information to Fabian, the ventriloquist confesses that he did indeed murder Ockham, as the man was going to expose Fabian's strange romantic involvement with the dummy, which Fabian fashioned after a young girl he was involved with. But the ventriloquist's confession does not come from his own mouth, but rather from that of his dummy! Virginia Gregg as the voice of Riabouchinska. Based on a story by Ray Bradbury. Directed by Robert Stevenson. First aired half hour 9/27/1959. This episode cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

COLOR version (Ray Bradbury Theatre): An outspoken marionette provides clues to a murder when a detective (Jean-Pierre Kalfon) interrogates a ventriloquist (Alan Bates). Also features Patti Layne, Annabelle Mouloudji, Hilary Staunton, Jacques Berrocal. Written by Ray Bradbury. Directed by Denys Granier-Deferre. First aired 5/28/1988. This color remake of "And So Died Riabouchinska" may be purchased here at AlfredsPlace for $14.99, DVD or Video.

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Anniversary Gift
NEW

Black & White version (AHP): In a comedy of errors, Hermie Jensen (Harry Morgan) has been a slave to his animal-loving woman day in and day out. Fifteen years of marriage to Myra (Barbara Baxley) and all he gets is a weekly ten-dollar allowance. Hermie would rather fish and drink beer all day like his next-door neighbor, but instead, he had to run errands for pet supplies. Since Hermie can't trade in her livestock or train Myra to drink beer, he decides to put the bit on her. Buying a poisonous coral snake, one that instead looks like a harmless king snake, Hermie comes home one day to give his wife an anniversary present. Returning home a few hours later, Hermie is surprised to find Myra alive and well, complaining that the snake is unfriendly. She hands him the reptile, and snake immediately bites him, whereupon Hermie falls over dead. But when the doctor shows up later... Also featuring Jackie Coogan, Michael J. Pollard, James Field, Maurice Manson, Steven McAdam. Directed by Norman Lloyd. First aired as a half hour presentation 11/1/1959.

COLOR version (AHPC): Melinda's husband Mark (Peter Dvorsky), a stockbroker, spends more time with his pets than he does with his wife. Forced to feed the snake, owl, tarantula, crocodile, fish, and other pets day after day, Melinda (Pamela Sue Martin) orders him to get rid of the animals or she'll leave. But Mark insists on keeping his pets, so Melinda gives up and turns to her friend Allen for support, whom she's been having an affair with for the past year. As it turns out, Melinda only married Mark for his money, hoping to one day collect a million-dollar life insurance policy. Her boyfriend, Allen (Paul Hubbard), suggests she buy a deadly snake as an anniversary gift, from a friend of his who owns a pet store. Melinda does so, and later that evening, hands her husband his gift-wrapped box, excusing herself for a moment while she gets the anniversary cake. But when Melinda returns home, Mark is alive and well, and tells her that the snake escaped, slithering somewhere around the house. As Melinda goes into the bathroom to take a shower, the snake curls itself around her ankles. Mark hears his wife scream and when the police arrive on the scene, the coroner explains that she had a heart attack. It seems she didn't know... Also features Sunny Besen-Thrasher, Robin White. Directed by Richard Bugajski. First aired 2/28/1987. $19.99 DVD or Video the set.

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Arthur / Gigolo

Black & White version (AHP): Arthur A wealthy New Zealand chicken farmer named Arthur (Laurence Harvey) confesses he's a murderer... of chickens, that is. When his fiancée Helen (Hazel Court) leaves him for another man, Arthur accepts her decision by conveniently enjoying the life of a single bachelor. A year passes and Helen pays him a return visit, asking for forgiveness. It seems her love interest didn't work, and Helen wants to rekindle an old flame, against Arthur's wish to remain a bachelor. Accustomed to strangling chickens for a living, Arthur angrily applies the same method to Helen and then hides her body. The police suspect him of murder, but can do nothing for lack of evidence. Where is the body? Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. First aired 9/27/1959. This black & white episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

COLOR version (AHPC): In this color remake the title was changed to Gigolo. Gold digger Arthur Kreshner (Brad Davis) is heavily in debt, and has twenty-four hours to pay - or else. His solution comes in the form of a wealthy woman, Sylvia Locke (Sandy Dennis), a pet lover who sings a mantra and grinds seafood in the kitchen every morning for her cats. Arthur woos the woman, and Sylvia marries him, against the warning of her maid. Arthur even tells Sylvia that he has promised a donation to the Society for Protection of Cats, which tricks Sylvia into revealing a secret door where she hides her loot. Smothering her with a pillow, he grinds her body in the grinder and feeds the meat to her pets. But wait til you see what happens next! Directed by Thomas Carter. First aired 12/15/1985. This color remake of "Arthur", re-made as "Gigolo", may be purchased here at AlfredsPlace for $14.99, DVD or Video.

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Back For Christmas
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Black & White version (AHP): Herbert Carpenter (John Williams) and his nagging wife Hermione (Isobel Elson) are getting ready to leave for work in California. But Hermione doesn't want to stay in California, she'd rather be home for Christmas. Herbert, whose hobby is his "devil's garden" in the basement, plans to stay in California a little longer than his wife thinks. Just before they leave, Herbert kills the shrew of a wife and buries her body in the basement. Covering the hole he dug so no one could suspect, Herbert leaves for sunny California. In California, Herbert tells the hotel staff that his wife and he separated. Spending warm afternoons in his suite in Beverly Hills, Herbert composes a letter with his wife's signature, telling all his friends back home that the carpenters will be staying longer than they planned. Just when all seems fair and well, an envelope arrives addressed to his wife, a letter which contains a "Christmas Surprise" for her husband... Teleplay was by Francis Cockrell based on a short story by John Collier. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. First aired 3/4/1956. This black and white episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

COLOR version (Tales Of The Unexpected): James Carpenter (Richard Johnson) is a successful doctor at the peak of his career and is also an orchid fanatic, much more devoted to his flowers than he is to his elegant wife, Hermione (Sian Phillips). And Carpenter is also in love with a younger woman, Samantha (Lynne Ross). Then a research posting to the U.S. give the doctor the idea for the perfect murder... Alas for Carpenter and his mistress, the victim has a trick up her sleeve, even from the grave... Also featuring Laurence Payne, Arturo Morris, Avril Elgar, Cyril Luckham, Andrew Lebas. Written: John Collier, Denis Cannan. Directed: Giles Foster. First aired 5/31/1980. This color remake which appeared on "Tales Of The Unexpected" can be purchased here at AlfredsPlace for $14.99, DVD or Video.

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Bad Actor / Method Actor

Black & White version (AHP): Bad Actor Bart Conway, Robert Duvall is a struggling actor with a hot temper and a drinking problem. When he finds himself competing with fellow actor Jerry Lane (Charles Robinson) for the part of a strangler in an upcoming mystery, he invites Jerry over to his apartment to do a little rehearsing together. Bart gets a bit too into character, however, and chokes Jerry to death. To cover up his crime, he chops up the body and disposes of most of it with acid. The police drop by to question him about Jerry's disappearance, but finding nothing amiss, decide to leave -- until one of them looks in Bart's ice bucket... Teleplay was by Robert Bloch. Directed by John Newland. First aired 1/9/62.

COLOR version (AHPC): In this color remake the title was changed to Method Actor. Paul Dano (Martin Sheen), a successful but alcoholic actor, wants to take one last chance at screen immortality. His agent hears about a new script that would be perfect for Paul, and arranges a meeting with the producers. Confident that he'll land the role, Paul get jealous when he hears that a newcomer, Lane Richards (Parker Stevenson), is getting the part. Richards pays Paul a visit later that evening, asking him for professional advice. Paul, in a fit of anger, breaks Lane's neck and decides to rid himself of the body. Using sulfuric acid and a chain saw, he disposes of the corpse. As he sets out to clean up his mess in the bathroom, his girlfriend and agent pay a surprise visit, forcing the actor to play the role of innocence. But it seems they have some good new for Paul - the producer has changed his mind and he's getting the part after all! While waiting for Paul to get ready to leave, they... Also features Marilu Henner and Robby Benson! Directed by Burt Reynolds. First aired 11/10/1985. $19.99 DVD or Video the set.

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Bang! You're Dead

Black & White version (AHP): Spurned by the other kids in the neighborhood because he doesn't own a cap pistol, six-year-old Jackie Chester, Billy Mumy is delighted when his glamorous Uncle Rick (Steve Dunne) arrives from Africa with a surprise gift. Unable to wait until Rick unpacks, Jackie goes through his uncle's baggage looking for the gift and finds a gun. It is real and it is loaded. But Jackie thinks it is a toy, the gift his uncle told him about, and goes out on the street to play with it. Meanwhile, Jackie's parents (Biff Elliott and Lucy Prentiss) and Uncle Rick discover that Jackie is on the loose with a loaded gun and set out frantically to find him. First aired 10/17/1961. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This black and white episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

COLOR version (AHPC): Quite a switch here! Young Jackie Chester is now a girl, Amanda (Bianca Rose)! Six-year-old Amanda wants to play war games with her back yard friends, but the other children won't let her join them gun with some real bullets. Exiting the house to join her friends, Amanda loads a single bullet into the gun, and then begins wandering through town. When her parents realize what has happened, they try to find her before she accidentally kills someone, but the little girl still manages to take a few shots at people - but failing to shoot a full cartridge. As the afternoon progresses, Amanda keeps loading the gun till it's fully loaded. Finding the boys playing another war game, Amanda is again told she can't join them, and she aims the gun. Just as the trigger is pulled, Amanda's mother knocks the gun out of her hand. The bullet just barely misses Billy's ear. Everyone freezes in shock... The young actor who played Jackie in the black/white original above, Bill Mumy, is now 30 years old and has a special guest appearance role as a super market clerk in this color remake! Directed by Randa Haines. First aired 5/15/1985. This color remake of "Bang! You're Dead" may be purchased here at AlfredsPlace for $14.99, DVD or Video.

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Beast In View

Black & White version (AHH): Paul Blackshear (Kevin McCarthy), attorney-at-law, is hired by Helen Clarvoe (Joan Hackett) to prevent a murder. It seems a woman named Dorothy (Kathleen Nolan) is making numerous phone calls, threatening her life. A few years ago, Dorothy was set to marry Helen's brother, but the wedding was called off when Helen brought to her father's attention, the theft of a large sum from the family. Now that the old man has passed on, it was Helen who inherited the family fortune, and Helen considers Dorothy to be a violent individual. When Paul begins investigating, he finds a dead photographer, who recently took publicity stills of Dorothy. One afternoon, Helen phones Paul to break the bad news. Dorothy has paid her a visit and is holding her captive inside her apartment. With the police surrounding the building, Paul orders the mad woman to surrender. Only, as it turns out, Helen's real adversary is far more sinister than anyone realized! (Trivia: Kevin McCarthy recalled "We filmed that production in just a few days but Joan Hackett - she was a pain. She wouldn't let anyone watch her while she performed. Kept part of the crew outside, because she wanted everyone to clear out of the room when she was performing every scene. Stage hands, lights, anyone who couldn't be necessary to filming. She wanted to be alone and to herself - sincere. That drove everyone crazy)! This original black & white version appeared as an hour-long production on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, first airing 3/20/1964.

COLOR version (AHPC): Marion McGregor (Janet Eilber) is an author of psychiatry, who comes home one evening to discover a life-threatening message on her answering machine. She tells her new husband, Roger (Cliff Potts), that the voice sounded like her dead husband, whose body was never found - but he dismisses her suspicions. After an autograph session some days later, Marion suspects someone followed her home. When she hears a man's voice again, she gets scared and runs down to the cellar to hide. Roger arrives home and from upstairs, he can hear the two arguing. Roger enters the cellar, looking for his wife, he finds Marion on the floor next to a rotting corpse - the body of her first husband. When Marion opens her eyes, the same threatening voice from the answering machine comes out of her mouth. Roger races up the stairs as Marion hunts him with a shovel. Following her wounded husband into the living room, Marion meets up with three policemen and the same man that followed her to the house (Joseph Ruskin)! Whoa!!! Directed by Michael Toshiyuki Uno. First aired 1/19/1986. $19.99 DVD or Video the set.

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Breakdown

Black & White version (AHP): Mr. Callew (Joseph Cotten), bachelor by trade, callous and successful businessman by profession, has lived his life believing that only the weak show emotion or sympathy. Without showing respect to anyone who possesses the quality of standing in his way, Mr. Callew becomes a well-disliked man about town. At least until he wrecks his car while on a routine business trip, having hit a piece of road equipment. Thought to be dead, Mr. Callew's body is transported directly to the morgue. In reality, he is only paralyzed, but the coroner himself believes that Mr. Callew is dead, and begins preparing the tools of his trade. Unable to speak or move in any way to let anyone know that he is alive, what can he do to save himself? Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. First aired 11/13/1955. This black and white episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

COLOR version (AHPC): William Callahan (John Heard) heads a multi-million dollar corporation and is a ruthless man who has just signed a very important drug contract. Flying out to Barrero, South America to meet with his contact, Alejandro Ramos (Andy Garcia) and Karl Schuler, A German-American owner of a plantation, which is in reality a huge cocaine plant. Squaring the deal off, by setting up Ramos as the fall-guy, Callahan drives off but gets into a car accident. With the car pinned underneath a bulldozer, and everyone believing that he is dead, the road workers leave. Unbeknownst to them, Callahan is still alive, but paralyzed, unable to talk or move. Later that night he is taken to the morgue, and Callahan realizes that he must somehow let it be known that he is still alive before the coroner proceeds with the autopsy, but how is he to do it? Directed by Richard Pearce. First aired 12/1/1985. Fabulous! This color remake of "Breakdown" may be purchased here at AlfredsPlace for $14.99, DVD or Video.

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The Canary Sedan

Black & White version (AHP): Mrs. Bowlby (Jessica Tandy), a lonely woman with psychic abilities, arrives in Hong Kong where her husband is in town for business. Wanting his wife to feel at home, he sends her to a local shop where she buys a black sedan, and hires a chauffeur. She mentions to the dealer that instead of a black car maybe she'd like it a little better if it were in a lighter color, perhaps canary yellow, a statement that astonishes the man, who explains that the sedan had been canary yellow before the new paint job. In the back of the car Mrs. Bowlby hears the voice of a woman passionately talking to her lover, Jacques, which apparently ended in tragedy. After hearing about the love affair, she wishes her own marriage provided such passion, but her very proper and businesslike husband will have none of it. When she finally tracks down the resting place of the dead woman who once owned the sedan, she is shocked at what she finds written on the tombstone! Also starring Murray Matheson. Directed by Robert Stevens. Teleplay by Stirling Silliphant from the short story by Ann Bridge. First broadcast on 6/15/1958.

COLOR version (AHPC): Anne Bowlby (Kathleen Quinlan) has arrived in China during the festival of Ta Chiu, a celebration to appease spirits caught in limbo, because living things refuse to let go of the past. She is picked up by Denning (Michael Paul Chan) in an old black car that she thinks is amazing, commenting that it should have been yellow. Denning thinks her remark is funny since the car was originally canary yellow. The more time Anne spends in the car, the more she is pursued by the spirit of her husband's mistress, Lin Chin (Adelle Lutz). Entering a herbalist store, Anne meets Lin Chin face-to-face. In the shop, Lin mixes a special herbal tea and tells Anne that it will bring renewed passion into her marriage. Going home, Anne has Paul (Peter Haskell) drink the tea and after enduring a tender moment, accuses his wife of going through his things. Lin later reveals to Anne how she was poisoned by her brother seven years earlier, which is why she has come to Anne for help, asking to be released from her spiritual prison. Knowing she must get rid of the spirit of Lin Chin, so her marriage can be saved, Anne learns that to release Lin's spirit, she must burn Lin's bones, exhumed for the festival. Paul ends up buying the bones and without his knowledge, Anne steals them. Returning Lin Chin, Anne helps burn them and Lin's soul is finally set free. When Anne returns to see her husband at the office she is very pleased with what she finds! Directed by Joan Twekesbury. First aired 3/1/1986. $19.99 DVD or Video the set.

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Completely Foolproof
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Black & White version (AHH): Joe Brisson (J. D. Cannon), a crooked real estate developer known for holding back information for a price, finds he has little choice in the matter when his wife decides she wants a divorce. As unscrupulous as she is, Lisa (Patricia Barry) explains that she has plenty of documentation of everything he owns, and she intends to claim a three-quarter share of his holdings during the settlement. Learning who Lisa's boyfriend is, Joe talks to Bobby (Geoffrey Horne), convincing him that money is sometimes better than the girl. Bobby, you see, has a huge debt resting on his shoulders and Joe is willing to overlook his past credentials, if Lisa is put out of the way. Bobby agrees and together, the two men plan the details. During a trip to Europe, via boat, Joe explains how he'll phone his wife at a specified time, whereas Bobby will take advantage of the distraction and bump off Mrs. Brisson. The plan goes off without a hitch and just as Joe hangs up the phone, a stranger enters the room... Produced by Herbert Coleman. Directed by Alf Kjellin. First aired 3/29/1965.

COLOR version (Tales Of The Unexpected): The very rich Joe Brisson (Telly Savalas) is a self-made man with a number of enemies - including Lisa (Rita Gam), his elegant but dangerously dissatisfied wife... Also featuring Ramsay Williams, Belinda Mayne, Linda Liles, Douglas Lambert. Screenplay by Robert Arthur. Directed by John Jacobs. First aired 6/21/81. $19.99 DVD or Video the set.

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Conversation Over A Corpse

Black & White version (AHP): When aggressive real estate agent Mr. Brenner (Ray Collins) talks Cissie (Dorothy Stickney) and Johanna (Carmen Matthews) into selling their family home, the two offer him a cup of hot tea to celebrate. For years he has been trying to obtain their property, which will be worth a fortune once he gains possession. But during the conversation, the women change their minds and only then does Mr. Brenner realize they poisoned his tea. Cissie couldn't bear to murder a man, so she didn't really put a fatal dose in the drink. Partially paralyzed as a result, Brenner watches as the women try several unsuccessful ways to kill him. Alone for a moment, Brenner begs Cissie to call the police. Johanna will kill him and blame the murder on her, he explains. When Cissie confronts Johanna in the kitchen, she denies it and heads to the living room to get rid of Mr. Brenner, once and for all. Slowly managing to grab a gun, Brenner shoots Johanna dead. As a consolation, Cissie offers him some whiskey (which contains poison) and he drinks it down without suspicion. Cissie gleefully smiles since the house will soon be hers, and the police will assume the two killed each other off. Directed by Jules Bricken. First aired 11/18/1956.

COLOR version (AHPC): When aggressive real estate agent Mr. Brenner (John Vernon) talks Cissie (Barbara Babcock) and Johanna (Kate Reid) into selling their family home, the two offer him a cup of hot tea to celebrate. For years he has been trying to obtain their property, which will be worth a fortune once he gains possession. But during the conversation, the women change their minds and only then does Mr. Brenner realize they poisoned his tea. Cissie couldn't bear to murder a man, so she didn't really put a fatal dose in the drink. Partially paralyzed as a result, Brenner watches as the women try several unsuccessful ways to kill him. Alone for a moment, Brenner begs Cissie to call the police. Johanna will kill him and blame the murder on her, he explains. When Cissie confronts Johanna in the kitchen, she denies it and heads to the living room to get rid of Mr. Brenner, once and for all. Slowly managing to grab a gun, Brenner shoots Johanna dead. As a consolation, Cissie offers him some whiskey (which contains poison) and he drinks it down without suspicion. Cissie gleefully smiles since the house will soon be hers, and the police will assume the two killed each other off. Sound familiar? Original script was followed quite faithfully in this color remake. Directed by Robert Iscove. First aired 1/31/1987. $19.99 DVD or Video the set.

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The Creeper

Black & White version (AHP): The newspapers in a small New York neighborhood have been reporting the terrifying news of a murderer on the loose. Known as "the Creeper," this man has apparently been linked to at least three killings, all attractive women over the age of eighteen. Such terrorizing has kept the residents scared, and no one feels safe walking alone at night so long as "the Creeper" is still roaming the streets. Ellen Grant (Constance Ford) is no exception. She has been demanding that her husband Steve (Steve Brodie) put a new lock on the door, a task that doesn't seem to be at the top of Steve's must-do list, but he does arrange for a locksmith to come and check it out, while he goes off to work. Ellen's paranoia keeps getting the better of her as she continues to imagine that everyone she meets, and every shadowy figure she see, is the Creeper. Finally the locksmith arrives at her home to install the new lock, much to her relief. Relief that short-lived when her husband calls her from work, to give her the latest police news bulletin. It seems the Creeper has been getting into homes disguised as a..... Directed by Herschel Daugherty. First aired 6/17/56. This episode cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

COLOR version (AHPC): Fashion Designer Jackie Foster (Karen Allen) lives in a converted apartment, and has to fly to Rome on business, leaving her keys with a friend, Carol (Lori Butler). She is very concerned with all the press regarding "The Creeper," a mass murderer of young women. The trip is postponed and before she has a chance to leave, Jackie learns that Carol has been murdered and the keys to the apartment are missing. A man that she dated once, Rick (Timothy Carhart), has been leaving weird messages on her machine, and scared of both parties, phones the locksmith to change the locks on her door. But the locksmith explains that he won't be able to finish the work until the next day. Spending the evening alone, worrying about whether the Creeper is outside or not, Jackie goes almost mad with fright. Surviving into the morning, the locksmith arrives to service her needs, and Rick phones to tell her the latest news. The Creeper is posing as a... Directed by Christopher Crowe. First aired 3/16/86. This color remake of "The Creeper" may be purchased here at AlfredsPlace for $14.99, DVD or Video.

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Deathmate
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Black & White version (AHP): Ben Conant (Lee Philips) is a con artist sleeping with a married woman (Gia Scala), whose wealthy husband has turned into an alcoholic. Ben is startled one day when he discovers a detective (Russell Collins) following him. Believing Lisa's husband Peter (Les Tremayne) is to blame, he informs her, and the two decide to kill the drunk. To make his death look natural, Ben tries to bring on a second heart attack by starting a confrontation that surprisingly leads to a fight. After knocking Peter out Ben drags his body to the bathroom and puts him in a filled bathtub. making plans to tell the police that he had a heart attack and drowned. The detective arrives and doesn't fall for the story, as it was Lisa who actually hired him. It also turns out that Lisa's husband never had a previous heart attack. With Lisa now set to inherit her husband's fortune, it seems that she out-conned the con man. Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr. First broadcast 4/18/1961.

COLOR version (AHPC): Carter Talbot (John Colicos) is celebrating his 60th birth and during his party begins to show off so others won't get the impression that he's getting old. His beautiful (and younger) wife Lisa (Samantha Eggar) flirts with her lover, Mark Taylor (Wayne Best), but even a drunk Carter suspects. Lisa wants Mark to run away with her but he claims he cannot because of some financial trouble and needs $50,000. Against Mark's wishes Lisa tells her husband about her love affair with Mark, which results in Carter beating his wife. Only by divorce or death will she inherit his fortune. Angry, Mark orders her to go and spend the evening with friends, and establish an alibi. Racing over to Carter's, Mark fights the gun out of the old man's hand and when Carter falls and hits his head, Mark drags the unconscious body to the bathroom and drowns him in the tub. Lisa arrives to find Mark in the act, informing him that she just phoned the police. You see, Lisa has another lover, a friend named Brian, who will vouch for her whereabouts, as they just arrived in tine to catch Mark in the act of killing her husband. Only now does it dawn on Mark that he has been set up. First aired 4/18/1987. Directed by Allan King. $19.99 DVD or Video the set.

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Design For Loving / Marionettes, Inc.
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Black & White version (AHP): Design For Loving Charles Brailing (Norman Lloyd) has concocted the perfect way to leave his wife (Marian Seldes). Returning home one night, Charles tells his friend and neighbor, Tom (Elliott Reid), that he has built a robot that looks and acts just like him, and secretly keeps it locked in his basement tool chest. His wife can't tell the difference between the two, and anytime he wants to leave somewhere, all he needs to do is let the robot out. As the final test, Charles plans to run off to Rio for a considerable amount of time. Tom doesn't believe this at first, until Charles gives him a sneak peak through the window of his house. Sure enough, a duplicate of Charles is spending time with Lydia. But when he sees the robot get overly friendly with his wife, Charles confronts the mechanical man downstairs, who proceeds to put Charles in the toolbox - permanently. Story and Teleplay by Roald Dahl. Directed by Robert Stevens. First broadcast 11/9/1958.

COLOR version Marionettes, Inc. (Ray Bradbury Theatre): A computer salesman (James Coco), tired of his suburban lifestyle and nagging wife, is offered the chance to gain his freedom without anyone knowing, by being replaced by a life-sized replica of himself. Also starring Leslie Nielsen, Jayne Eastwood, Kenneth Walsh, Pixie Bigelow, Rex Hagon, Michael Fletcher, Laura Henry, Tom Christopher. First aired 5/21/1985. Story by Ray Bradbury. Directed by Paul Lynch. $19.99 DVD or Video the set.

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Dip In The Pool
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Black & White version (AHP): On board an Atlantic cruise ship, Will (Keenan Wynn) and Ethel (Louise Platt) Botibol debate how they won't have any money left when their vacation comes to an end. The solution presents itself in the form of Mr. and Mrs. Renshaw (Philip Bourneuf and Fay Wray). Mr. Renshaw explains a betting pool based on how far the ship travels in twenty-four hours, and Botibol agrees to play the game. Since the bets are based on the Captain's estimate of the distance they will cover, Botibol bases his wager on his knowledge of an upcoming storm that will slow down the ship. Unfortunately, he learns only the day after that they missed the storm and ship is able to speed up. Because of all the money he has wagered, Botibol puts together a plan to jump overboard with a witness that will cry loud enough, and surely cause the ship to stop and pick him up. He finds a "can't miss" witness (Doreen Lang) and initiates the scheme by jumping overboard - but he didn't know that his witness was... Teleplay by by Robert C. Dennis based on the story by Roald Dahl. Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr. First broadcast 6/1/1958. This original episode personally directed by Alfred Hitchcock cannot be purchased here at AlfredsPlace as it is available to be purchased as a part of a set available from Universal Studios at your favorite movie store.

COLOR version (Tales Of The Unexpected): William Botibol (Jack Weston), an American passenger on a British cruise ship, is anxious to win the rich sweepstake for predicting the distance the ship will travel in 24 hours - and William realizes that if the captain were to need to go back to pick up a man overboard, then his own ticket should win. So long as someone (Gladys Spencer) sees him go over the side, there can be no problem... hmmm... First aired 5/12/1979. Also features Bill Reimbold, Elaine Ives Cameron, Davyd Harries, Michael Troughton, Jana Shelden, Don Fellows, Paula Tilbrook. Teleplay by Ronald Harwood, Story by Roald Dahl. Screenplay: Ronald Harwood. Directed by Michael Tuchner. This color remake of "Dip In The Pool" which appeared on "Tales Of The Unexpected" can be purchased here at AlfredsPlace for $14.99, DVD or Video.

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Enough Rope For Two

Black & White version (AHP): Joe Kedzie (Steven Hill)