Sunday, September 26, 2010

Alfred Hitchcock Presents S02E01 Wet Saturday



Alfred Hitchcock Presents S02E01 Wet Saturday

Original Air Date: 30 September 1956

Mr. Princey's daughter has just murdered the schoolmaster. A murderess in the family? That won't do. It's up to Mr. Princey to frame someone else for her crime.

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Written by: Marian B Cockrell
* John Collier - story

Starring:
Cedric Hardwicke - Mr. Princey
John Williams - Capt. Smollet
Tita Purdom - Millicent 'Millie' Princey
Kathryn Givney - Mrs. Princey
Jered Barclay - George Princey
Irene Lang - Jane

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E39 Momentum



Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E39 Momentum
First aired: 6/24/1956
Writer: Francis Cockrell, Cornell Woolrich
Director: Robert Stevens
Guest star: Holly Bane (Cab Driver), Harry Tyler , Joanne Woodward (Beth Paine), Skip Homeier (Dick Paine), William Newell (Charlie), Ken Christy (A.T. Burroughs), Henry Hunter (Man from Finance Company), Frank Kreig (Janitor), Myron Cook, Dorothy Crehan, Don Dillaway, Joe Gilbert, Patricia Knox, John Lehmann, Jack Tesler
Global rating: 7.8
A man ends up running to the Mexican border after trying to collect money his employer owes him.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E38 The Creeper



Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E38 The Creeper
First aired: 6/17/1956
Writer: James P. Cavanagh, Joseph Ruscoll
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Guest star: Percy Helton (Building Super) , Constance Ford (Ellen Grant), Steve Brodie (Steve Grant), Reta Shaw (Martha), Harry Townes (Ed), Alfred Linder
Global rating: 9.3
A serial killer known as "the strangler" terrorizes a New York neighborhood.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E37 Decoy



Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E37 Decoy
First aired: 6/10/1956
Writer: Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Richard-George Pedicini
Director: Arnold Laven
Guest star: Robert Horton (Gil Larkin), Philip Coolidge (Detective), Harry Tyler , Cara Williams (Mona Cameron), David Orrick McDearmon (Ben), Jack Mullaney (Dave Packer), Mary Jean Yamaji (Dancer), Edo Mita (Mr. Sashakawa), Eileen Harley, Frank Gorshin, Harry Lewis
Global rating: 7.8
Gil is in love with a married singer who wants to kill her abusive husband.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E36 Mink



Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E35 The Legacy

First aired: 5/27/1956
Writer: Gina Kaus, Andrew Solt, Gina Kaus
Director: James Neilson
Guest star: Walter Kingsford (Col. Blair), Ralph Clanton (Randall Burnside) , Alan Hewitt (Howard Cole), Leora Dana (Irene Cole), Jacques Bergerac (Prince Burhan), Enid Markey (Cecelia), Rudolph Anders (Maitre D'), Roxanne Arlen (Donna Dew), Vikki Dougan (Glamour Girl), Joan Dixon
Global rating: 6.5
A prince courts a rich and married (but neglected) wife. A death raises questions of whether it was suicide or accident and has repercussions for many.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E35 The Legacy



Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E35 The Legacy

First aired: 5/27/1956
Writer: Gina Kaus, Andrew Solt, Gina Kaus
Director: James Neilson
Guest star: Walter Kingsford (Col. Blair), Ralph Clanton (Randall Burnside) , Alan Hewitt (Howard Cole), Leora Dana (Irene Cole), Jacques Bergerac (Prince Burhan), Enid Markey (Cecelia), Rudolph Anders (Maitre D'), Roxanne Arlen (Donna Dew), Vikki Dougan (Glamour Girl), Joan Dixon
Global rating: 6.5
A prince courts a rich and married (but neglected) wife. A death raises questions of whether it was suicide or accident and has repercussions for many.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E34 The Hidden Thing



Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E34 The Hidden Thing
First aired: 5/20/1956
Writer: James P. Cavanagh, A.J. Russell
Director: Robert Stevens
Guest star: Robert H. Harris (John Hurley), Theodore Newton (Lt. Shea) , Biff McGuire (Dana Edwards), Rachel Ames (Laura), Katherine Warren (Mrs. Edwards), Richard Collier (Counterman)
Global rating: 6.1
Dana tries to find out the license plate number of the car that has recently killed his fiancée.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E33 The Belfry



Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E33 The Belfry
First aired: 5/13/1956
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Guest star: Pat Hitchcock (Ella Marsh) , Dabbs Greer (The Sheriff), Jack Mullaney (Clint Ringle), Jim Hayward (Preacher), John Compton (Walt), Norman Leavitt (Elmer), Ralph Moody (Local Citizen), Horst Ehrhardt, Kathleen Hartnagel, Rudy Lee, David Saber
Global rating: 6.9
Clint is in love with Ella. When he finds out that she has a fiancée, he decides to kill him and then hides.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E32 The Baby Sitter



Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E32 The Baby Sitter
First aired: 5/6/1956
Writer: Sarett Rudley, Emily Neff
Director: Robert Stevens
Guest star: Theodore Newton (Mr. Nash) , Thelma Ritter (Lottie Slocum), Carole Mathews (Clara Nash), Michael Ansara (Mr. DeMario), Mary Wickes (Mrs. Armstedder), Reba Tassell (Janie)
Global rating: 7.2
Lottie Slocum goes from witness to accused in the crime of a woman she was baby-sitting.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E31 The Gentleman from America



Alfred Hitchcock Presents S01E31 The Gentleman from America
First aired: 4/29/1956
Writer: Francis Cockrell, Michael Arlen
Director: Robert Stevens
Guest star: Ralph Clanton (Sir Stephen Hurstwood) , Biff McGuire (Howard Latimer), Eric Snowden (Hanson), Geoffrey Steele (Man), John Dodsworth (Calender), John D. Irving (Derek), John Alderson (Attendant), Sonia Torgeson (Julia)
Global rating: 7.0
Howard Latimer accepts a peculiar bet: to spend the night at a supposedly haunted manor.