Alfred Hitchcock Presents

When Carl Spanns wife Elsa is assaulted by an unknown attacker, he drives his still-incoherent wife around town, hoping she can point him out, so he can kill him.

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

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 hotels employees deny she and her mother were ever there.

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 hes really dead.

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.

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 cant help suspecting the worst.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 schoolhouses bell tower, waiting for his chance to exact further revenge.

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.

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

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

A woman begs her husband not to go away on a business trip. But he refuses, deserting her just as an escaped lunatic finds their neighborhood.

Hoping to profit from insurance fraud, a man torches his house. But the plan could backfire unless he enters the burning home to retrieve his ring.

Albert Birchs childhood sweetheart Edwina Freel gets in touch with him and, surprisingly, agrees to marry him. She arrives with her sickly baby named Toby, but things are not as they seem.

Mr. Brenner threatens to take sisters Cissie and Joanna to court unless they sell him their home. But the sisters will stop at nothing to stay put.

When his father dies a teenager suspects his stepmother, whom hes resented since the day she married his father.

A man thinks that a manuscripts murder mystery is more fact than fiction, so he visits the authors home to see what lies buried in the garden.

A mans wife devises a greedy scheme to take over his failing business. But persuading him to come back isnt as easy as getting rid of him.

A man agrees to help his pretty neighbor, an actress, to hide her murdered husband. But his good deed backfires when he becomes a suspect.

A crafty, resourceful criminal being transported via train tries to bribe his escorting police sergeant for his freedom.

A man begins to suspect that his wife is trying to poison him.

An insurance investigator is compelled to re-examine an old claim when troubling new facts come to light.

An alcoholic has-been actor tries to blackmail a producer into casting him in a new play.

Scotland Yard Inspector Davidson continues in his investigation of the murder of Count Mattoni he contiunes to wade the through suspects. He discovers that each not only appears guilty, but also that many readily admit to having committed the crime.

After murdering his shrewish spouse, a man finds that disposing of her body may be the challenge of his life.

A henpecked husband escapes into a fantasy world populated by a girl from the South Seas and a dream of murder.

In 1919 London, a killer is stalking the streets, and residents look to a police sergeant to catch the culprit.

The wife of a gardener goes to extreme lengths to spend more time with her movie-star daydreams—and less time with her fertilizer-obsessed husband.

The shifty son of a shop owner plots to extract money from his long-suffering father.

A fickle young woman gets entangled in a web of crime and deceit at her remote mountain cabin.

While cleaning out the apartment of his dead sister Julia, Jim Whitely (Shatner) comes across a strange glass eye and tells to his wife the story of how his sister acquired it.

A lawyer, with blackmail in mind, meets with a famous detective who prides himself on never having committed a single mistake in his long and distinguished career, to prove that he convicted an innocent man.

Intending to break up with an infatuated student, professor Donald Mason tracks her down at a babysitting job, where the conversation ends in murder.

An ex-con heads to a mine to retrieve a cache of stolen loot. When his two former partners show up, threes a crowd with $100,000 at stake.

A pretty underage girl, bored with adolescence and eager to experience all that adulthood allows, acts out in ways that could ultimately prove deadly.

A conniving handyman tries to blackmail an innocent housewife for a fabricated dalliance.

Warren, a prosecuting attorney with a long history of acquittals, must deliver a guilty verdict in a murder case to ensure his political future.

When a businessmans mistress threatens to expose their secret relationship to his wife, he realizes he must do anything to stop her.

Two crime-obsessed buddies plot the perfect murder—one with absolutely no motive.

Filled with jealous rage, a man plots revenge on a coworker he is convinced has had an affair with his wife.

In this violent home-invasion tale, a gun-wielding convict terrorizes a married couple whose relationship is already on the ropes.

After the death of her troubled son, a mother decides to sell her house, but a potential buyer discovers she may be hiding something.

The plight of an American war correspondent suddenly becomes front-page news when a former British Army nurse recalls a strange incident from the past.

A debonair tennis player looks into his attractive partners past and her presumed dead husband.

Its all in the numbers when a bookkeeper becomes obsessed with his mundane life and crime statistics.

Tis the season to resurrect old family grudges when a brother accuses his sister of murdering his wife on a less than jolly Christmas Eve.

When a newly married couple realizes that a lottery ticket is in her recently deceased ex-husbands burial suit, they put their love on the line to exhume the winnings.

A desperate man takes the ultimate plunge when he gambles a fortune without his wifes knowledge.

A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing when a woman discovers she has extraordinary powers to see the past of objects.

An elderly actor proves he still has the chops to grace the stage when he reveals a tragic tale from his past.

Silence may be golden, but it also proves lethal when a young boy witnesses an escaped mental patient and cant tell anyone about it.

A joyride in a new convertible is seriously called to a halt as the corrupt public officials in a small town attempt to take advantage of the defenseless drivers.

A mans marriage seriously malfunctions when he buys a robot to take over his relationship with his demanding wife so he can escape to Rio.

A gunsmith sets his sight on two gangsters who will kill him if he testifies to what theyve purchased in court.

Its hard to tell whos the bigger cheater when a wife and her husbands jealous mistress sit down for some lethal negotiating.

Two women plot to do away with an irascible old man and seize his money, but their plan is foiled when one of them decides she deserves more of the fortune.

Motherly love knows no bounds when a woman decides to get revenge on the married man who has been dating her daughter.

When a wealthy woman mistakenly accuses her elevator boy of robbing her, his resulting imprisonment will take her to levels of guilt she never expected.

Its murder most foul when a man decides to drown the longtime girlfriend whos been supporting him, but his crime doesnt go unnoticed for very long.

During his last week of work before retirement, the longtime employee of a jewelry store serves an unusual client.

A middle-aged couple, recently wed and constantly bickering, learn how married life can be murder.

Nothing is as it seems when a young Scotland Yard inspector follows a widow suspected of smuggling jewelry.

When a miser discovers how expensive a divorce will cost, he comes up with another way to rid himself of his wife.

Pining for her boss - a former movie star now forced to take supporting roles - a middle-aged secretary shows how she will do anything to make her romantic fantasy a reality.

When he loses all his money in a poker game, a man tells his pregnant wife an involved lie to explain the missing cash.

A newspaper reporter gets a tip about an out of this world story: a man who claims to be a Martian.

The death of a wealthy convalescent makes his nurse suspect that the cause was not natural.

When a womans blatant indiscretions with her ex-husband continue even after a confrontation with her current spouse, the consequences are dire.

Dangerous secrets are revealed when a devoted widow travels to the glacier in Switzerland where her husbands body has been preserved since his deadly fall forty years earlier.

John Piltkin picks up three hitchhikers who rob him. After he spots them in a diner, he exacts his revenge. He steals a car and picks the hitchhikers up. Concealing his face in shadows, he then pretends the car has stalled and walks off to get help. The hitchhickers are then arrested in the stolen car.

Sick of his wifes menagerie of strange and high-maintenance animals, a frazzled husband decides to get her the perfect present - a highly poisonous coral snake.

Troubled by the responsibility of his aging mother in law, a man takes advantage of a society that specializes in "taking care of" elderly relatives and then soon finds out that he may be in for a similar fate.

After his neighbor warns him about suspicious disappearances around them, a man wonders if the vanishings have anything to do with a delivery to his young son.

A successful businessman finally gets his greatest wish to see inside the kitchen of his favorite dining club, but has he just ordered his final meal as well?

A teachers interest in the one student who seems to care about her lessons turns tragic when she and a kindly neighbor follow the girl to a mans apartment.

An antiques dealer takes refuge in a tucked away monastery with the goal of seizing a priceless manuscript, but his greed will extend his stay at the holy place for much longer than he ever imagined.

A middle aged plumber is suspected of bludgeoning to death the father of his 19-year-old love interest, but the Sheriff cant figure out how the man could have done the crime and been caring for his baby grandson at the same time.

When Clete Vine, a successful businessman, reads about a gangsters violent death, he recalls how he and a childhood friend were profoundly affected by an event that began with their innocent admiration of an elegant car.

When his over-bearing mother mentions missing her dead husband, a selfish bachelor is happy to arrange the reunion and enlists his actress girlfriend to help by posing as a clairvoyant.

A ruthlessly ambitious Hollywood publicist capitalizes on the drowning death of an actress, but his hopes for success sink like a stone when he learns that shes still alive.

What begins as a mother-son vacation soon becomes a trip to agony when he falls in love with a girl who is determined to share his affections ... and will do anything to get rid of her nemesis.

The forty-first private eye hired by a man to find his wifes killer follows the clues to a suspect, and then realizes that the case is more complex than he had realized.

Lack of sleep is ruining a widowers life, but the real nightmare begins when he finally meets his brother-in-law, a menacing veteran still holding a grudge for his sisters death.

Chronic unemployment makes a poor husband desperate enough to steal from a man he believes is dead, but he soon regrets the decision when he sees that the lifted wallet contains more than just cash.

A falsely convicted prisoner is determined to make his walk to the gas chamber on of dignity, but his plan suddenly changes when he hurls himself at the jovial guard known as "Pops".

When he goes to a bank to transfer money, a man writing a book on the subject of unsolved crimes has no idea that he will find information about the $500,000 robbery he is chronicling ... or does he?

Believing that financial reasons prevent him from leaving his wife, an unhappily married man and the woman he really loves hatch a scheme that they believe will solve all their problems.

Bewitched advertising executive Ralph Jones seeks psychiatric help when he inexplicably finds an escape from his present day marital woes by traveling back in time to his earlier carefree bachelorhood.

A pensive, withdrawn child attending a summer camp fashions a one-armed warrior knight in clay, to the consternation of his counselors. Is there a reason behind this particular display?

Love letters from a pen pal bring an escaped convict to a country cottage in search of the woman he plans to make his bride. With the police closing in, is more than his heart trapped?

A midlife crisis for a man with a teenage past boasting athletic prowess and vigor puts a dangerous strain on his marriage, and his own physical state. How much more can a wife take living under starters orders?

On the passing of his wife, a man reflects on a marriage filled with bitterness and suspicion through the pages of her diary, and comes to realize he never really knew her at all.

Philip Weaver concocts a scheme to murder his employer.

The time for love is any time, but for Dane Ross and his beloved Lisa, the clock is almost certainly ticking.

When a mother returns to seek out her long-lost abandoned daughter, money rather than love seems to be her driving motive. Refusing to pay, the girls pseudo-adoptive parents call the womans bluff and demand a court settlement to the matter.

The Prince of Darkness stalks the living once more as legendary Hollywood producer Ernst Von Kroft makes a low-budget bid for a return to the fame and glory of the big screen. When he falls short of renewed stardom, it could be a pain in the neck for all concerned.

A knights tale of chivalry and honor sees two men vying for the affections of a beautiful woman fighting an honorable duel for her heart and hand. All is fair in love and war, but a little cheating is expected.

On a wing and a prayer, a gambler with a mission thinks he has a hotline to God in praying for a string of successful winners. Convincing a naive minister to play the odds with the parish funds, could this be the race which beats the horse player?

When youre handsome and attractive, the ladies will always pay you the sort of attention you want. For Arnold Bourdon, theres only one problem: how to get rid of his shrewish but wealthy wife. Perhaps her new companion and nurse hold the key.

Lucy Baldwin wishes to marry her boy friend Arthur. Unfortunately, her domineering mother believe that Arthur is only out for money opposes the marriage. When Lucys mother falls ill, Lucy sees her chance. She slips her a fatal dose of sleeping tonc and she dies. Lucy and Arthur are married and Arthur takes Lucy to visit his mother. Unfortunately, Arthurs mother is just as domineering as Lucys. Since Arthurs mother is ill, Lucy suggests a dose of sleeping tonic to take care of the problem.

When a prosperous racketeer with a fear of death gambles with life, those closest to him turn their backs on him in his hour of need. Can a dead man walking really show gratitude?

When a nightclub beauty is visited upon by the misfortune of a former husband whom she has carelessly neglected to divorce amidst her rapid rise to stardom and subsequent bigamy, murder seems the only answer. Surely, reasons beautiful Crystal Coe, you cant trust a man to be of any worth her now?

When a robbery goes wrong and one fatal bullet becomes four, can self defense really be the motive behind a frightened mans gun-toting pursuit of the culprits? The police think not ... and they may have a point.

Good staff are hard to come by and, once found, are as priceless as ones own wife when it comes to their talent in the kitchen. At least, for handsome and distinguished Kerwin Drake, this is certainly the case when the arrival of his dowdy down-at-heel wife is a mere hors douevres for the murderous meal that follows.

Browbeaten husband seeks nothing but the best for his late-lamented wife. The most expensive casket from the best in the business, every detail attended to in the making of final arrangements. Just one item left of the to-do list: kill the wife.

The price of ambition for District Attorney Rudolf Cox is high when a hard-bitten hoodlum prepares to make a confession that could put an end to his high-profile career.

Young Jackie Chester is ostracized by his fellow playmates because he doesnt own a toy gun like theirs. Upset at being left out, he finds a gun in his Uncles suitcase - unaware he has a real revolver ... and its loaded.

Two bank robbers, Phil and Davey, are forced to act when it is revealed a woman was an eye-witness to their crime. Phil devises a clever plan to dress up as a policeman to gain entry to her secure location, but will his plan go without a hitch?

After a drinking contest, students decide to play a joke on one of their fraternity friends, Alan. Putting fake blood on one of them, they lead Alan to believe he has committed murder, placing into action a deadly chain of events.

A hit-mans retirement is jeopardized when he is blackmailed by a man threatening to reveal his past to his wife - who knows nothing about his wicked ways.

Being hit by a falling plank of wood has rendered a young man with amnesia. All he has in his possession is a $1000 bill and a note with a doctors address. Visiting the doctor jogs his memory, which is unfortunate for one of them.

A local sheriff has failed to find enough evidence to prove Millie Wright killed her husband. When the sheriffs wife stumbles across some clues that may prove Millie guilty, will she speak up?

Two young actors are up for the same role and get together for an afternoons rehearsal. Alcoholic Bart Collins shows just a tad too much realism when he strangles his friend Jerry to death. Now what to do with the body?

Young criminal Jimmy French convinces his girlfriend to take a peek at her psychiatrist boss files in order to find the perfect blackmail victim. But will Jimmy end up being the one under analysis?

When a convict takes a girl hostage after murdering a gas station attendant, he is puzzled why she doesnt try to escape when several opportunities arise ... and why she is being so helpful.

When a young boy murders another boy with a knife, his father convinces attorney Vernon Wedge to take on the case. Wedge comes up with a rather unique "test" to prove the boys innocence, providing it can be used in court.

A group of young thieves hit on the idea of robbing a wealthy man by one of them volunteering to babysit. However, when robbing the premises, the man returns home, leading to murder and revenge.

An unfaithful husband and his girlfriend concoct a plan to murder his wife after she plans to divorce him, which will leave him penniless.

When a boxing manager tries out a special formula designed to enhance the performance of race horses on one of his prize-fighters, he finds himself in the ring fighting for his own life.

Ned Malley loves Annie his old dog, a Kerry Blue. Neds wife Thelma grows jealous. Though she likes the dog, she thinks her husbands love for it is unhealthy. One day, Annie dies. Ned accuses his wife of murder. He slips an overdose of sleeping pills into her hot chocolate. As she slips into unconsciousness, Ned hears familiar barking. He goes to investigate, but trips on fatally injures himself. A neighbor calls the police who come and revive Thelma. As her dead husband is being taken away she wonders whether she should have bought him a new Kerry Blue.

Fred Riordan is a recent parole who gets into a bar fight and is thrown back into prison. The prison warden, who is also running for governor, and the prison doctor believe Fred is simply afraid to cope with the outside world. They try to find out why. Fred tells them that when he got out of prison he went to his old neighborhood and realized that no one wanted him around. He tells them that he was contacted by a mobster named Tony Wando who wanted him to kill an associate of his. Fred tells them that he pretended to go along with it, but arranged to go back to prison to get out pf the deal. Warden Bragen feels sorry for Fred and arranges for him to get a comfortable desk job in the wardens office after a month of laundry detail and good behavior. This is perfect for Fred because it is Warden Bragen that he was in fact contracted to hit.

While on their honeymoon, Joe and Madeline Drake get into an accident that leaves him with a bad leg and her with painful headaches. Later, Joe discovers that Madelines old boyfriend Ralph Morrow sent her an expensive wedding present. When Ralph shows up at their house, Joe become paranoid. He is worried that Ralph is responsible for a number of butcher knife murders that have been occuring in their neighborhood. Joe goes to search for his wife, as does Ralph. Meanwhile, Madeline is walking home. She hears someone behind her. She ducks into an alley, but is followed. Joe arrives on the scene only to discover Madeline standing over Ralphs bloody corpse. She confesses to her husband that she though someone was following her and killed to protect herself. She then admits that it has happened three times before when her headaches struck.

Herbert J. Wiggam works at an investment firm for Sylvester Tupper. Tupper treats him employees like slaves. Knowing that a $565,000 bond is about to arrive Herbert and two other disgruntled employees decide to steal it. The plan to hide the bonds in the garbage can until the police leave. The plan goes awry, however, when one of the policemen knocks over the garbage can. The plot is not foiled, however. A old cleaning lady arrives just in time to scoop up the papers and takes them out with the trash. Later, Herbert arrives at the airport. He is headed for South America. He arrives with the cleaning lady who is, in fact, his mother.

Edward Gibson, a recent divorcee, must make alimony payments of $2000 every month. One day an artist arrives at his house and offers to sell him a portrait of his ex-wife for $2500. Edward throws him out, but keeps the painting. Later Carl Seabrook arrives and tells Edward that he will marry his ex-wife if Edward gives him $5000. If Gloria is married, Edward will not have to pay alimony. Edward accepts the offer and pays Carl $3000 up front. Later that day, Edward heads over to his ex-wifes house. He wants to give her the painting as a wedding gift. At his ex-wifes, he discovers her dead of a heart attack. He later discovers that his ex-wife died earlier that morning and that Carl was with her at the time. After his ex-wife died Carl approached him with his offer. Cheated out of $3000, Edward angrily calls Carl only to discover that he has left town going on a first class honeymoon with a stunning new wife.

Caroline Hardy is the housekeeper to and lover of an actor named Paul Ross. Paul Ross sneaks off with another woman. Caroline grows jealous and wants revenge. She arranges an explosion and Paul is horribly scarred. He has plastic surgery. Caroline tells him that the operation did not restore his looks. She refuses to let anyone see him and agrees to stay with him for the rest of her life. In reality, the plastic surgery was a success and Paul is as handsome as he ever was.