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- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAlfred HitchcockJoseph CottenRaymond BaileyWilliam Callew is involved in a bad traffic accident on a rural road, that leaves him so paralyzed he appears lifeless, and when help arrives they think he's really dead.
- DirectorRobert StevensStarsAlfred HitchcockJudith EvelynKathleen MaguireWhen Mr. and Mrs. Crane hear the Verbers having a violent argument in the apartment just above them, and then Mr. Verber disappears the next day, they can't help suspecting the worst.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAlfred HitchcockJohn WilliamsIsobel ElsomBefore leaving on a trip to America, a man kills his wife and buries her in the basement. Once in the United States, he receives correspondence. Has he gotten away with his crime?
- DirectorRobert StevensStarsAlfred HitchcockJessica TandyTom ConwayCaptivated by the actor's physical beauty, an aging spinster pulls up stakes to follow a ventriloquist and his dummy from performance to performance; finally, the man consents to a much-wanted meeting.
- DirectorRobert StevensStarsAlfred HitchcockMildred DunnockDarryl HickmanA convicted robber is released to the family of one of his cell mates, against the better judgment of his parole officer.
- 1955–196230mTV-148.5 (901)TV EpisodeDirectorDon TaylorStarsAlfred HitchcockRobert EmhardtJeanette NolanMr. Waterbury believes he can get a good deal on some real estate because a murder occurred in the home. But he hasn't dealt with Sadie Grimes the owner who refuses to lower the price because of an emotional attachment.
- 1955–196230mTV-148.3 (1.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAlfred HitchcockBarbara Bel GeddesHarold J. StoneAfter Mary Maloney's police chief husband is murdered, the police investigate but have a hard time figuring out the murder weapon.
- DirectorHerschel DaughertyStarsAlfred HitchcockHerbert MarshallJulie AdamsColin Bragner is an elderly actor who invites both playwright Adam Longsworth and his wife over to dinner. During dinner, Colin talks about a long-lost love. The tale deeply affects both Adam and his wife, practically reducing them to tears.
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsAlfred HitchcockAlbert SalmiRoscoe AtesNewspaperman Bradley's habit of playing practical jokes puts morgue attendant Pop Henderson in danger of losing his job.
- DirectorRobert StevensStarsAlfred HitchcockGary MerrillPeter Mark RichmanKaren Adams' infidelity drives her husband Carl to attempt suicide by jumping from a high window ledge at a hotel. Can police officer Barrett stop him?
- 1955–196230mTV-147.6 (930)TV EpisodeDirectorPaul HenreidStarsAlfred HitchcockBette DavisJames CongdonMiss Fox is a rich old widow who falsely identifies one of the building's employees as the guy who robbed her, and later she wants to help him but it may be too late.
- DirectorHerschel DaughertyStarsAlfred HitchcockRobert HortonFay SpainBrad Taylor is a real-estate entrepreneur who is engaged to Janice Wright. Unbeknownst to her, Brad is still seeing an old flame, Leslie Lenox, a writer. Leslie doesn't take to Brad's decision to stop seeing her very well, particularly as she has been paying all of his bills for quite a long time. Leslie makes it very clear that should Brad not drop Janice, she will do everything in her power to ensure he never marries her. Seeing no other way out, Brad decides get rid of Leslie permanently, but is in for a surprise when he gets home to find two detectives waiting for him.
- 1955–196230mTV-148.0 (650)TV EpisodeDirectorHerschel DaughertyStarsAlfred HitchcockClaude RainsBetsy von FurstenbergA jewelry firm casts out the last of a family who've been employees for 117 years, and the company won't hire the last of the line because she's a woman. Faithful service goes unrewarded when her father is given a week to finish up, but he'll show how much he'll be missed by selling the firm's most expensive gem by his last day of 37 years service.
- DirectorHerschel DaughertyStarsAlfred HitchcockDick YorkPhilip CoolidgeA professor is convinced his boarding housemate (a bank teller) stole $200 from his bank deposit; the teller vehemently denies it. He wants his money back, and employs a series of pranks to challenge the teller's sanity - but to what end?
- DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsAlfred HitchcockRaymond MasseyRobert EmhardtA very rude traveling salesman forces a truck off the road, causing a delay in emergency care for an injured young man, who dies.
- 1955–196230mTV-148.1 (709)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert StevensStarsAlfred HitchcockRobert MorleyKenneth HaighMr. Laffler invites Mr. Costain to join him for dinner at a private club that he describes as a very special experience. To his disappointment, Laffler is informed that the house specialty, a lamb dish, is not being served. They continue to visit the club and one evening, the famous dish is served. It also happens that a long-time member has resigned. What, if anything, do the two events have in common?
- DirectorNorman LloydStarsAlfred HitchcockSteve McQueenPeter LorreIn a Las Vegas casino, an unpleasant little man hopes to use a young man's wish to impress the young woman he has just met to pressure the young fellow into accepting a macabre bet.
- DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsAlfred HitchcockBurt ReynoldsMurray HamiltonTwo kidnappers think they have made their escape when they hijack a tanker in the dry desert, leaving the occupants and a female victim behind to die.
- DirectorNorman LloydStarsAlfred HitchcockRobert HortonAnne FrancisRay Marchand is married to an older woman but he is quite attracted to Nyla Foster, a very attractive college student spending the summer working at her father's fishing camp. She tells Ray that her father would never leave her alone with him - so he should stop by on Mondays, when her father goes into town for supplies. When Nyla hears that Ray's wife can't swim, they start thinking that an "accident" might be in order, so Ray decides to take up fishing, his wife's favourite pastime. His plans don't quite work out, however.
- 1955–196230mTV-147.5 (597)TV EpisodeDirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAlfred HitchcockAudrey MeadowsLes TremayneTwice a month, Mrs. Bixby travels to Baltimore to visit an elderly aunt, her only living relative. Or so she tells her dentist-husband. In fact, she visits the Colonel, her rich lover. Before returning home, he gives her a gift of a fur coat - along with a letter saying that they won't be seeing each other anymore. Mrs. Bixby decides to pawn the coat but her elaborate scheme to explain the coat to her husband doesn't quite go as planned.
- DirectorRobert FloreyStarsAlfred HitchcockNicholas PryorAnne HelmLooking to have an old pocket watch repaired, Dane Ross stops in at Ulrich Klemm's shop. He's amazed by the old man's tales of the special clocks he has built over the years with moving parts such as marching soldiers and flying birds. They strike up a friendship and Dane is asked to stay for dinner which he gladly accepts, especially after he meets Ulrich's pretty granddaughter, Lisa. Over time, Dane and Lisa fall in love but theirs is a secret romance as Lisa says she can never leave as long as her grandfather is alive. Dane has to relocate to another city and after a three month absence, visits the old man's shop only to find him dead. Only then does he realize the extent of the secret the Klemms shared.
- DirectorPaul HenreidStarsAlfred HitchcockDean StockwellPatricia CollingeBilly Weaver's just moved to a small English village, and sees an advert for a room. The landlady's quite pleasant. He's perplexed when she later mentions two others are also staying; he's never seen nor heard of them before, so, who are these tenants?
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAlfred HitchcockClaude RainsEd GardnerFather Amion discovers that the large amounts of money turning up on the collection plate come from a grateful horse player who has hit a winning streak.
- DirectorGordon HesslerStarsAlfred HitchcockMartin BalsamVivian NathanA man who's fed up with his invalid wife's incessant nagging plans her funeral and prepays for a stylish coffin.
- DirectorAlan Crosland Jr.StarsAlfred HitchcockPeter FalkPaul HartmanMeyer Fine's fear of death is a debilitating obsession. It becomes paranoia when his job as a casino manager creates conflict and deaths occur around him. After getting wounded in a drive-by shooting, he takes a drastic measure.
- DirectorJohn NewlandStarsAlfred HitchcockMichael RennieAntoinette BowerIn 1817 London, a silk petticoat belonging to the first wife of a newly remarried husband reveals him to be a very evil man.
- 1955–196230mTV-147.3 (451)TV EpisodeDirectorHerschel DaughertyStarsAlfred HitchcockClaude RainsJohn LarchA man goes to a police station claiming memory loss, followed by a boy who says he was accidentally left behind by his father, but the desk sergeant is suspicious of both their stories.
- 1955–196230mTV-148.0 (564)TV EpisodeDirectorAlan Crosland Jr.StarsAlfred HitchcockCharles BronsonLola AlbrightWhen a woman is forced by a murderer to drive him to safety, she deliberately passes up chances to escape.
- DirectorNorman LloydStarsAlfred HitchcockDavid OpatoshuMiriam ColonAfter he's injured in an accident at work, a man dares to fake a miracle after pretending to be paralyzed in order to collect insurance money.
- 1955–196230mTV-147.9 (464)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn NewlandStarsAlfred HitchcockDick YorkSarah MarshallA loyal employee learns he won't get his anticipated promotion and decides to get something even better-a half million dollars in negotiable bonds stolen from his employer.
- DirectorRobert FloreyStarsAlfred HitchcockGeorge NaderCloris LeachmanCaroline has an uncanny infatuation with her actor brother and grows jealous whenever he spends time in the company of other women.
- 1962–196551mTV-PG8.2 (560)TV EpisodeDirectorHerschel DaughertyStarsAlfred HitchcockRay MillandClaire GriswoldA patient at a mental hospital kills the head doctor and takes over, replacing the staff with fellow patients. Things get complicated when the niece of the real doctor makes an unexpected visit.
- DirectorRobert StevensStarsAlfred HitchcockBarbara BarrieGladys CooperA woman awakens in a dystopian society formed after the extinction of all men where women are sorted at birth into one of four social castes - Workers, Mothers (incubators), Servitors and Doctors. She rebels against being just a mother.
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsAlfred HitchcockDana WynterT.C. JonesA serial killer is in the area where some private nurses have locked themselves in a large house, except for one basement window.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsAlfred HitchcockVera MilesJohn CarradineAuto mechanic Leo Manfred fixes a limousine owned by Gavin Revere, a famed, retired and wheelchair-bound Hollywood director. Gavin's beautiful daughter Nicky catches Leo's eye, so he offers to drive her home where he meets Gavin. Gavin, distrusting, warns Leo to stay away from Nicky. Leo is persistent and eventually Nicky falls in love with him. But when Gavin learns about their marriage plans, he fears Leo only wants her for their money. To convince the director of his true intentions, Leo takes out a life insurance policy for fifty thousand dollars with the payoff going to Nicky. Gavin agrees, and the marriage plans continue. Shortly before the wedding, however, Leo makes the fatal mistake of insulting one of Gavin's movies entitled "Death Scene," and the old man changes his mind about the wedding. Not willing to give up Nicky over a quarrel, Leo wheels Gavin to an empty swimming pool to stage an "accidental" death, but his plan goes awry.
- DirectorHerbert ColemanStarsAlfred HitchcockColleen DewhurstTom SimcoxA handsome young thief, wounded by police in a robbery that left a young rookie cop dead, is hospitalized under tight security. After middle-aged spinster Nurse Ellen Hatch takes charge of his care, he tries to sweet-talk her into believing that he is innocent of the crime and contends the vindictive police are victimizing him and that he won't make it to trial alive if they have their way. As the police relent somewhat under the influence of her strict, no-nonsense attitude, the young thief develops a personal relationship with her. As she reluctantly succumbs to his romantic advances, the convalescing prisoner tries to cajole her into helping him escape.