TV series
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Episode 1
When his former fiancee turns up missing, chicken farmer Arthur obligingly lets the police search his ranch, despite the fact that they seem to suspect him of her murder.
Directed by Alfred HitchcockWritten by James P. Cavanagh, Arthur WilliamsGuest stars Laurence Harvey, Patrick Macnee, Hazel Court, Robert Douglas, Barry Harvey
Episode 2
Dangerous secrets are revealed when a devoted widow travels to the glacier in Switzerland where her husband's body has been preserved since his deadly fall forty years earlier.
Directed by Alfred HitchcockWritten by Stirling Silliphant, A.E.W. MasonGuest stars Patricia Owens, Oscar Beregi Jr., James Donald, Werner Klemperer, Patrick Macnee, Ben Astar, Harold Dyrenforth, Frank Holms
Episode 3
A 17-year-old causes havoc at a bar and alarms everyone around him when he talks hysterically about how he'll be "born again" when someone else dies at eleven o'clock.
Directed by Robert StevensWritten by Evan Hunter, Robert TurnerGuest stars Clu Gulager, Sean McClory, Norma Crane, Clint Kimbrough, Michael J. Pollard, Amy Douglass, Dick Gering, Jerry Rhoads
Episode 4
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.
Directed by Herschel DaughertyWritten by Harold Swanton, Kenneth PerkinsGuest stars Macdonald Carey, Edgar Buchanan, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Jack Lambert, Wesley Lau, Eve McVeagh, James Field, David Fresco
Episode 5
Nothing is as it seems when a polio victim in an iron lung suspects his wife of becoming attracted to a new neighbor and wonders if she's planning to get rid of him for good.
Directed by Norman LloydWritten by William Fay, Talmage PowellGuest stars Brian Keith, Yale Wexler, Dorothea Lord, Joanna Moore
Episode 6
Sick of his wife's menagerie of strange and high-maintenance animals, a frazzled husband decides to get her the perfect present - a highly poisonous coral snake.
Directed by Norman LloydWritten by Harold Swanton, John CollierGuest stars Michael J. Pollard, Harry Morgan, Jackie Coogan, Barbara Baxley, James Field, Maurice Manson, Steve McAdam
Episode 7
An aspiring hitman takes on a risky assignment to kill a rival gangster but then finds himself easily conned by his target in a treacherous game of cat and mouse.
Directed by John BrahmWritten by Bill S. Ballinger, Norman StruberGuest stars David White, Robert Vaughn, Tyler McVey, Walter Matthau
Episode 8
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.
Directed by Herschel DaughertyWritten by Stanley Ellin, Halsted WellesGuest stars Elizabeth Patterson, Henry Jones, Dick York, Irene Windust, Paul E. Burns, Vaughn Meadows, Nancy Kilgas, Penny Edwards
Episode 9
Lovers' Lane becomes a dark and deadly destination when an ad executive and his former girlfriend are attacked by a young thug, and his efforts to protect them quickly go from heroic to something much more criminal.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergWritten by Jerry Sohl, Herb GoldenGuest stars Don Gordon, Angela Greene, Joseph Cotten, Julie Adams, Ted de Corsia, Claude Stroud, Gail Bonney, Reita Green
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Norman LloydWritten by Ray BradburyGuest stars Beatrice Straight, Frank Maxwell, Michael Burns, Stephen Dunne, Peter Lazer, CeCe Whitney, Pat Hagerty, Jim O'Neill
Episode 11
When a traffic delay prevents a dying boy from reaching the hospital in time, his bereaved father and brothers swear revenge on the salesman who hogged the road when a life was on the line.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergWritten by Bill S. Ballinger, Harold R. DanielsGuest stars Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Roscoe Ates, Ray Teal, Robert Emhardt, Brad Weston, Jack Easton Jr., Gordon Wynn
Episode 12
Mr. Laffler introduces his colleague Mr. Costain to Spirro's, an exclusive gentleman's club, but to their disappointment, the house specialty, a lamb dish, is not being served that day.
Directed by Robert StevensWritten by Victor Wolfson, Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Stanley EllinGuest stars Bettye Ackerman, Robert Morley, Lee Turnbull, Kenneth Haigh, Tetsu Komai, George Keymas, Charles Wagenheim, Madame Spivy
Episode 13
Moments before he's set to swing from the end of a Union rope, a Southern supporter reflects on the sabotage attempt that brought him there and sees a possibility for freedom.
Directed by Robert StevensonWritten by Harold Swanton, Ambrose BierceGuest stars Kenneth Tobey, Ronald Howard, James Coburn, Douglas Kennedy, Juano Hernández, Brad Weston, Ruby Goodwin
Episode 14
A teacher's 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 man's apartment.
Directed by Herschel DaughertyWritten by Stirling Silliphant, Edouard SandozGuest stars Wendy Hiller, Gigi Perreau, Julie Payne, Robert H. Harris, Jocelyn Brando, Madge Kennedy, Sheila Bromley, Josie Lloyd
Episode 15
In 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.
Directed by Norman LloydWritten by William FayGuest stars Steve McQueen, Peter Lorre, Neile Adams, Tyler McVey, Katherine Squire, Marc Cavell, Phil Gordon
Episode 16
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.
Directed by Paul AlmondWritten by Victor Wolfson, Avram Davidson, Norah PerezGuest stars Sam Jaffe, Danielle De Metz, Oskar Homolka, Arthur Gould-Porter, Richard Longman, David Janti, Robert Richards, Fred Catania
Episode 17
Some important things get lost in translation when a South American oil explorer agrees to have his loyal native assistant take his murderous wife to a head shrinker for her health.
Directed by Herschel DaughertyWritten by Michael Pertwee, Robert BlochGuest stars Cara Williams, Peter Mark Richman, Nehemiah Persoff, Leonard Strong, Jhean Burton
Episode 18
A middle aged plumber is suspected of bludgeoning to death the father of his 19-year-old love interest, but the Sheriff can't figure out how the man could have done the crime and been caring for his baby grandson at the same time.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergWritten by Charles Beaumont, Dorothy Salisbury DavisGuest stars Alan Baxter, Tom Tully, Phyllis Love, Raymond Bailey, Rebecca Welles, Paul Maxwell, Peggy Converse, David Carlile
Episode 19
After twelve years in prison for stealing $200,000 from his investment firm employers, Milton Potter calmly returns all the money he embezzled and pursues some very unique post-prison retirement plans.
Directed by Arthur HillerWritten by Jerry SohlGuest stars O.Z. Whitehead, Bert Freed, Murray Alper, Robert Bray, Wendell Holmes, Paul Hartman, Herbert Ellis, Maurice Manson
Episode 20
When Clete Vine, a successful businessman, reads about a gangster's 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.
Directed by Norman LloydWritten by Bill S. Ballinger, Stanley EllinGuest stars Dennis Patrick, Barry Gordon, Norman Lloyd, Glenn Walken, Biff Elliot, Harry Landers, John Craven, Clegg Hoyt
Episode 21
A righteous and hypocritical civic leader on a road trip accepts mechanical help from a young man who then asks for a lift, soon afterwards he reveals he's recently been released from reform school.
Directed by Paul HenreidWritten by Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Ed LacyGuest stars Suzanne Pleshette, John McIntire, Robert Morse, Read Morgan, Paul E. Burns
Episode 22
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.
Directed by Arthur HillerWritten by Charlotte Armstrong, L.B. GordonGuest stars George Grizzard, Patricia Collinge, Barbara Baxley
Episode 23
It's one lucky dog who is named the beneficiary of his deceased master's estate, but he then becomes the target of murderous plots concocted by the humans in his life.
Directed by Gene ReynoldsWritten by Burt Styler, Valerie Dyke, Albert E. LewinGuest stars Paul Stewart, Dick Van Dyke, Harry Tyler, Stella Stevens, Joseph Holland, Almira Sessions, Maurice Manson, Stephen Roberts
Episode 24
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 she's still alive.
Directed by John BrahmWritten by William Fay, Robert BlochGuest stars Audrey Totter, Joby Baker, Harp McGuire, Mike Ragan, Meri Welles
Episode 25
The patrons in a copper town saloon initially scoff at the mysterious, small man who barges in, but soon find themselves handing over their valuables when he takes on two strapping brothers.
Directed by George Stevens Jr.Written by Gordon Russell, Larry WardGuest stars Norman Lloyd, Robert Armstrong, Read Morgan, Clegg Hoyt, Arch Johnson, Mike Ragan, Clancy Cooper, Frank Christi
Episode 26
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.
Directed by Herschel DaughertyWritten by James P. Cavanagh, Hugh WheelerGuest stars Jessie Royce Landis, Gia Scala, William Shatner, Robert Carson, Donald Elson, William Meader
Episode 27
A sensible widow beginning her stay in a remote summer cottage refuses to be alarmed by news of an escaped mental patient, but her resolve weakens as she visits with an off-beat local.
Directed by John BrahmWritten by Robert Bloch, Frank MaceGuest stars Don Beddoe, Beatrice Straight, Fay Spain, Donald Buka, Patricia Hitchcock
Episode 28
The forty-first private eye hired by a man to find his wife's killer follows the clues to a suspect, and then realizes that the case is more complex than he had realized.
Directed by Arthur HillerWritten by Henry SlesarGuest stars James Franciscus, George Mitchell, Jack Weston, Arlene McQuade, Bob Kelljan
Episode 29
A wealthy entrepreneur is sure that the man he meets on a cruise ship is the same person he robbed and left for dead many years ago ... or is he?
Directed by John BrahmWritten by Bill S. Ballinger, Henry De Vere StacpooleGuest stars Eric Portman, Richard Lupino, Jack Livesey, Oskar Homolka, Irene Tedrow, Bartlett Robinson, Ralph Clanton, Irene Windust
Episode 30
Lack of sleep is ruining a widower's life, but the real nightmare begins when he finally meets his brother-in-law, a menacing veteran still holding a grudge for his sister's death.
Directed by John BrahmWritten by Henry SlesarGuest stars Al Hodge, John S. Ragin, Dennis Weaver, Ken Clark, James Millhollin, Sam Gilman, Dorothea Lord
Episode 31
A beautiful Greenwich Village nightclub singer unwittingly risks her life - and that of her pianist - when she makes the mistake of brushing off "Little Dandy", a dangerous mobster.
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.Written by Thomas Grant, Fred McMorrowGuest stars Frankie Darro, Lennie Weinrib, Edmon Ryan, Pat Harrington Jr., Myron McCormick, Linda Lawson, Will Kuluva, William Sharon
Episode 32
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.
Directed by Arthur HillerWritten by Henry Slesar, Henry SlesarGuest stars Jeremy Slate, Howard McNear, Neile Adams, Tyler McVey, Biff Elliot, David Carlile, Paul Bradley
Episode 33
A busybody fears for her life when she learns that the man who blames her for his wife's death has escaped from prison and may be planning a visit with his former neighbor.
Directed by Hilton A. GreenWritten by Henry Slesar, Henry SlesarGuest stars Judy Canova, Ted Knight, Gertrude Flynn, Royal Dano, Ellen Corby, Arch Johnson, Charity Grace
Episode 34
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".
Directed by Paul HenreidWritten by Bill S. Ballinger, Bryce WaltonGuest stars Sal Ponti, Liam Sullivan, James Westerfield, James Best, Frank Maxwell, Brian Keith, Harry Raybould, Robert Carson
Episode 35
An unconventional governess disrupts a conservative household with her radical ideas about interior design, wines, art and - especially - children and their education.
Directed by Richard DunlapWritten by Marian B. Cockrell, Hector Hugh MunroGuest stars Elspeth March, Hermione Gingold, Noel Drayton, Doris Lloyd, Patricia Hitchcock, Angela Cartwright, Veronica Cartwright, Tom Conway
Episode 36
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?
Directed by Paul HenreidWritten by Helen Nielsen, Helen NielsenGuest stars Bob Sweeney, Robert Bray, Ronald Nicholas, Theodore Newton, Jacqueline Holt, Joseph Hamilton, Cyril Delevanti
Episode 37
A pair of truck drivers stranded in the Arizona desert find themselves at the mercy of two kidnappers who are heading to the border ... and determined to take the last of the drinking water with them.
Directed by Stuart RosenbergWritten by James A. Howard, James A. Howard, Bill S. BallingerGuest stars Murray Hamilton, Burt Reynolds, Harry Dean Stanton, Venetia Stevenson, James Bell, Robert Karnes, George Dockstader
Episode 38
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.
Directed by Norman LloydWritten by Thomas Grant, Robert TurnerGuest stars Vivienne Segal, Anne Francis, Robert Horton, John Holland
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Alfred HitchcockSelf - Host
Alan NapierLord Sorrington
John WilliamsInspector Davidson
Phyllis ThaxterKaren Stewart
Robert HortonBrad Taylor
Russell CollinsSkinner #21
Raymond BaileyDoctor Jason
Rusty LanePolice Detective
NBCUnited States
CBSUnited States
Universal TelevisionUnited States
