Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Backward, Turn Backward
Season 5, Episode 18 · Aired 1960-01-31
Synopsis
Sheriff Andy Willett investigates the murder of a man named Matt Thompson who was beaten to death with a wrench. He suspects a man named Phil Canby. Phil was involved in an affair with Matt's daughter Sue. Sheriff Willett discovers that a baby's cries were heard on the murder night. Knowing that Phil had been babysitting, he arrests Canby. As he is being taken way, his daughter Betty Canby yells at Sue. She blames him for ruining her father. She also yells at the sheriff. She begins to cry, almost regressing into infancy. She is mentally ill and was the murderer.
In the series
This episode is part of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962) on CBS/NBC.
The master of suspense as dry host — murder with a wink and a silhouette.
Key cast
- Alfred Hitchcock as Host