Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mother, May I Go Out to Swim?
Season 5, Episode 26 · Aired 1960-04-10
Synopsis
John Crane is a mother's boy. He goes to Vermont and falls in love with Lotte Rank. They decide to get married. Later, John's mother, Claire, arrives. She obviously dislikes Lotte and John is reluctant to tell her that they want to marry. Lotte and John plan to kill Claire. They take her up to a cliff, but John has a change of heart. He shoves someone to her death, but it is not his mother; it's Lotte.
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