Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Season 4
36 episodes
- S04E01
Poison
In Malaya, ex-plantation owner Harry Pope, who has lost his share in the business due to drunkenness, discovers that, while reading in bed, a deadly snake has slithered under the sheets to rest upon his stomach. When his ex-partner Timber Woods enters, Woods tries to take advantage of the situation.
- S04E02
Don't Interrupt
Mr. and Mrs. Templeton are on a train with their deliquent eight-year-old son named Johnny. Outside it is snowing. A blizzard is raging. An announcement reveals that someone has escaped from a nearby asylum. He is not dangerous, but is in need of help because he is caught in the blizzard. Johnny annoys some passengers on the train. His parents get angry with him and tell him to be quiet. The train breaks down and Johnny notices a man outside scratching at the window. Listening to his parents, he doesn't say a word and leaves the mental patient outside to die in the blizzard.
- S04E03
The Jokester
The Jokester — Season 4, Episode 3 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1958-10-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E04
The Crooked Road
While driving along a country road, Harry Adams and his wife are pulled over for speeding. This begins a chain reaction of events which lead to the inescapable conclusion that the town in which the Adamses are stranded is chock-full of crooks and grafters, including a corrupt traffic cop, a dishonest judge, and a duplicitous car repairman. Without giving away too much of the outcome, let it be noted that Harry loudly complains about every outrage, while his nervous wife never relaxes her grip on her outsized purse.
- S04E05
The Two Million Dollar Defense
The Two Million Dollar Defense — Season 4, Episode 5 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1958-11-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E06
Design for Loving
Design for Loving — Season 4, Episode 6 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1958-11-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E07
A Man with a Problem
A Man with a Problem — Season 4, Episode 7 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1958-11-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E08
Safety for the Witness
A gunsmith fears for his life after witnessing crooks commit a murder. Alfred Hitchcock deals with a duelist problem.
- S04E09
Murder Me Twice
Murder Me Twice — Season 4, Episode 9 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1958-12-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E10
Tea Time
Tea Time — Season 4, Episode 10 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1958-12-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E11
And the Desert Shall Blossom
A local town council plans to evict two old prospectors who have been homesteading and searching for gold in the area before the town was built. They make a bargain with the local sheriff over their staying at their home.
- S04E12
Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Fenimore
Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Fenimore — Season 4, Episode 12 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1958-12-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E13
Six People, No Music
Six People, No Music — Season 4, Episode 13 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-01-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E14
The Morning After
The Morning After — Season 4, Episode 14 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-01-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E15
A Personal Matter
A Personal Matter — Season 4, Episode 15 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-01-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E16
Out There - Darkness
Out There - Darkness — Season 4, Episode 16 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-01-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E17
Total Loss
Total Loss — Season 4, Episode 17 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-02-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E18
The Last Dark Step
The Last Dark Step — Season 4, Episode 18 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-02-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E19
The Morning of the Bride
The Morning of the Bride — Season 4, Episode 19 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-02-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E20
The Diamond Necklace
The Diamond Necklace — Season 4, Episode 20 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-02-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E21
Relative Value
Relative Value — Season 4, Episode 21 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-03-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E22
The Right Price
Mort and Jocelyn Barnhardt are a constantly fighting married couple. One evening a burglar enters their home and makes a startling proposal. He tells Mort that he will rob him and that he wants to split the insurance money acquired from the robbery. Mort makes another offer. He wants him to kill his wife. They debate about the price and reach a compromise. The burglar goes upstairs to kill Jocelyn. After a while Mort becomes worried. He goes upstairs to find out what's taking so long. He is subsequently murdered. Jocelyn, it seems, made a higher counteroffer and the burglar decided to kill Mort.
- S04E23
I'll Take Care of You
After a man puts a permanent end to his dominant wife's demands for extravagance, he becomes the victim of blackmail.
- S04E24
The Avon Emeralds
Scotland Yard is tasked with ensuring that the recently widowed Lady Gwendolyn Avon doesn't smuggle an expensive necklace known as the "Avon Emeralds" out of England. Most of her late husband's estate was given up in death taxes and the police are sure she could sell them at a premium abroad. Inspector Benson is tasked with ensuring the jewels' safekeeping but when they are stolen from the hotel safe, it appears Lady Avon has a perfect plan.
- S04E25
The Kind Waitress
Thelma Tompkins is a waitress in a hotel restaurant. She's a good waitress and has always been kind to old Mrs. Mannerheim who eats in the restaurant every evening. Thelma is shocked when Mrs. Mannerheim tells her that she is her closest friend and has left her a considerable legacy in her will. In the interim, she gives Thelma a brooch. Over the following months, Mrs. Mannerheim becomes ever more demanding and Thelma's musician boyfriend Arthur suggests that maybe the time has come for the old lady's demise to accelerated somewhat. Thelma poison's her tea but without any obvious effect. Thelma takes matters into her own hands and the subsequent coroner's inquiry reveals some interesting information about the poison she was using.
- S04E26
Cheap Is Cheap
Cheap Is Cheap — Season 4, Episode 26 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-04-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E27
The Waxwork
The Waxwork — Season 4, Episode 27 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-04-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E28
The Impossible Dream
The Impossible Dream — Season 4, Episode 28 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-04-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E29
Banquo's Chair
Banquo's Chair — Season 4, Episode 29 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-05-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E30
A Night with the Boys
A Night with the Boys — Season 4, Episode 30 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-05-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E31
Your Witness
Your Witness — Season 4, Episode 31 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-05-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E32
The Human Interest Story
The Human Interest Story — Season 4, Episode 32 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-05-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E33
The Dusty Drawer
The Dusty Drawer — Season 4, Episode 33 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Aired 1959-05-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S04E34
A True Account
A nurse claiming she suspects her very rich husband of killing his first wife, seeks advice from a lawyer, instead of going to the police.
- S04E35
Touché
Bill Fleming is upset that his wife is having an affair with Philip Baxter, the most recent of a long line of lovers. Bill is an ex-boxer and an outdoors man and nothing would give him more pleasure than to wring Baxter's neck. When he mentions to his fishing pal that he has a large collection of dueling weapons, his buddy suggests that he challenge Baxter to a duel. He tells Bill that under California law, you get special treatment in the courts if you kill someone in a duel. Little does Bill realize that his fishing pal had a purpose in giving Bill the advice he did.
- S04E36
Invitation to an Accident
A scaffold falls on a new bride, after her husband accuses her of rendezvousing with an old flame. Another former suitor suspects the husband faked the accident, and urges her to cut off the affair. When she persists, he fears the unbalanced husband will again try to kill her, so he devises a plan to protect her.
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