Alfred Hitchcock Presents

- Season 3

(1957)

Captivated 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.

Clerk Ronald Grimes starts receiving letters from a mysterious Mr. Christiani that seemingly predict the future.

A lawyer, with blackmail in mind, meets with a famed detective to prove he convicted an innocent man.

A convicted robber is released to the family of one of his cell mates, against the better judgment of his parole officer.

A professor kills the beautiful, blackmailing female student he has been having a sexual affair with, in front of a baby.

When 5,200 dollars in lost cash is found by a man, he gets into a potentially deadly conflict with his wife about what to do with it.

An ex-convict plans on killing his double-crossing partner and maybe his ex-girlfriend, after they help him recover the stolen money he hid.

A man about to be executed for a murder he did not commit, uses a last request to give his version of events.

A rebellious, pretty teenage girl uses any means, even murder, to get free of her overly protective aunt who is raising her.

A married couple stands to inherit 30,000 British pounds when the wife's aunt riding with them dies, but while in Mexico their car with her body inside is stolen.

A plumber who blackmails housewives over false claims of having affairs , meets one who has some ideas about stopping him and maybe getting restitution for all his victims.

An elderly woman's beloved alley cat is killed by the local bookie, and she gets the strong urge to murder him.

A desperate deputy DA who gets a murder conviction against a man for killing his wife, is confronted by another man who claims he committed the crime.

Eddie Slovak meets an old Army buddy named Pete who once saved his life. He intends to repay his friend. He offers him money for a business, but Peter refuses. Eddie tries to talk to Pete's wife Louise. Louise falls for Eddie and the two become romantically involved.

A husband gets locked in a secure office with the body of his beautiful young mistress, who he has just murdered.

A man fears his mentally unstable daughter has bought a gun to kill herself, but perhaps she has other plans.

A man, who has a theory that murders committed without a motive are very rarely solved, is coaxed by his friend into killing someone.

Millicent Bracegirdle is a sheltered old woman who decides to go to Paris. Her visit does not turn out well when she accidentally enters the wrong hotel room and gets locked inside with a notorious murderer.

A man challenges a bigger guy to a duel with weapons, after his lustful actions caused his wife to leave him.

Fran is a housewife addicted to gambling and has to repay a $25 loan by 5 o'clock that afternoon.

A murderer holding a bickering married couple at gunpoint, tries to decide which one to kill, but their constant arguing over who should die confuses him.

Sgt. Andre is a returning veteran from the French-Algerian war. He heads home to his estate with his crippled friend Marcel. Marcel lost his leg saving Andre's life. Along the way Andre falls for a beautiful girl Therese even though he is already engaged to be married. Marcel and a good web of lies help Andre out of his problem.

Mr. 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.

Lucia meets and falls in love with a man named Allen Bliss at a party that is a celebration of her engagement to another man: John St. Rogers. She decides to break the engagement. She later discovers that Allen is already married. The lovers decide to go for a ride in a sailboat to discuss their plans.

A newsman taking a forced plane trip to Egypt describes his past connection with arms trafficking to a lovely governess who knows part of his story is untrue.

A handsome homicide detective is befriended by four old ladies who invite him for tea and proceed to play out a variation of Arsenic and Old Lace for his benefit.

A bookmaker blackmails a man who faked his own death to collect insurance money, and finds the man's wife wants a share also.

When Mary Maloney's police chief husband is found murdered, the police investigate and have a hard time trying to find the murder weapon.

A meek bored man wants to feel important, so he commits increasingly serious crimes ranging from theft to eventual murder.

Paula Frayne's husband Norman is a chronic worrier who shows her little attention. When an old friend of Norman's shows up and shows too much interest in Paula, Norman becomes difficult. Paula becomes convinced that Norman no longer loves her and moves out of the house. She was wrong, however. Norman really loves her and threatens murder to prove it.

A bitter man continues to live in a dark old mansion with his controlling sister, who he believes killed his wife, while openly planning her murder.

No one will listen to a mild-mannered man's theory about a string of local murders.

A wife refuses to let her husband squander away the money from a 133,000-dollar sweepstakes ticket inherited from her first dead spouse, so he plans on killing her.

Jack Lyons and Phyllis Chaundry are married after Jack kills Phyllis' first husband, but Phyllis is unhappy because Jack lost the crocodile dressing case her late husband was returning to her the night of his murder. When the police finally find the case, Jack identifies it based on the initials, but that just might give away his guilt.

William Botibol is a compulsive gambler. While on a cruise he enters a betting pool to guess the number of miles the ship will travel in the course of 24 hours. William thinks he has figured out a way to guarantee he will win the bet.

George Piper is a bank teller. Worried about his finances, he and his brother Fred think they have a foolproof plan to secure funds for the future.

Laura Bowlby is a psychic who is traveling to Hong Kong to reunite with her businessman husband. Upon her arrival, arrangements are made to purchase for her a black sedan. Mrs. Bowlby says she would prefer a different color, perhaps yellow. The car dealer is taken aback, as he reveals that the car was once canary yellow before a recent paint job. While being driven by her chauffeur, Laura begins to hear a woman's voice. The voice tells Laura about a passionate affair. Laura longs for such passion in her life because her husband James is quite unromantic and cold. ...

A broker strangles his client when she requests her money he no longer has, buries the body, then impersonates her leaving town and disappearing.

Colin 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.