Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season 5
Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season 5
Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season 5
1959
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Season 5 - Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama and comedy about people of different species committing murders, suicides, thefts and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations; perceived or not. (imdb)
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Directed by:
Paul Henreid
60 total credits
Paul Henreid has 60 credits at Criticker, including: Casablanca, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Now, Voyager, Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Night Train to Munich
97 total credits
The acknowledged master of the thriller genre he virtually invented, Alfred Hitchcock was also a brilliant technician who deftly blended sex, suspense and humor. His legacy is vast: books, tributes, film festivals, and imitators abound. Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, the monthly publication that bears his name, and other Alfred Hitchcock Presents anthologies, are still going strong.
12 total credits
Robert Stevens has 12 credits at Criticker, including: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Where Is Everybody?, Walking Distance, Never Love a Stranger and The Big Caper
Writers:
Robert Bloch 30 total credits
Robert Bloch has 30 credits at Criticker, including: Psycho, Psycho, Bates Motel, Asylum and Psycho IV: The Beginning
10 total credits
Robert C. Dennis has 10 credits at Criticker, including: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Terror in the Haunted House, Crime Against Joe, The Man Is Armed and Our Cook's a Treasure
Starring:
John Williams
31 total credits
John Williams has 31 credits at Criticker, including: Dial M for Murder, Witness for the Prosecution, To Catch a Thief, Sabrina and The Paradine Case
22 total credits
Patricia Hitchcock has 22 credits at Criticker, including: Psycho, Strangers on a Train, Stage Fright, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and 'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
97 total credits
The acknowledged master of the thriller genre he virtually invented, Alfred Hitchcock was also a brilliant technician who deftly blended sex, suspense and humor. His legacy is vast: books, tributes, film festivals, and imitators abound. Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, the monthly publication that bears his name, and other Alfred Hitchcock Presents anthologies, are still going strong.
18 total credits
Harry Tyler has 18 credits at Criticker, including: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Witness to Murder, The Woman Who Came Back, Footsteps in the Night and Premonition
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Arthur (1959)
- S5E1
When his pretty ex-fiancee returns from another failed relationship, a chicken farmer, not wanting anything to do with her, decides to eliminate her.
The Crystal Trench (1959)
- S5E2
An obsessed young woman waits decades for her husband's body to emerge from the ice, after he fell from a mountain.
Appointment at Eleven (1959)
- S5E3
David Logan lives at home with his mother and he's still upset that his father left them many years before. He is haunted by an event when he was twelve years old and he came home to find his father with a blue-eyed blond. He tells his mother he has an appointment at 11:00 so he skips dinner and heads to a bar. There he meets a girl and repeats several times that some...
Coyote Moon (1959)
- S5E4
A goodhearted man picks up an old guy, his adult son and daughter hitchhiking, but they steal from him every chance they get.
No Pain (1959)
- S5E5
A woman reveals to her rich, invalid husband dependent on a respirator, that she's planning to painlessly murder him, but he may have a surprise for her.
Anniversary Gift (1959)
- S5E6
Myra Jenkins has quite a menagerie in her home: birds, a turtle, a monkey, a chameleon and on and on. She is quite devoted to them, usually at the expense of her husband Hermie. Their neighbor, George Bay, is always telling Hermie how much he misses his late wife and that since since she's died, all he ever does is travel, go fishing and drink beer.
Dry Run (1959)
- S5E7
A crime boss gives a new employee an assignment to kill another man, but the intended victim tempts him with another offer. (imdb)
In the future year of 1980, life expectancy has increased dramatically and J.J. Bunce provides an essential service. He approaches John Treadwell and informs him that his elderly mother-in-law, now in her 80s and who lives with him full-time, will live at least another 32 years. Bunce's offer is quite simple: he will dispose of her for a fee. Initially Treadwell rejec...
Dead Weight (1959)
- S5E9
A married man captures a gunman who tried to rob him and his mistress, but to avoid a scandal, he contemplates whether to let him go or kill him.
Special Delivery (1959)
- S5E10
Mental suggestions and odd behavior have some people believing a special delivery of quick-growing mushroom spores may be an invading life form.
Road Hog (1959)
- S5E11
A very rude traveling salesman forces a truck off the road, causing a delay in emergency care for an injured young man, who dies.
Specialty of the House (1959)
- S5E12
Mr. Laffler invites Mr. Costain to join him for dinner at a private club that he describes as a very special experience. To his disappointment, Laffler is informed that the house specialty, a lamb dish, is not being served. They continue to visit the club and one evening, the famous dish is served. It also happens that a long-time member has resigned.
In the Civil War, Union soldiers hang a Confederate farmer for sabotage. The rope breaks and he falls into a river. He swims to safety and begins walking home. Disoriented, he's glad to see plantation staff who guide his befogged travel.
Graduating Class (1959)
- S5E14
While on a date, a new teacher of European literature at an all-girl college observes one of her students leaving a nightclub with a man and follows them. What could go wrong?
Man from the South (1960)
- S5E15
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.
The Ikon of Elijah (1960)
- S5E16
Carpius owns an antique shop in Cyprus and is quite excited to hear that a local monastery may be in possession of a very valuable icon. Knowing that a client would pay a fortune for it, he arranges to visit the monastery to steal the icon. During the robbery, Carpius kills a praying monk but claims it was an accident. The Abbot says he will forgive him, but as he has...
The Cure (1960)
- S5E17
Living in the remote tropics are two oil explorers, one of whom is married to a very attractive woman. One night, she tries to stab her husband and he is convinced by his partner that she is sick with tropical fever. They agree that she needs to see a head shrinker. En route to the doctor however, she convinces her husband's partner to help her kill the husband.
Backward, Turn Backward (1960)
- S5E18
Matt Thompson is bludgeoned to death with a pipe wrench and suspicion immediately falls on 59-year-old Phil Canby. The wrench belonged to Canby and he was there that evening fixing a leaky sink. The real problem however is that Canby is in love with Thompson's 19-year-old daughter, Sue, and they plan on getting married; everyone knew Matt Thompson was violently oppose...
Not the Running Type (1960)
- S5E19
When Capt. Ernest Fisher learns that Milton Potter has been released from prison after serving his 15-year sentence, he tells his subordinates about this very strange case. Potter was a bookkeeper for a bank. He did his work well and was reliable but people knew very little about his private life. When it's determined that he embezzled $200,000 he is eventually sent t...
The Day of the Bullet (1960)
- S5E20
When a young boy reports a mob-beating to the police, and his father does not encourage him, he is adversely affected for the rest of his life.
Hitch Hike (1960)
- S5E21
Anne has just been acquitted in court and her uncle, Charles Underhill is not a happy man. He feels that her brush with the law will reflect badly on him and is of the view that the only reason she got off was because of his reputation as an upstanding citizen. Underhill doesn't think much of young people, questioning their constant attempt at rebellion.
Across the Threshold (1960)
- S5E22
Sofie Winter hires mediums in an attempt to contact her late husband, who died six years previously. Her son Hubert, who feels somewhat overwhelmed by his doting mother, decides to ask his actress-girlfriend to impersonate a medium and she convinces Sofie that her husband misses her and the time has come for her to join him. Sofie meticulously plans her departure and ...
Craig's Will (1960)
- S5E23
Thomas Craig is feeling pretty good about himself. His rich uncle has just died and knowing that he is the only living relative, expects to inherit the family fortune. He's thrown for a loop however, when his uncle leaves everything to his pet dog for the balance of its lifetime, with the inheritance going to Thomas only after the dog's passing. Thomas' gold-digging g...
Madame Mystery (1960)
- S5E24
Steven is working on his novel when into his apartment walks an attractive woman, soaking wet. She's with Steven's neighbour, Jimmy Dolan, who's a bit of a playboy. Jimmy is a PR man for a major studio but has only limited talent so he needs Steven's help to write material about Betsy Blake, a long-time Hollywood star who recently drowned and who has a major movie bei...
Jamie and Ben McMahon have brought a civilized attitude to a rough and tumble mining town. Although both strongmen in their own rights, they preach brotherly love and turning the other cheek. One day, in walks the Little Man, a strange little fellow who challenges the McMahons and says that his powers are far greater than theirs. To the shock of everyone present, he p...
John Crane is attending a coroner's inquiry and remembers the events that brought him there. John lives with his mother Claire and they are obviously very close. While on holiday, he meets Lottie and falls in love for the first time in his life. When his mother visits, it's obvious she and Lottie do not like one another. Lottie suggests that they take Claire up to the...
The Cuckoo Clock (1960)
- S5E27
Mrs. Blythe goes to spend a weekend at her cottage. She hasn't been there since her husband died the year before. Stopping at the general store, she's told that a patient has escaped from the local mental institution. Once at her cottage, she meets Madeleine who says she had seen a dangerous looking man nearby. Madeleine is obviously upset and wants to leave, but Mrs....
Forty Detectives Later (1960)
- S5E28
After locating the killer of his wife, a man hires his 41st detective to set up a meeting so he can kill the male suspect.
The Hero (1960)
- S5E29
Sir Richard Musgrave is traveling by ship to South Africa. He is a wealthy entrepreneur who made his fortune in Africa. On board ship, he notices an individual that he recognizes as Jan Vander Klaue, a one-time partner against whom he had committed a terrible act. The gentleman is quite genial, denies knowing Musgrave and denies being Vander Klaue. Musgrave however is...
Insomnia (1960)
- S5E30
Charles Cavender suffers from terrible insomnia. He hasn't had a good night's sleep in months and has lost a number of jobs as a result. He visits a psychiatrist and recounts a recurring dream he has about the death of his wife, who died in a house fire. Cavender's brother-in-law, Jack Fletcher, blames him for his sister's death and it's determined there is link betwe...
I Can Take Care of Myself (1960)
- S5E31
Bert Haber is an old-time piano player, and he and Georgia who sings, have proven to be a very popular nightclub act. Problems arise when a gangster, 'Little Dandy' Dorf, takes a liking to Georgia but she wants no part of him and pours a drink over his head. Soon after, Bert is threatened when someone suggests he get an insurance policy. Things come to a head a few we...
One Grave Too Many (1960)
- S5E32
Joe Helmer is having serious financial problems. He's been out of work for some time and his unemployment insurance has run out. Walking home after unsuccessfully trying to get a loan, he comes across a well-to-do gent, apparently dead on the sidewalk. Joe takes the man's wallet and flees. It's only when he gets home that he finds a revealing note in the man's wallet.
Party Line (1960)
- S5E33
Helen Parch shares a party-line telephone with several others. She likes to talk on the phone quite a bit but also listens in on others. She's warned by the police one day that a Mr. Miller, with whom she once shared the party line, has broken out of prison and that her life may be in danger. Years before, Miller needed to contact a doctor when his wife was ill, and H...
Cell 227 (1960)
- S5E34
Professor Herbert Morrison is on death row awaiting his sentence to go through. His lawyer is trying to get a last-minute stay of execution but the professor says he doesn't want a reprieve.
Charlotte Hope arrives in the Wellington household to act as a governess of their children. She's a somewhat brash, opinionated person who boldly announces she uses the Schartz-Metterklume method for teaching children. The parents are concerned, and after a few days, Miss Hope is released from employment. As she arrives at the train station, someone disembarks asking ...
Letter of Credit (1960)
- S5E36
Henry Taylor visits the town of Kirkland where, three years before, a bank employee, Arnold Mathias, had been convicted of stealing $200,000 from the bank where he worked. None of the money has been found and Mathias always maintained his innocence. It would appear that Mathias had recently been killed in an attempted prison escape and Taylor visits the bank manager t...
Escape to Sonoita (1960)
- S5E37
Two kidnappers think they have made their escape when they hijack a tanker in the dry desert, leaving the occupants and a female victim behind to die.
Hooked (1960)
- S5E38
Ray Marchand is married to an older woman but he is quite attracted to Nyla Foster, a very attractive college student spending the summer working at her father's fishing camp. She tells Ray that her father would never leave her alone with him - so he should stop by on Mondays when her father goes into town for supplies. When Nyla hears that Ray's wife can't swim, the...
Cast & Info
Directed by:
Paul Henreid 60 total credits
Paul Henreid has 60 credits at Criticker, including: Casablanca, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Now, Voyager, Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Night Train to Munich
97 total credits
The acknowledged master of the thriller genre he virtually invented, Alfred Hitchcock was also a brilliant technician who deftly blended sex, suspense and humor. His legacy is vast: books, tributes, film festivals, and imitators abound. Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, the monthly publication that bears his name, and other Alfred Hitchcock Presents anthologies, are still going strong.
12 total credits
Robert Stevens has 12 credits at Criticker, including: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Where Is Everybody?, Walking Distance, Never Love a Stranger and The Big Caper
Writers:
Robert Bloch 30 total credits
Robert Bloch has 30 credits at Criticker, including: Psycho, Psycho, Bates Motel, Asylum and Psycho IV: The Beginning
10 total credits
Robert C. Dennis has 10 credits at Criticker, including: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Terror in the Haunted House, Crime Against Joe, The Man Is Armed and Our Cook's a Treasure
Starring:
John Williams 31 total credits
John Williams has 31 credits at Criticker, including: Dial M for Murder, Witness for the Prosecution, To Catch a Thief, Sabrina and The Paradine Case
22 total credits
Patricia Hitchcock has 22 credits at Criticker, including: Psycho, Strangers on a Train, Stage Fright, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and 'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
97 total credits
The acknowledged master of the thriller genre he virtually invented, Alfred Hitchcock was also a brilliant technician who deftly blended sex, suspense and humor. His legacy is vast: books, tributes, film festivals, and imitators abound. Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, the monthly publication that bears his name, and other Alfred Hitchcock Presents anthologies, are still going strong.
18 total credits
Harry Tyler has 18 credits at Criticker, including: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Witness to Murder, The Woman Who Came Back, Footsteps in the Night and Premonition
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