Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ann Arbor District Library
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In 'Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents,' Al Sjoerdsma is dedicated to examining each episode of the original 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' television series, show by show in chronological order, in depth and with an eye to the popular culture of the 1950s and 1960s. https://aadl.org/
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ann Arbor District Library
2w ago
In this installment, Count Mattoni is still dead and Inspector Davidson is still investigating but the list of confessed killers only grows longer. Then, Al pays a visit to "The Manxman."   ..read more
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ann Arbor District Library
2M ago
It's March 12th, National Alfred Hitchcock Day! To quote the Hitchcock Festival website: "It is not the birthday or the death of Hitchcock, and it is unclear why it is celebrated on this date." But what a perfect time to present the first episode of the only multi-part story in the series. Who killed Count Mattoni? You won't find out in THIS episode! Then, Al takes a sip of "Champagne."  ..read more
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ann Arbor District Library
2M ago
In this installment, Charles Hannover Gresham resorts to blackmail to play a blackmailer in Wayne Campbell's new play. But that's just a taste of the cream of the jest. Then, Al flirts with "The Farmer's Wife."  ..read more
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ann Arbor District Library
3M ago
In this installment, as Hitch tells us, we have a story of the eternal triangle...where two of the three are willing to commit murder. Then, Al puts on the gloves and enters "The Ring."  ..read more
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ann Arbor District Library
5M ago
In this installment, insurance man Joe Rogers investigates a woman whose previous two husbands died under mysterious circumstances. And it looks like she's preparing to marry again. Then, Al indulges in a little Easy Virtue ..read more
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ann Arbor District Library
6M ago
In this installment, Steve Morgan becomes a number...number 22...when he is arrested and enters a police line-up. Steve thinks it's a game but it is more serious than Steve thinks. Then, Al counts down from Number Twenty-Two to Number Seventeen ..read more
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ann Arbor District Library
7M ago
In this installment, there's some arsenic poisoning going on in the home of Carl and Annette Borden. But who is the poisoner and who is the victim? Then, it's Downhill from there ..read more
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ann Arbor District Library
8M ago
In this installment, the Judge invites young Wallace, who is running off with the Judge's wife, to share a bottle of wine, which he just may have poisoned. In stories pitting young and old rivals, one or the other invariably comes to a tragic end. But which one in this story ..read more
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ann Arbor District Library
9M ago
In this installment, Stephen Fontaine is a prisoner, saddled with an "Oregon Boot," a manacle around his ankle. He is sure that he can convince police Sgt. Rockwell to free him for $50,000 but things do not go as planned ..read more
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ann Arbor District Library
9M ago
In this special installment, Al takes a look at the Hitchcock film that came out in the middle of the show's second season; a film very much like "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" in tone, look, and feeling ..read more