Alfred Hitchcock Presents

S01E19: The Derelicts

Inventor Ralph Cowell murders his silent partner Alfred, only to be blackmailed by vagrant Peter Goodfellow, who witnessed the crime.

Overview

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

Episodes

Revenge

S01E01 Revenge

October 2, 1955 7.3 27 min
When Carl Spann's wife Elsa is assaulted by an unknown attacker, he drives his still-incoherent wife around town, hoping she can point him out, so he can kill him.
Premonition

S01E02 Premonition

October 9, 1955 8.0 27 min
A famous pianist returns to his home town to find the man who murdered his father.
Triggers in Leash

S01E03 Triggers in Leash

October 16, 1955 7.4 27 min
A cook tries everything she can think of to end a dispute between two gunmen who have sworn to kill each other.
Don't Come Back Alive

S01E04 Don't Come Back Alive

October 23, 1955 7.8 27 min
Frank Partridge and his wife plot to cheat their life insurance company by having her hide out for 7 years and declared legally dead, but an investigator believes Mr. Partridge has murdered her.
Into Thin Air

S01E05 Into Thin Air

October 30, 1955 7.8 26 min
When a young woman leaves her ill mother in a Paris hotel room and comes back later, she finds her mother is missing, and all the hotel's employees deny she and her mother were ever...
Salvage

S01E06 Salvage

November 6, 1955 6.8 26 min
Gangster Dan Varrell, just released from prison, goes looking for the woman he holds responsible for his brother's death.
Breakdown

S01E07 Breakdown

November 13, 1955 7.6 26 min
William Callew is involved in a bad traffic accident on a rural road, that leaves him so paralyzed he appears lifeless, and when help arrives they think he's really dead.
Our Cook's a Treasure

S01E08 Our Cook's a Treasure

November 20, 1955 8.2 26 min
A man fears that the new cook he's hired is actually a murderess.
The Long Shot

S01E09 The Long Shot

November 27, 1955 8.2 26 min
Heavily indebted Charlie Raymond is hired to accompany a British visitor on a trip across the USA, and looks for a way to take advantage of his employer.
The Case of Mr. Pelham

S01E10 The Case of Mr. Pelham

December 4, 1955 8.8 26 min
A series of troubling incidents lead Mr. Pelham to believe that he has a double who is deliberately impersonating him.
Guilty Witness

S01E11 Guilty Witness

December 11, 1955 7.5 26 min
When Mr. and Mrs. Crane hear the Verbers having a violent argument in the apartment just above them, and then Mr. Verber disappears the next day, they can't help suspecting the worst.
Santa Claus and the 10th Avenue Kid

S01E12 Santa Claus and the 10th Avenue Kid

December 18, 1955 6.8 26 min
While working as a department store 'Santa Claus', a paroled convict tries to help a troubled boy.
The Cheney Vase

S01E13 The Cheney Vase

December 25, 1955 6.8 26 min
When Lyle Endicott is fired from his job at an art museum, he comes up with a plan to take advantage of a trusting invalid whom he befriended at the museum.
A Bullet for Baldwin

S01E14 A Bullet for Baldwin

January 1, 1956 7.7 26 min
When an office worker is fired from his job, he shoots his boss to death, but when he returns to the office his boss is alive, and has no recollection of the incident.
The Big Switch

S01E15 The Big Switch

January 8, 1956 8.0 26 min
Gangster Sam Dunleavy sets up an elaborate alibi so that he can kill his ex-girlfriend Goldie, who left him for another man.
You Got to Have Luck

S01E16 You Got to Have Luck

January 15, 1956 8.0 26 min
During a massive manhunt for escaped convict Sam Cobbett, Cobbett invades a house where young housewife Mary Schaffner is home alone.
The Older Sister

S01E17 The Older Sister

January 22, 1956 7.0 26 min
A reporter discovers the truth about the infamous Lizzie Borden murder case.
Shopping for Death

S01E18 Shopping for Death

January 29, 1956 7.0 26 min
Two retired insurance salesmen confront an aggressive, hostile woman in hopes of saving her from a disaster.
The Derelicts

S01E19 The Derelicts

February 5, 1956 9.0 26 min
Inventor Ralph Cowell murders his silent partner Alfred, only to be blackmailed by vagrant Peter Goodfellow, who witnessed the crime.
And So Died Riabouchinska

S01E20 And So Died Riabouchinska

February 12, 1956 6.0 26 min
While investigating a murder in a theater, Detective Krovitch uncovers a strange web of tensions revolving around ventriloquist John Fabian and his female dummy.
Safe Conduct

S01E21 Safe Conduct

February 19, 1956 7.0 26 min
An American journalist meets a soccer star while traveling behind the Iron Curtain, but then is arrested as a suspected smuggler.
Place of Shadows

S01E22 Place of Shadows

February 26, 1956 7.0 26 min
A young man tries to insinuate his way into a monastery, in order to gain revenge on a thief whom he blames for ruining his life.
Back for Christmas

S01E23 Back for Christmas

March 4, 1956 6.8 26 min
Herbert Carpenter plans to murder his wife Hermione, bury her body in the basement, and then leave on a long business trip.
The Perfect Murder

S01E24 The Perfect Murder

March 11, 1956 8.0 26 min
Unscrupulous brothers Paul and Henri Tallendier plan to murder their Aunt Rosalie so that they can get their uncle's inheritance.
There Was an Old Woman

S01E25 There Was an Old Woman

March 18, 1956 8.0 27 min
Dishonest Frank and Lorna Bramwell visit the home of wealthy, eccentric Monica Laughton, with the intention of robbing her.
Whodunit

S01E26 Whodunit

March 25, 1956 8.0 26 min
Recently deceased mystery writer Alexander Penn Arlington gets permission from the recording angel to relive his last day on earth, so that he can find out who murdered him.
Help Wanted

S01E27 Help Wanted

April 1, 1956 8.0 26 min
Mr. Crabtree is grateful to find a new job, until his new employer gives him a most unexpected assignment.
Portrait of Jocelyn

S01E28 Portrait of Jocelyn

April 8, 1956 26 min
When Mark Halliday and his new wife unexpectedly see a portrait of Halliday's first wife, it is only the first in a series of disturbing developments.
The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby

S01E29 The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby

April 15, 1956 27 min
Antiques dealer Laurence Appleby thinks he has solved his financial problems by killing his wife Lena, but new complications arise in his second marriage.
Never Again

S01E30 Never Again

April 22, 1956 7.0 26 min
Karen Stewart has once again broken her promise not to drink anymore, and now she is in a strange bed, injured, with no memory of what happened the night before.
The Gentleman from America

S01E31 The Gentleman from America

April 29, 1956 26 min
Rich American Howard Lattimer visits London, and bets 1000 pounds that he can spend the night in a room that is said to be haunted.
The Baby Sitter

S01E32 The Baby Sitter

May 6, 1956 25 min
When Clara Nash is murdered, her baby-sitter Lottie Slocum is excited to be the center of attention, and she also hopes to become closer to Clara's husband.
The Belfry

S01E33 The Belfry

May 13, 1956 26 min
When Clint Ringle learns that Ellie Marsh, the schoolteacher whom he loves, is engaged to Walt Norton, Clint kills Walt and then hides in the schoolhouse's bell tower, waiting for his chance to exact further...
The Hidden Thing

S01E34 The Hidden Thing

May 20, 1956 26 min
After Dana Edwards' fiancée Laura is killed by a hit-and-run driver, he is visited by John Hurley, who claims to be able to use memory recall techniques that will help him to remember the car's...
The Legacy

S01E35 The Legacy

May 27, 1956 27 min
When a prince who is well known as a playboy takes a sudden romantic interest in a shy, plain housewife, everyone is baffled and fascinated.
Mink

S01E36 Mink

June 3, 1956 26 min
Paula Hudson has a stolen mink coat she tells police she purchased on a recommendation, and when they retrace her steps to find out how she obtained it, everyone denies they ever talked to her...
Decoy

S01E37 Decoy

June 10, 1956 26 min
Gil Larkin is suspected of murder when Mona Cameron's allegedly abusive husband is shot dead in front of him and he gets knocked out by an unknown assailant.
The Creeper

S01E38 The Creeper

June 17, 1956 26 min
A serial killer known as "the strangler" terrorizes a New York neighborhood.
Momentum

S01E39 Momentum

June 24, 1956 26 min
A man ends up running to the Mexican border after trying to collect money his employer owes him.

Cast

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Self - Host

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