Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 3

Air Date

October 6, 1957

Episodes

39 episodes

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Season 3

Episodes

The Glass Eye

1. The Glass Eye

10.0
October 6, 1957
26 min

Captivated by his physical beauty, an aging spinster develops an obsession for a ventriloquist, travelling all over the country to watch his act with his child-sized dummy.

Mail Order Prophet

2. Mail Order Prophet

8.0
October 13, 1957
26 min

When an ordinary clerk starts receiving letters which accurately predict the outcome of future events, he takes a dangerous gamble with his life.

The Perfect Crime

3. The Perfect Crime

October 20, 1957
25 min

A lawyer, with blackmail in mind, meets with a famous detective who prides himself on never having committed a single mistake in his long and distinguished career, to prove that he convicted an innocent man.

Heart of Gold

4. Heart of Gold

October 27, 1957
27 min

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

Silent Witness

5. Silent Witness

November 3, 1957
26 min

Intending to break up with an infatuated student, professor Donald Mason tracks her down at a babysitting job, where the conversation ends in murder.

Reward to Finder

6. Reward to Finder

November 10, 1957
26 min

After finding a cash-laden wallet John Gaminski promises his wife that he'll return it. But when he reneges, she demands that he share the money.

Enough Rope for Two

7. Enough Rope for Two

November 17, 1957
26 min

An ex-con heads to a mine to retrieve a cache of stolen loot. When his two former partners show up, three's a crowd with $100,000 at stake.

Last Request

8. Last Request

November 24, 1957
26 min

A death-row inmate awaiting the electric chair uses his final hours to prove his innocence in a killing.

The Young One

9. The Young One

December 1, 1957
27 min

A pretty underage girl, bored with adolescence and eager to experience all that adulthood allows, acts out in ways that could ultimately prove deadly.

The Diplomatic Corpse

10. The Diplomatic Corpse

December 8, 1957
27 min

Touring Mexico, Janet's rich aunt dies, and the car holding her corpse is stolen. Without a body, Janet can't claim the inheritance.

The Deadly

11. The Deadly

7.0
December 15, 1957
26 min

A conniving handyman tries to blackmail an innocent housewife for a fabricated dalliance.

Miss Paisley's Cat

12. Miss Paisley's Cat

December 22, 1957
26 min

An elderly woman is terrified that her disagreeable male neighbor will kill her beloved—but habitually roving—tabby cat.

Night of the Execution

13. Night of the Execution

December 29, 1957
26 min

Warren, a prosecuting attorney with a long history of acquittals, must deliver a guilty verdict in a murder case to ensure his political future.

The Percentage

14. The Percentage

January 5, 1958
26 min

A successful businessman who once acted cowardly in the war—but got undeserved credit for heroism—attempts to buy off an old Army buddy who knows the truth.

Together

15. Together

January 12, 1958
26 min

When a businessman's mistress threatens to expose their secret relationship to his wife, he realizes he must do anything to stop her.

Sylvia

16. Sylvia

January 19, 1958
26 min

Her elderly father becomes alarmed when a jilted woman purchases a handgun.

The Motive

17. The Motive

January 26, 1958
26 min

Two crime-obsessed buddies plot the perfect murder—one with absolutely no motive.

Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty

18. Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty

February 2, 1958
26 min

Traveling in Paris, an Englishwoman finds herself accidentally locked in a hotel room with a corpse.

The Equalizer

19. The Equalizer

February 9, 1958
27 min

Filled with jealous rage, a man plots revenge on a coworker he is convinced has had an affair with his wife.

On the Nose

20. On the Nose

February 16, 1958
27 min

A gambling-addicted housewife owes money to a bookie, and resorts to desperate measures in order to raise the money.

Guest for Breakfast

21. Guest for Breakfast

February 23, 1958
26 min

In this violent home-invasion tale, a gun-wielding convict terrorizes a married couple whose relationship is already on the ropes.

The Return of the Hero

22. The Return of the Hero

March 2, 1958
26 min

Things are not what they seem when two soldiers discharged from the Algerian war spend some time together in Marseilles.

The Right Kind of House

23. The Right Kind of House

March 9, 1958
27 min

After the death of her troubled son, a mother decides to sell her house, but a potential buyer discovers she may be hiding something.

The Foghorn

24. The Foghorn

March 16, 1958
26 min

A woman alone in a quiet house finds herself haunted by the noise of a foghorn. As the story progresses, she tries to recall how the sound became so horrifying to her, but the answer may be deeper than she thinks.

Flight to the East

25. Flight to the East

March 23, 1958
25 min

The plight of an American war correspondent suddenly becomes front-page news when a former British Army nurse recalls a strange incident from the past.

Bull in a China Shop

26. Bull in a China Shop

March 30, 1958
27 min

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.

Disappearing Trick

27. Disappearing Trick

April 6, 1958
27 min

A debonair tennis player looks into his attractive partner's past and her presumed dead husband.

Lamb to the Slaughter

28. Lamb to the Slaughter

April 13, 1958
27 min

Domestic bliss comes to a rapid halt when a housewife discovers that her police chief husband has been having an affair while she's been pregnant.

Fatal Figures

29. Fatal Figures

April 20, 1958
27 min

It's all in the numbers when a bookkeeper becomes obsessed with his mundane life and crime statistics.

Death Sentence

30. Death Sentence

April 27, 1958
27 min

Love is in the eye of the beholder when a happily married woman sees a bomb attached to the family car as a sign of her husband's affection.

The Festive Season

31. The Festive Season

May 4, 1958
27 min

'Tis the season to resurrect old family grudges when a brother accuses his sister of murdering his wife on a less than jolly Christmas Eve.

Listen, Listen. . . !

32. Listen, Listen. . . !

May 11, 1958
27 min

When three beautiful blonde women are strangled with a silk stocking, Mr. Morgan becomes convinced he knows how it happened, even though no one will hear him out.

Post Mortem

33. Post Mortem

May 18, 1958
27 min

When a newly married couple realizes that a lottery ticket is in her recently deceased ex-husband's burial suit, they put their love on the line to exhume the winnings.

The Crocodile Case

34. The Crocodile Case

May 25, 1958
27 min

A man learns never to separate a woman from her accessories when his "perfect" murder plot is spoiled by a missing piece of luggage.

Dip in the Pool

35. Dip in the Pool

June 1, 1958
27 min

A desperate man takes the ultimate plunge when he gambles a fortune without his wife's knowledge.

The Safe Place

36. The Safe Place

June 8, 1958
26 min

A senior bank teller is tempted by the prospect of sudden wealth when a known gangster makes a large withdrawal from his account.

The Canary Sedan

37. The Canary Sedan

June 15, 1958
27 min

A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing when a woman discovers she has extraordinary powers to see the past of objects.

The Impromptu Murder

38. The Impromptu Murder

June 22, 1958
26 min

Still waters run deep when a lawyer with mayoral ambitions murders a woman who claimed he tried to embezzle money from her in the past.

Little White Frock

39. Little White Frock

10.0
June 29, 1958
26 min

An elderly actor proves he still has the chops to grace the stage when he reveals a tragic tale from his past.