best episodes of alfred hitchcock presents

Best episodes of alfred hitchcock presents tv#

Bang! You're DeadĪ tour de force of the series, Bang! You're Dead has an unforgettable realness that, combined with amazing tension and suspense, makes this episode a classic. While some of the more dated elements, like the black servants and the mink coat, might make modern audiences a bit queasy, the twisted ending is perfect Hitchcock.

The Honeymooners' Audrey Meadows plays a bored housewife leading a double life. Not really a thriller, this episode is one of the most cinematic episodes of Hitchcock's show. When the opportunity to make some money for the church on a bet comes up, however, Rains finds the decision not as clear-cut as he thought it would be. The HorseplayerĪ quarter century after starring in Hitchcock's masterpiece Notorious Claude Rains plays a priest who tries to advise a churchgoer against gambling on horses. The emotions here are affecting and the ending strangely ambiguous. This is a strange tale of a death on a frigid mountaintop and the decades-long turmoil it causes for the climber's widow and her would-be suitor. We know from the beginning that Harvey murders the woman, but what we don't know (or at least what 50's audiences didn't know) is the sick secret of where he hid the body. ArthurĪn excellent cast (Laurence Harvey, Hazel Court, and Patrick Macnee) tells this story of a chicken farming loner whose former fiancee returns unexpectedly. It also contains one more episode than the two previous volumes did, making it a bit more complete.

While uneven, Presents contains some fine stories and Volume 4 has some of the best episodes released so far.

Best episodes of alfred hitchcock presents tv#

THE STRAIGHT DOPE:Īlthough it's almost extortion to include the Alfred Hitchcock Presents discs exclusively with the pricey boxed sets (especially when you'd have to buy some movies twice just to get all the TV shows), they are welcome releases. NOTE: At the present time the Alfred Hitchcock Presents DVDs are only available with the Best of Hitchcock boxed sets.