ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS

Alfred Hitchcock Presents was the B/W television drama series that turned Hitchcock into the icon that we know him as today.

ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS SHOW HISTORY

The show, on air from 1955, ran for 8 years, and made Hitchcock a household name for his mannerisms and dry humor.

Hitchcock presented a series of half hour stories, 266 in all, with his trademark elements of suspense, mystery, and surprise. Often the stories ended with a victory of evil elements, and only his comments after the show gave a hint of how finally the evil was defeated.

Each show began and ended with a short appearance by the old man, containing his jokes on the sponsors, and the Americans. The sponsor jokes were not telecasted in Europe.

The show later became Alfred Hitchcock Hour, and in 1985 returned under the old title.

ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS AWARDS

The show won several awards including the Golden Globe award, and was repeatedly nominated for the Emmy awards.

 

ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS EPISODES

We can describe only some of the episodes here.

1. Revenge: A ballet dancer goes through a nervous breakdown and decides to stay home. One day her husband returns to find the room in chaos. She tells him that a man attacked her, wanting to kill her, and she was lucky to escape. The husband takes her out in the car in search of the man. She identifies one man, and the husband in rage kills him. On the way back, she goes on to identify another man the same way. But now it is too late to know that she is mad!

2. Premonition: Directed by Robert Stevens, a pianist goes back to his father's town to find out why he is not responding. The story ends with the revelation that he himself had killed his father!

3.Breakdown: A hard and stoic businessman, who does not believe in showing emotions, meets with a car accident and is totally paralysed. Everyone thinks that he is dead, and is ready to be taken to a morge. Just before being put inside a slot, he begins to cry in desperation, and is then saved.

4. The case of Mr. Pelham: Mr Pelham thinks that someone is impersonating him. He tries to change his style, even his bank signature. The signature too is reproduced. He then tries to confront the man, and finally succeeds. But he is not able to prove that he is the original Mr. Pelham, and goes insane!