"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962) TV series 1962-1965

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Directors:

Laslo Benedek
John Brahm

Writers:

Arthur A. Ross (writer) (8 episodes)
Henry Slesar (writer) (8 episodes)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

20 September 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

A continuation of the dramatic anthology series hosted by the master of suspense and mystery. When the...

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Character Name In Title

Cast

Alfred Hitchcock

...

Himself - Host / ... (93 episodes, 1962-1965)

Runtime:

51 min (93 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Shamley Productions

Trivia:

Walt Disney refused to allow Alfred Hitchcock to film at Disneyland in the early 1960s because Hitchcock had made "that disgusting movie Psycho (1960)”. Hitchcock's intended project is unidentified at this time, but it may have been for an episode of his TV series.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm (2007) (V)

92 episodes, well-directed

and many now famous (and infamous) actors from the past and present. This show is suspenseful and similar to the shorter version, albeit the stories are better, more involved.

One story which is quirky and interesting is the episode where a drunken man loses everything. Tony Randall and Jayne Mansfield, 1962. Tony Randall delivers a perfect performance as frustrated ad executive (he and Mansfield reprising this role and story from the hysterical comedy "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?"). Since this is Hitchcock, however, there is a twist and pathos to the storyline.

Worth owning on DVD and also watching in the U.S. on Chiller channel. 9/10.