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

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:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | 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

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Alfred Hitchcock

...

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

Runtime:

50 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 Saboteur: A Closer Look (2000) (V)

Same Moderator, Different Show

Alfred Hitchock Presents ran half-hour shows, which stuck strictly to whodunits. The Alfred Hitchock hour tended more toward one-hour dramas with twist endings. As usual, each episode boasted a pageant of stars. Stories were not as tightly knit. Some episodes were laconic. This was television's last attempt at the Playhouse 90s, Alcoa/Goodyear TV Playhouses, the Loretta Young Shows and Kraft Mystery Theatres. It was the last of an age of television, which story lines lasted an entire hour, rather than being broken up into various story lines and woven subplots. Here were the the last of the great playwrights, in their eleventh hour, just before Fred Silverman turned television into tedium.