Two passengers on a train leaving Grand Central station at 5:48 - one in fear of his past catching up with him at long last, the other intent on exacting a revenge which will restore the balance of power.

The Five Forty-eight

Alfred Hitchcock

John Brahm

Charlotte Armstrong

John Cheever

Pen Pal

The Contest for Aaron Gold

A touch of mink for Mr and Mrs Bixby is only part of a story of love grown cold and a hidden passion beneath the surface.

Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

Bewitched advertising executive Ralph Jones seeks psychiatric help when he inexplicably finds an escape from his present day marital woes by traveling back in time to his earlier carefree bachelorhood.

The Doubtful Doctor

Lumbered with more than an enormous debt, a businessman needs money - and fast. His doting fiance-in-waiting provides an instant solution, but in so doing, her act of desperate kindness leads to fatal consequences.

Very Moral Theft

A pensive, withdrawn child attending a summer camp fashions a one-armed warrior knight in clay, to the consternation of his counselors. Is there a reason behind this particular display?

Love letters from a pen pal bring an escaped convict to a country cottage in search of the woman he plans to make his bride. With the police closing in, is more than his heart trapped?

At the Last Chance Saloon, an outlaw rides in to town amidst a raging blizzard. The "Whistling Kid" has a price on his head, and everyone wants a piece of the action.

Outlaw in Town

A midlife crisis for a man with a teenage past boasting athletic prowess and vigor puts a dangerous strain on his marriage, and his own physical state. How much more can a wife take living under starter's orders?

O Youth and Beauty!

To win the hand of his beautiful girlfriend, a bookie-turned-import agent eyes the main chance with a deceitful ploy. In so doing, he finds himself earning more than the highest prize.

The Money

On the passing of his wife, a man reflects on a marriage filled with bitterness and suspicion through the pages of her diary, and comes to realize he never really knew her at all.

Sybilla

The theft of a woman's purse is the start of a tale of profit and loss which strikes close to home when the identity of the culprit is sought through a series of conflicting photographs.

The Man with Two Faces

Philip Weaver concocts a scheme to murder his employer.

The Baby Blue Expression

When a down-on-his-luck man finds a small fortune on the streets of Las Vegas, a simple act of charity pays more dividends than he ever expected.

The Man Who Found the Money

The time for love is any time, but for Dane Ross and his beloved Lisa, the clock is almost certainly ticking.

The Changing Heart

The witches of Salem are getting younger by the year, and for nine-year-old Kate Kendall this isn't a problem as she has a new playmate for the summer. Parents Phyllis and Ben are altogether more concerned, and consult the local Reverend on the subject of exorcism.

Summer Shade

When a mother returns to seek out her long-lost abandoned daughter, money rather than love seems to be her driving motive. Refusing to pay, the girl's pseudo-adoptive parents call the woman's bluff and demand a court settlement to the matter.

A Crime for Mothers

An escapologist with a daring new act, a deceitful wife with a passion for music and the musician performing it, and a last escape worthy of Houdini himself, make cheating death a circus act to bend anyone's sanity.

The Last Escape

The Prince of Darkness stalks the living once more as legendary Hollywood producer Ernst Von Kroft makes a low-budget bid for a return to the fame and glory of the big screen. When he falls short of renewed stardom, it could be a pain in the neck for all concerned.

The Greatest Monster of Them All

In a small provincial town, an English lady takes in lodgers. For Billy Weaver, the town of Bramley offers accommodation at a reasonable rate, and a vacation to die for.

The Landlady

A knight's tale of chivalry and honor sees two men vying for the affections of a beautiful woman fighting an honorable duel for her heart and hand. All is fair in love and war, but a little cheating is expected.

The Throwback

When a man is released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, he sets about balancing the ledger of life by pulling off an audacious robbery which he believes the police can never prove he was responsible for. Will his hotel key prove his undoing?

The Kiss Off

On a wing and a prayer, a gambler with a mission thinks he has a hotline to God in praying for a string of successful winners. Convincing a naive minister to play the odds with the parish funds, could this be the race which beats the horse player?

The Horse Player

An arresting tale of crime and misdemeanor in a small town sees a traveling salesman embroiled in deceit and murder. In a twisted variation on the prince and the pauper, the swapping of clothes reveals the true identity of a murderous fiend.

Incident in a Small Jail

When you're handsome and attractive, the ladies will always pay you the sort of attention you want. For Arnold Bourdon, there's only one problem: how to get rid of his shrewish but wealthy wife. Perhaps her new companion and nurse hold the key.

A Woman's Help

Dark secrets lie at the heart of a private Indian museum, with one particular exhibit telling a sinister story of seduction, betrayal and murder.

Museum Piece

Lucy Baldwin wishes to marry her boy friend Arthur. Unfortunately, her domineering mother believe that Arthur is only out for money opposes the marriage. When Lucy's mother falls ill, Lucy sees her chance. She slips her a fatal dose of sleeping tonc and she dies. Lucy and Arthur are married and Arthur takes Lucy to visit his mother. Unfortunately, Arthur's mother is just as domineering as Lucy's. Since Arthur's mother is ill, Lucy suggests a dose of sleeping tonic to take care of the problem.

Coming, Mama

A cash-strapped, treacherous couple set on being together no matter what the cost find that the price of love runs high when a private investigator comes onto the scene and discovers bigamy and murder are the perfect deathmate.

Deathmate

When a prosperous racketeer with a fear of death gambles with life, those closest to him turn their backs on him in his hour of need. Can a dead man walking really show gratitude?

Gratitude

How to marry a millionaire becomes a pathway to a loveless union for a beautiful young woman already in a relationship with a grasping and handsome man. Thinking she has married a man with a year to live and a fortune to inherit, her future plans soon go awry when her husband does the unexpected - he continues to live!

The Pearl Necklace

When a nightclub beauty is visited upon by the misfortune of a former husband whom she has carelessly neglected to divorce amidst her rapid rise to stardom and subsequent bigamy, murder seems the only answer. Surely, reasons beautiful Crystal Coe, you can't trust a man to be of any worth her now?

You Can't Trust a Man

The boy who cried wolf got his comeuppance in the end. What of a spurned girl seeking the attention of all and sundry? When one lie replaces another and the stakes are raised to murder, what of the girl at the gloating place?

The Gloating Place

When a robbery goes wrong and one fatal bullet becomes four, can self defense really be the motive behind a frightened man's gun-toting pursuit of the culprits? The police think not ... and they may have a point.

Self Defense

James Howgill wants a divorce from his wife. When she refuses to give him one, he hires a private eye to follow her in hopes of finding evidence of adultery.

A Secret Life

Good staff are hard to come by and, once found, are as priceless as one's own wife when it comes to their talent in the kitchen. At least, for handsome and distinguished Kerwin Drake, this is certainly the case when the arrival of his dowdy down-at-heel wife is a mere hors d'ouevres for the murderous meal that follows.

Servant Problem

When an armed robber is released from prison, beaten down by the system and wanting to retreat to his long-lost family life, his homecoming makes for a shocking revelation.

Coming Home

Browbeaten husband seeks nothing but the best for his late-lamented wife. The most expensive casket from the best in the business, every detail attended to in the making of final arrangements. Just one item left of the to-do list: kill the wife.

Final Arrangements

When music is the food of love, sweet passion spells more than cream in the coffee for two couples.

Make My Death Bed

The price of ambition for District Attorney Rudolf Cox is high when a hard-bitten hoodlum prepares to make a confession that could put an end to his high-profile career.

Ambition

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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