7.3/10483 votes#1 - The Hatbox
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/1961
When caught cheating on a test, Perry Hatch visits his college Professor to plead his case before a letter is sent to his parents. But upon witnessing the Professor disposing of a brand new ladies hat box, Perry thinks he may be onto something sinister.
Director: N/A
Writer: Henry Slesar
8.0/10847 votes#2 - Bang, You're Dead
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/1961
Young Jackie Chester is ostracized by his fellow playmates because he doesn't own a toy gun like theirs. Upset at being left out, he finds a gun in his Uncle's suitcase - unaware he has a real revolver ... and it's loaded.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: N/A
6.4/10459 votes#3 - Maria
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/1961
The manager of a carnival discovers his drunken purchase of a monkey is in fact a female midget dressed up as the animal. Falling in love with her "owner", she sets about to break up his marriage.
Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: John Collier
7.6/10489 votes#4 - Cop for a Day
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/1961
Two bank robbers, Phil and Davey, are forced to act when it is revealed a woman was an eye-witness to their crime. Phil devises a clever plan to dress up as a policeman to gain entry to her secure location, but will his plan go without a hitch?
Director: Paul Henreid
Writer: Henry Slesar
7.0/10456 votes#5 - Keep Me Company
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/1961
A lonely housewife invents the story a prowler is on her property in order to entice a handsome detective to visit her. But she may have inadvertently helped the police with a major investigation that will affect her own life.
Director: N/A
Writer: Henry Slesar
7.1/10486 votes#6 - Beta Delta Gamma
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/1961
After a drinking contest, students decide to play a joke on one of their fraternity friends, Alan. Putting fake blood on one of them, they lead Alan to believe he has committed murder, placing into action a deadly chain of events.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10454 votes#7 - You Can't be A Little Girl All Your Life
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/1961
When a young wife is assaulted in her home, her husband is enraged upon her selecting who she thinks was the culprit from a police line-up. But his wife is on the brink of making a shocking discovery.
Director: Norman Lloyd
Writer: N/A
7.0/10454 votes#8 - The Old Pro
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/1961
A hit-man's retirement is jeopardized when he is blackmailed by a man threatening to reveal his past to his wife - who knows nothing about his wicked ways.
Director: Paul Henreid
Writer: Calvin Clements Sr.
6.7/10464 votes#9 - I Spy
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/1961
Private detective Al Frute falls love with his client's wife when her husband hires him to prove her infidelity. Al decides the best way forward is to provide the required evidence to ensure a happy ending for all.
Director: Norman Lloyd
Writer: John Collier
7.5/10490 votes#10 - Services Rendered
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/1961
Being hit by a falling plank of wood has rendered a young man with amnesia. All he has in his possession is a $1000 bill and a note with a doctor's address. Visiting the doctor jogs his memory, which is unfortunate for one of them.
Director: Paul Henreid
Writer: Richard Levinson, William Link
7.2/10464 votes#11 - The Right Kind of Medicine
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1961
A doctor gets more than he bargains for when he attends to a man's gunshot wound. However, the doctor may have the ultimate revenge from the grave.
Director: N/A
Writer: Henry Slesar
6.8/10426 votes#12 - A Jury of Her Peers
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 12/26/1961
A local sheriff has failed to find enough evidence to prove Millie Wright killed her husband. When the sheriff's wife stumbles across some clues that may prove Millie guilty, will she speak up?
Director: Robert Florey
Writer: N/A
7.2/10459 votes#13 - The Silk Petticoat
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 1/2/1962
Elisa Minden begins to question her actions when discovering her fiance talking to his late wife's grave about the virtues of torture and the fact he had caught his wife having an affair. Will Elisa regret going through with the vows?
Director: John Newland
Writer: N/A
6.9/10444 votes#14 - Bad Actor
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1962
Two young actors are up for the same role and get together for an afternoon's rehearsal. Alcoholic Bart Collins shows just a tad too much realism when he strangles his friend Jerry to death. Now what to do with the body?
Director: John Newland
Writer: Robert Bloch
7.3/10477 votes#15 - The Door Without a Key
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1962
Two lonely people, one an old man suffering amnesia, the other a young, lost boy, find they have more in common that they realize when meeting at the police station.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.3/10428 votes#16 - The Case of M.J.H.
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1962
Young criminal Jimmy French convinces his girlfriend to take a peek at her psychiatrist boss' files in order to find the perfect blackmail victim. But will Jimmy end up being the one under analysis?
Director: N/A
Writer: Henry Slesar
6.9/10411 votes#17 - The Faith of Aaron Menefee
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/1962
When a faith-healer cures a mechanic's stomach ulcer, it leads to love and murder.
Director: Norman Lloyd
Writer: Ray Bradbury
8.0/10607 votes#18 - The Woman Who Wanted to Live
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 2/6/1962
When a convict takes a girl hostage after murdering a gas station attendant, he is puzzled why she doesn't try to escape when several opportunities arise ... and why she is being so helpful.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10420 votes#19 - Strange Miracle
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1962
Following a train accident, Mr. Sequiras fakes being paralyzed from the waist down so he can collect compensation from the train company. When tiring of having to pretend he cannot walk, Sequiras comes up with a plan to "walk" again when meeting a girl who really is paralyzed.
Director: Norman Lloyd
Writer: N/A
7.1/10419 votes#20 - The Test
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1962
When a young boy murders another boy with a knife, his father convinces attorney Vernon Wedge to take on the case. Wedge comes up with a rather unique "test" to prove the boy's innocence, providing it can be used in court.
Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Henry Slesar
7.5/10456 votes#21 - Burglar Proof
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 2/27/1962
As part of a publicity gimmich, ex-criminal Sammy Morrissey agrees to attempt opening a "burglar proof" safe. If he can unlock the safe at a press conference, he can keep the $50,000 contained within. But will Morrissey prove the hand is quicker than the eye?
Director: John Newland
Writer: Henry Slesar
6.2/10486 votes#22 - The Big Score
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 3/6/1962
A group of young thieves hit on the idea of robbing a wealthy man by one of them volunteering to babysit. However, when robbing the premises, the man returns home, leading to murder and revenge.
Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: N/A
7.2/10424 votes#23 - Profit Sharing Plan
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 3/13/1962
When a long-time employee retires with little in the way of thanks, the man decides to rob the company and run off with his secret girlfriend. His wife, however, has other plans.
Director: Bernard Girard
Writer: Richard Levinson, William Link
7.8/10498 votes#24 - Apex
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 3/20/1962
An unfaithful husband and his girlfriend concoct a plan to murder his wife after she plans to divorce him, which will leave him penniless.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10421 votes#25 - The Last Remains
Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 3/27/1962
A funeral director blackmails a client when he discovers the man's business partner didn't really die in a road accident, but was shot instead.
Director: Leonard Horn
Writer: Henry Slesar
The Best Episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7
Every episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7!
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Season 7 Ratings Summary
"The Hatbox" is the best rated episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" season 7. It scored 7.3/10 based on 483 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Henry Slesar, it aired on 10/10/1961. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Bang, You're Dead".