The Best Episodes Written By Francis M. cockrell

Every TV Episode Written by Francis M. cockrell Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Francis M. Cockrell Ratings Summary

The best episode written by Francis M. Cockrell is "The Case of the Angry Mourner", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by William D. Russell". "The Case of the Angry Mourner" aired on 11/2/1957 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Case of Mr. Pelham".

  • The Case of the Angry Mourner
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #1 - The Case of the Angry Mourner

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1957

    Carla Adrian is having trouble fending off amorous neighbor Mark Cushing. When another neighbor hears a shot and a woman's scream, then witnesses Carla's Mother, Belle Adrian, in Mark Cushing's cabin—it's not long before the police discover Cushing’s body and arrest Mrs. Belle Adrian.

    Director: William D. Russell

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • The Case of Mr. Pelham
    9.0/10 3 votes

    #2 - The Case of Mr. Pelham

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1955

    A series of troubling incidents lead Mr. Pelham to believe that he has a double who is deliberately impersonating him.

    Director: Alfred Hitchcock

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • A Bullet for Baldwin
    8.5/10 2 votes

    #3 - A Bullet for Baldwin

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1956

    When an office worker is fired from his job, he shoots his boss to death, but when he returns to the office his boss is alive, and has no recollection of the incident.

    Director: Jus Addiss

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • You Got to Have Luck
    8.3/10 3 votes

    #4 - You Got to Have Luck

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1956

    During a massive manhunt for escaped convict Sam Cobbett, Cobbett invades a house where young housewife Mary Schaffner is home alone.

    Director: Robert Stevens

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • The Minstrel's Shakedown
    8.0/10 2 votes

    #5 - The Minstrel's Shakedown

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/1966

    The Minstrel, a villain with both musical talent and electronic ingenuity, is wrecking havoc with the Gotham City Exchange in an attempt to blackmail the exchange members. When he soon realizes Batman and Robin are equally skilled with electronics, he deems them a threat to his plan and sets a trap for their demise.

    Director: Murray Golden

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • There Was an Old Woman
    8.0/10 1 votes

    #6 - There Was an Old Woman

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/18/1956

    Dishonest Frank and Lorna Bramwell visit the home of wealthy, eccentric Monica Laughton, with the intention of robbing her.

    Director: Robert Stevenson

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • Whodunit
    8.0/10 1 votes

    #7 - Whodunit

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/25/1956

    Recently deceased mystery writer Alexander Penn Arlington gets permission from the recording angel to relive his last day on earth, so that he can find out who murdered him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • Revenge
    7.7/10 7 votes

    #8 - Revenge

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1955

    When Carl Spann's wife Elsa is assaulted by an unknown attacker, he drives his still-incoherent wife around town, hoping she can point him out, so he can kill him.

    Director: Alfred Hitchcock

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • Breakdown
    7.3/10 3 votes

    #9 - Breakdown

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1955

    William Callew is involved in a bad traffic accident on a rural road, that leaves him so paralyzed he appears lifeless, and when help arrives they think he's really dead.

    Director: Alfred Hitchcock

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • Back for Christmas
    7.3/10 3 votes

    #10 - Back for Christmas

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/4/1956

    Herbert Carpenter plans to murder his wife Hermione, bury her body in the basement, and then leave on a long business trip.

    Director: Alfred Hitchcock

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • The Joker Trumps an Ace
    7.0/10 3 votes

    #11 - The Joker Trumps an Ace

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/6/1966

    The Joker launches a new crime wave with robberies that appear to make no sense, such as stealing hairpins from rich women and a hole from a golf course. But the Joker knows exactly what he's doing. Batman and Robin are in pursuit and eventually invade the villain's headquarters. The heroes are placed in a chamber and are told if they can float for an hour, they'll go free. The Joker then begins to flood the chamber with poison gas. The Joker says the Dynamic Duo may not be able to swim in the gas "but you can drown in it!"

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • Batman Sets the Pace
    7.0/10 3 votes

    #12 - Batman Sets the Pace

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/7/1966

    After an ingenious escape, Batman and Robin again pick up the trail of the Joker. The villain's ultimate crime is designed not only to make him rich but to ruin Batman's reputation.

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • Barbecued Batman?
    7.0/10 2 votes

    #13 - Barbecued Batman?

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/22/1966

    Failing to destroy Batman and Robin, the Minstrel enacts "Plan High C." He shakes the building of the Gotham City Exchange, and promises to send it crumbling down if his demands are not met in one hour. Batman assumes cutting off the building's power will thwart the villain, but when that plan fails, it's up to the Dynamic Duo to track down the Minstrel before it's too late.

    Director: Murray Golden

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • Relative Value
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #14 - Relative Value

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/1/1959

    When John learns that he has been made the beneficiary in his cousin's will, he decides he can't wait for nature to take its course and begins plotting murder.

    Director: Paul Almond

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • Banquo's Chair
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #15 - Banquo's Chair

    Season 4 Episode 29 - Aired 5/3/1959

    A retired Scotland Yard inspector goes to extreme lengths to prove the guilt of a suspect in an old murder case.

    Director: Alfred Hitchcock

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • Expanding Human
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #16 - Expanding Human

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1964

    A man experimenting with conciousness expansion drugs becomes super-human and not really human at all.

    Director: Gerd Oswald

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell

  • Tempted
    2.0/10 1 votes

    #17 - Tempted

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1959

    Elizabeth Montgomery plays a rare pre-Bewitched role as a floozy jazz groupie who's the ex-wife of one of Staccato's former band mates. Out of the blue she shows up at Waldo's the jazz club (and Staccato's ""office"") to enlist Staccato's help, telling him she's almost just been robbed of expensive jewelry she was taking from work. What she was doing with the jewels and why she was taking them from the store she works at piques Staccato's interest (as does the fast-talking and shapely Ms. Montgomery). He's immediately suspicious, but cautiously takes on the case. While he's escorting her home (supposedly with the jewels) they're accosted by a mugger who knocks Staccato out, grabs the jewels, and takes off. The next morning, nursing the bump on his head, Staccato gets a visit from an insurance adjuster who reads him the riot act. Unfazed, Johnny tells the adjuster to take a hike, goes into the bathroom and viola! pulls the jewels out from the soap dispenser. Who set him up? Could it have

    Director: Robert B. Sinclair

    Writer: Francis M. Cockrell