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70 Years Ago Today “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” Debuts on CBS: A Milestone in Television History

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70 Years Ago Today “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” Debuts on CBS: A Milestone in Television History

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#LifeLessonsFromSitcoms

When Rob Petrie outlives Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam, he doesn't have to leave television. He can play a Geronimo motorcycle gang biker or a dog shooter for Alfred Hitchcock or play a sleuthing doctor or a corrupt judge or murderer that J. D. Fletcher has her eye on.

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Okay, I confess that my renewed interest in #AlfredHitchcockPresents" isn't just about the comedic shtick Hitch indulges in especially when taking pokes at commercials and sponsors. He's something of a cross-era oddity much like the manual typewriter one used to find in the Doctor's TARDIS. He produced "plays" in the late 50's early 60s ish but he'll take a side jaunt into the 20s and 30s with an occasional visit to the turn of the last century....and such was the case of his departure from 1956 for a visit to the 1920s with a "play" based on a portion of a book written by Don Marquis.

Now, I've billed myself as a Don Marquis fan ever since I read "Archie and Mehitabel", but that was the ONLY work of his I'd read, so therefore I promised myself to explore his other books...and DAMN there are a lot of 'em! A lot of Archie/Mehitabel sequels to boot. However, a little digging revealed that Hitchcock's story was a segment out of "Danny's Own Story", and via Project Gutenberg, I began reading that one...only to run into a lot of racist caricature and jargon quite common for that era (and yes, Don Marquis was a humorist and you can expect caricatures from any humorist)...and thus conclude that I'd be better off starting my Marquis quest on the Archie/Mehitabel sequels instead.

I still want to read the original part of "Danny's" on which the Hitchcock production was based ("Crack of Doom") but I'll have to muster the stomach to do that first, I'm afraid--even though "Crack of Doom" was a helluva twisty story on its own merit. I must add that my decades-long fascination with Doctor Who is pretty much along the lines that I just described about Hitchcock's trans-era excursions and so Alfred is a suitable substitute for the Doctor until the BBC gets the eff off of Disney Plus.

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#Guns #Kids #EarlyTV Series

Man, this "kid with a real gun" from the early 1960's really hits different today. Bill Mumy stars.
Nerve wracking

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#PaulHenried

What strong performances in this episode that deals with PTSD in a very early TV show (1960 or 61) Paul Henried directed written by John T. Kelly.
Riveting, but the ending was too much.

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Tonight in 1961 — John Fiedler starred on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

"Incident in a Small Jail” delivers one of the most deliciously dark endings I've seen on a HITCHCOCK, courtesy of writer Henry Slesar.

Watch:
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Tonight in 1961 — Claude Rains starred on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

Hitchcock himself directed "The Horseplayer," reuniting w/ his Oscar-nominated NOTORIOUS (1946) star.

Written by Henry Slesar w/ a typically perfect twist ending.

Stream it free here: https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/68adbccbe0d3519db3acae450303b895

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Tonight in 1961 — Barbara Harris made her TV debut on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

Barbara Steele, Severn Darden, and Joel Crothers (DARK SHADOWS, EDGE OF NIGHT) co-star as college kids who pull a prank on their drunk friend.

The twist is so chilling it still pops into my head from time to time.

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Tonight in 1961 — Anne Francis guest starred on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

The soon-to-be star of HONEY WEST plays a neglected housewife who dallies with a cop in this Noir-ish tale from Henry Slesar.

Slesar’s crime-with-a-twist style would reach its apex as head writer of THE EDGE OF NIGHT.

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This week in 1958 — Hume Cronyn starred on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS as a broker who ingeniously kills a client.

Cronyn also played a man obsessed w/ murder methods in Hitchcock's SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943).

And he adapted ROPE (1948) — a tale of a "perfect murder" — for Hitchcock from the play!

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Justo me estoy dando cuenta: ya salió la 2ª temporada de #ElLlindar (el umbral) de @catalunyaradio!!

Salió hace +3 semanas, pero voy con retraso de 5 semanas en mi playlist 😅

Si les gustan #podcast estilo #RelatosDeLaNoche, o #series como la #DimensiónDesconocida @thetwilightzone, @blackmirror, #AreYouAfraidOfTheDark o #AlfredHitchcockPresents, ¡les va a encantar!

De la 1ª temporada aún tengo calosfríos de los episodios de Carlos Cuevas y Diana Gómez🥶

Tonight in 1961 — "Incident in a Small Jail” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

John Fiedler stars as a jaywalker who nearly gets lynched by a mob.

Writer Henry Slesar delivers one of the most ingenious twists I've seen on a HITCHCOCK. "No fucking way!" I yelled, laughing. A+

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#AlfredHitchcockPresents (1955-1962)
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.

#AlfredHitchcock #JoeElic #ThelmaRitter at a Haunted House party promoting show (NYC, 1956).
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Tonight in 1961 — Claude Rains starred on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

Hitchcock himself directed "The Horseplayer,” reuniting w/ one of his NOTORIOUS (1946) stars.

Written by Henry Slesar w/ a typically perfect twist.

Watch: https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/68adbccbe0d3519db3acae450303b895

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Tonight in 1961 — "The Last Escape" aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

Keenan Wynn and Jan Sterling star as an aging magician and his murderous assistant/wife.

Written by Henry Slesar w/ his usual ingenious twist. Directed by Paul Henreid (CASABLANCA). On Peacock + The Roku Channel.

#ClassicTV #AlfredHitchcockPresents

Tonight in 1960 — Steve McQueen and Peter Lorre starred on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

Roald Dahl’s “Man from the South” co-starred Neile Adams (McQueen's wife) and was directed by Norman Lloyd.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t78eqGsGKM #AlfredHitchcockPresents #1960sTV #ClassicTV

Sam Esmail on ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’: ‘It Has Nothing to Do With Morality’
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Tonight in 1964 — James Caan (age 24) starred on THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR.

"Memo From Purgatory” is a juvenile delinquency tale, adapted by Harlan Ellison from his autobiographical book.

Walter Koenig (STAR TREK) is excellent as the gang leader.

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Tonight in 1957 —“The Dangerous People” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

Albert Salmi and Robert H. Harris starred in this suspenseful two-hander set in a train station.

This was the finale of a season w/ 39 original episodes, which was routine in the 1950s.

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Tonight in 1958 — #HumeCronyn starred in "The Impromptu Murder” on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

Paul Henreid directed this tale of a broker who ingeniously kills a client.

Cronyn also played a man obsessed w/ murder methods in Hitchcock’s SHADOW OF A DOUBT.

#OnThisDay #1950sTV #AlfredHitchcockPresents

This week in 1959 — “A True Account” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

#FilmNoir icon Jane Greer (OUT OF THE PAST) stars as a nurse who may be an angel of death.

w/ Kent Smith (CAT PEOPLE), Robert Webber (everything) + Jocelyn Brando (Marlon’s sister).

#OnThisDay #1950sTV #1950s #AlfredHitchcockPresents

Tonight in 1959 — “The Dusty Drawer” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

Dick York starred in this broadly comic revenge tale.

Shades of Darrin, five years before BEWITCHED.

#ClassicTV #1950sTV #AlfredHitchcockPresents #Bewitched

Tonight in 1959 — #SteveMcQueen starred on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

“Human Interest Story” was directed by #NormanLloyd (1914-2021), whose long association w/ Hitchcock began as the title character in SABOTEUR (1942).

#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1950sTV #AlfredHitchcockPresents

Tonight in 1960 — “One Grave Too Many” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

#NeileAdams (Mrs. #SteveMcQueen) starred in this #HenrySlesar story directed by future Oscar nominee #ArthurHiller.

Very #FilmNoir w/ Slesar’s typical twist.

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Tonight in 1956 — “The Babysitter” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

6-time Oscar nominee #ThelmaRitter gives a typically soulful performance as the lovelorn title character.

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This week in 1962 — “What Frightened You, Fred?” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

#EdAsner stars as a warden w/ R.G. Armstrong as an ex-con sent back to prison by a mobster.

Directed by #PaulHenried (CASABLANCA). Great episode, very #FilmNoir.

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This week in 1960 — “40 Detectives Later” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

It was the TV writing debut of the prolific #HenrySlesar, future Emmy winner for THE EDGE OF NIGHT.

#ArthurHiller directed. #JamesFranciscus and #JackWeston star. A delightful piece of #FilmNoir w/ Slesar’s typical twist ending.

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This week in 1956 — “Never Again” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

#PhyllisThaxter is stellar as an alcoholic in this heartbreaking, Noir-ish episode.

Hitch dispensed w/ the jokes, closing with the hope that the story "will help someone.”

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Tonight in 1959 — #MaryAstor and #FranchotTone guest starred on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.

It was the first (and only) team-up for these #OldHollywood icons.

#OnThisDay #1950s #1950sTV #AlfredHitchcockPresents