Alfred Hitchcock Presents - DVD

Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season One

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents- The Complete First Season 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is the Complete First Season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The set contains all original 39 episodes from the first season of this Award Winning Murder Mystery series. All 16 hours of this brilliant show on 3 discs in a well packaged set. You will be sure to enjoy this one.

Episodes:

Disc one -

1. "Revenge"- A woman gets attacked in her home. Her husband seeks revenge on his bride's attacker. When he finds the attacker and gets his revenge he ends up finding out more than he bargained for.
2. "Premonition"- A traveling man returns to his home town after being struck by a terrible Premonition. Nothing seems normal upon his return. His family is acting strangely and he is looking for his father. His family is hesitant to tell him the facts about his father and he sets out on a mission to find out the truth and what the truth turns out to be will shock you.
3."Triggers in Leash"- 2 gunmen are hell bent on settling a dispute.. in a cook's house. As she cooks them dinner they draw their guns and begin a battle to see who will kill who first before the clock strikes midnight.
4."Don't Come Back Alive"- Frank and Mildred are struggling to pay the bills and keep a roof over their head. They need money and want to live a good life. They realize they have a 25,000 dollar policy but in order to cash in one of them has to die. This plan also means one of them would have to disappear for 7 years in order to collect. They make the decision, Mildred disappears then an ironic twist of events leads to the worst.
5."Into Thin Air"- Diana and her mother arrive in Paris during the World Expedition. Her mother starts to feel ill so they take up in a fancy hotel for the night. A mysterious doctor shows up and sends Diana off to get medicine for her mother. When Diana arrives back her mother has vanished "Into Thin Air" and the hotel concierge are completely denying she was ever at the hotel. Diana has to try to solve the mystery and find her mother before it's too late.
6."Salvage"- A story of a prisoner named Dan who's just been released. While in Prison, his brother was killed because of details that a woman named Lois gave to police. Dan catches up with Lois and instead of killing her makes her dreams come true. You will see what his motive for this was in the end.
7."Breakdown"- Mr. Callew, An arrogant businessman is resting on the beach along with a colleague/friend. While relaxing he receives a phone call from a recently fired employee who's life has now been destroyed because of him. Mr. Callew shows no remorse. He later ends up running off the road at a construction site ahead. His eyes are open, he's stuck behind the wheel yet his conscious is still operating. He can hear, he can see, he can feel, or can he? He desperately tries to let the people who come by know he's alive, or is he?
8."Our Cook's Treasure"- After having breakfast with his wife and a new cook Ralph starts to have indigestion. He gets sick and eventually he starts to think he's being poisoned. He brings a sample of his cocoa to a Dr. Later he reads of a housekeeper who poisons their employers and is still at large. Then things start to click.
9."The Long Shot"- Charlie Raymond is a gambler who's deep in debt. He ends up reading a newspaper advertisment asking for a londoner who is willing to accompany a British visitor on a trip. The man he meets asks a lot of questions.
10."The Case of Mr. Pelham"- Mr. Pelham consults a doctor after some troubling incidents. Acquaintances claim to have seen him in places he could not have been. They come to the conclusion there may be another man with a resemblence to Pelham. In actuality it's a man who's deliberately impersonating him.
11."Guilty Witness"- Stanley Crane is working at his grocery store when his upstairs neighbor comes in with a bruised face. She seems to have been beaten up. The same night Stanley and his wife hear fight. This time it's different though. One of them is dead and now they have to prove it to the investigator.
12."Santa Claus and the 10th Avenue Kid"- Story of Harold, a thief who has done time and is now out on parole. He gets a job as a department store Santa Claus. At first he isn't happy but soon sacrifices himself to make a kid's wish come true.
13."The Cheney Vase"- Lyle is a smooth talker yet he can't seem to save his job at a Manhatten Art Museum. He finally gets lucky. An old woman comes in the Museum and he hears about a vase. He seems this as his opportunity, goes to the woman's house and invades her life.
14."A Bullet for Baldwin"- A fired office worker ends up shooting his boss to death. He goes back to his home and waits to be arrested. Instead everyone acts like nothing happened the next day.

Disc Two-

15."The Big Switch"- It's the 1920's and Gangster Sam Dunleavy has just returned to town. He is visited by his childhood friend. Sam has a falling out with a girlfriend and plans on killing her. Despite being warned not to, he tries to go through with it. Then a series of unexpected events occur.
16."You Got to Have Luck"- An escaped convict invades a woman's house after her husband leaves for work. From there he gives her orders and thinks he's home free until an ironic twist at the end sends him back to the slammer.
17."The Older Sister"- A story taking place one year after the acquittal of the Lizzie Borden murders. This short story is centered around Mr. and Mrs. Borden's murder and an investigator trying to solve the mystery of the Borden murder's.
18."Shopping for Death"- Two retired insurance salesman take it upon themselves to try to help rescue people they think are close to death. They approach an out of control woman and try to get her help before she ends up dead too.
19."The Derelicts"- Mr. Sloane lends Ralph money he needs to develop an invention in return for half of the profits. When Mr. Sloane comes to collect his money it turns out Ralph spent all of it on his attractive materialistic wife.
Ralph panics and ends up killing Mr. Sloane. He thinks he's home free. But there's one problem- The murder was witnessed by a vagrant and now he wants a piece of the good life or Ralph will pay in more ways than one.
20."And So Died Riabouchinska"- When a dead man is found in a theatre a detective is hired to investigate. He learns the dead man had a connection to Fabian, a ventriloquist. As the detective is questioning the man the female dummy begins to talk. As the detective humors the ventriliquist he soon finds out the truth about the murders.
21."Safe Conduct"- Mary Prescott is returning from a trip behind the Iron Curtain traveling with a letter of safe conduct from the President. She soon encounters the Captain of a soccer team from that country. He asks her out to dinner and asks her to take a watch across the border for him. He ends up reporting her as a smuggler.
22."Place of Shadows"- A Priest, a young man, a snowstorm and revenge.
23."Back for Christmas"- Herbert is digging a hole in the basement. His wife thinks it's for a wine cellar but it's really for her soon to be dead body.
24."The Perfect Murder"- Two brothers plan to kill their aunt after finding out that they won't get any inheritance until she dies.
25."There Was an Old Woman"- An elderly woman has a conversation with a milkman and ends up telling him a relative of hers has passed away. After this, the milkman has a conversation about the woman's eccentric nature and wealth with the customer. THey plan to rob her, but when they get there the woman seems insane and they are in for more than they bargained for.
26."Whodunit"- A recently dead writer appears before an Angel in heaven. After hearing unpleasant news about the real cause of his death, the angel decides to let him go back and live one more day so he can find out who ended up killing him.
27."Help Wanted"- An aging man being let go from his job. His new employer has an unexpected assignment for him.
28."Portrait of Jocelyn"- Mark Halliday and his Mrs. are getting a new painting. The painting isn't what they expect. Soon the truth about the painting and Mr. Halliday is revealed.

Disc Three-

29."The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby"- Mr. Appleby is going out of business. A representitive shows up and tells him he must pay his bills or else. His wife has some money, he decides to kill her and make it look like an accident. He soon ends up meeting a woman and she is also wealthy but she knows all about Mr. Appleby.
30."Never Again"- A distressed woman with a hangover tries to piece together clues of what happened the night before. She's in a hospital, She's injured and trying to figure out what happened.
31."The Gentleman from America"- Setting- 1940, surrounding a rich american named Latimer and a gambler named Sir Stephen. These 2 end up having a conversation. A ghost haunts Sir Sephen's home. Soon Sir Stephen makes a bet that Latimer can't make it through the night.
32."The Baby Sitter"- A detective goes to question a babysitter about the murder of a girl who she had been working with. Turns out the babysitter didn't like the girl very much. They think she may have something to do with it.
33."The Belfry"- Clint is in love and wants to marry the county's schoolteacher. He ends up building a house for them. Ellie dosen't seem to be interested in him though. She's already engaged to another man. Clint is enraged and ends up killing Ellie's fiance with an ax. As he's being hunted he hides in the belltower.
34."The Hidden Thing"- After seeing his fiance hit and killed by a driver a young man is devastated. He soon ends up getting a visit from a man who also went through something similar and they end up using memory recall to help him.
35."The Legacy"- Author visits Palm beach and meets some old friends. While there he is writing a book. Has to do with a married socialite's affair and a Prince.
36."Mink"- A story about a woman and a stolen mink coat.
37."Decoy"- A man is in love with a singer who is being abused by her husband. He decides to take action and ends up getting framed for the husband's murder.
38."The Creeper"- A Strangler's on the loose in New York. Ellen is scared and wants a new lock for her apartment. A locksmith arrives. While he's there her friend Steve calls and tells her the Creeper is using a job as a locksmith to get into people's homes.
39."Momentum"- Dick is forced to work for half his pay, dosen't want to and decides to resort to murder.
Special Feature- Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A Look Back

Other special features include A Piece on the history of Alfred Hitchcock's television show featuring all new interviews with Pat Hitchcock- Alfred's daughter, Norman Lloyd, Producer, Director & Actor Plus Hilton Green, Assistant Director.

The set contains both Spanish and English subtitles and is worth every penny if you're interested in some classic and wonderfully directed pieces of TV history. Every episode is great, both in plot and directing. Enjoy.

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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 10/04/2005 Rating: Nr

Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season Three

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Please, Oh PLEASE! Season Four! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I never got to see this show when it aired in the 50's and 60's. I had to go to bed early. So finally seeing these magnificent episodes is like finding a buried treasure. The stories are great (they have that devious little twist at the end), the actors are top-notch, and for me, they are nostalgic time capsules of the world of my childhood days.
The first 3 seasons were just marvelous, and I devoured them with great relish, and happily looked forward to the many upcoming seasons, to be released, I thought, on DVD. Well....it's autumn (same time of year that the first three seasons were released on DVD), and Season Four ain't nowhere to be seen. Was it too good to last? Or are WE the ones this time, who are victims of a Hitchcockian plot? Is this the perverse twist at the end of OUR story?

Where is Season Four? 5 out of 5 stars.
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Universal has a track record for releasing this TV programs slowly and in many cases, stopping early before the entire series is available on DVD. Seasons three, four and five were the best of the bunch and it appears season four is not going to be available. More sad is the lack of extras. Heck, I can Youtube and find bonus film shorts related to the series. Recorded interviews and so on. Thankfully I have The Alfred Hitchcock Presents Companion (a superb book also available on Amazon.com) that helps me learn more behind-the-scenes details I wish were on these discs. Quality of transfers was excellent and each episode is complete and uncut.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season Two

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awesome!!!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I've almost quit watching regular TV. The Hitchcock series is a thousand times better than anything you'll see on television today. For mature audiences but without having to put up with the offensive sex scenes and gruesome violence. Every video I've ordered has arrived quickly and in terrific condition. These are wonderfully written, intelligent teleplays. Thank goodness they're on DVD since I was too young to have enjoyed them when they were first aired. The whole series is a treat!! And the intros by Mr. Hitchcock are PRICELESS!! :)

alfred hitchcock present(ed) 5 out of 5 stars.
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i love alfred hitchcock present's and his movie's. i find them very relaxing and spirited. his uplifting theme's on how he write's his stories are really cool. this is worth every penny ?

Hitchcock 5 out of 5 stars.
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Typical TV shows from one of the best Mystery and Suspence Directors.
Good for teen to adults.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 2 5 out of 5 stars.
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We have really enjoyed these episodes. The quality is excellent, and the programs are great.

The start of something gigantic? 5 out of 5 stars.
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Just what did I mean by that? Well, both good news and bad, sort of.
Yesterday, I looked up this series on the Wilkipedia web site and I believe it stated that the series went on for 14 seasons! That's great of course, but what that also means is that some lucky individuals (who have the patience to wait years for the most likely inevitable gigantic box-set), will probably save a couple hundred dollars! Oh well, I'm sure most of us don't have that much patience!
I have Season 1, and I recieved season's 2 and 3 from Amazon over a month ago, but only opened no. 2 just last night. Yes, so far it's great. I've thus far only watched about 4 episodes and the only problem was a sparodic loud "snapping" sound that happened for about a minute (off and on), during the show about a brother and sister trying to collect insurance money by tricking a hobo, while setting their house on fire, etc. I don't remember the title off hand, but hopefully I won't encounter any more of these flaws because it's too late to send this back. Other than that, one thing I'm very happy about, is that I haven't seen any of these shows before, since I was too young (a toddler?) at the time, and probably wasn't allowed to watch it until I was some years older (no doubt, because it was too "scary"), and therefore, hadn't started watching it until sometime after it had turned into "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour". What I'm getting at, is that all these shows (and many of the seasons to come) are all brand new to me, and having not seen a single one, makes watching these even more fun!
Interestingly, I was talking to a friend of mine on the phone yesterday, who recently left a very famous American heavy-metal band (as lead guitarist) who also lives here in Mississauga/Toronto, and he also loves and prefers the classic old t.v. shows, over the more recent "crap", that's out now. I shouldn't mention his name, or the famous legendary band, but I will say that he's a "Mega" fan of such classic television! I'm a guitarist, (and guitar teacher as well), and seeing as how many of my young students are into classic rock, the Beatles, and getting into older movies and television, it gives one some sort of sense of hope for the future, in so far as future generatons insisting on "quality" over "quantity".

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two

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