Episode
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Gigolo
Overview
A gold digging groom makes short work of his middle-aged wife, but his attempts to round up her jewels are met with opposition from her "children" - an army of cats.
Details
- Series
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1985-12-15
Episode context
Gigolo is Episode 10 in Season 1 of The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1985-12-15.
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