Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Cheney Vase
Overview
When Lyle Endicott is fired from his job at an art museum, he comes up with a plan to take advantage of a trusting invalid whom he befriended at the museum.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1955-12-25
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
The Cheney Vase is Episode 13 in Season 1 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1955-12-25. The runtime is 26 min.
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