Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Shopping for Death
Overview
Two retired insurance salesmen confront an aggressive, hostile woman in hopes of saving her from a disaster.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1956-01-29
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Shopping for Death is Episode 18 in Season 1 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1956-01-29. The runtime is 26 min.
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