Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Back for Christmas
Overview
Herbert Carpenter plans to murder his wife Hermione, bury her body in the basement, and then leave on a long business trip.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1956-03-04
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Back for Christmas is Episode 23 in Season 1 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1956-03-04. The runtime is 26 min.
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