Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: John Brown's Body
Overview
A man's wife devises a greedy scheme to take over his failing business. But persuading him to come back isn't as easy as getting rid of him.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1956-12-30
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
John Brown's Body is Episode 14 in Season 2 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1956-12-30. The runtime is 25 min.
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