Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Cream of the Jest
Overview
An alcoholic has-been actor tries to blackmail a producer into casting him in a new play.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 1957-03-10
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
The Cream of the Jest is Episode 24 in Season 2 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1957-03-10. The runtime is 26 min.
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