Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: De Mortuis
Overview
Aware that their friend's wife is cheating, Wally and Bud draw the same conclusion when they find him digging up his basement and his wife's missing.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1956-10-14
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
De Mortuis is Episode 3 in Season 2 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1956-10-14. The runtime is 26 min.
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