Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Total Loss
Overview
A desperate department store owner foolishly agrees to a scheme to have her store burned down so she can collect the insurance, but the fiery transaction doesn't go down as planned.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1959-02-01
- Runtime
- 27 min
Episode context
Total Loss is Episode 17 in Season 4 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1959-02-01. The runtime is 27 min.
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