Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Waxwork
Overview
A reporter with a gambling problem will do anything for a lucrative story - including spending the night in the Murderers' Den of a wax museum.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 1959-04-12
- Runtime
- 27 min
Episode context
The Waxwork is Episode 27 in Season 4 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1959-04-12. The runtime is 27 min.
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