Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Banquo's Chair
Overview
A retired Scotland Yard inspector goes to extreme lengths to prove the guilt of a suspect in an old murder case.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 29
- Air date
- 1959-05-03
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Banquo's Chair is Episode 29 in Season 4 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1959-05-03. The runtime is 25 min.
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