Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Jokester
Overview
A morgue attendant gets the last laugh when he finally has enough of a man who has been provoking him.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1958-10-19
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
The Jokester is Episode 3 in Season 4 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1958-10-19. The runtime is 26 min.
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