Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Hero
Overview
A wealthy entrepreneur is sure that the man he meets on a cruise ship is the same person he robbed and left for dead many years ago ... or is he?
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 29
- Air date
- 1960-05-01
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
The Hero is Episode 29 in Season 5 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1960-05-01. The runtime is 26 min.
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