Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Escape to Sonoita
Overview
A pair of truck drivers stranded in the Arizona desert find themselves at the mercy of two kidnappers who are heading to the border ... and determined to take the last of the drinking water with them.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 37
- Air date
- 1960-06-26
- Runtime
- 27 min
Episode context
Escape to Sonoita is Episode 37 in Season 5 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1960-06-26. The runtime is 27 min.
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