Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Self Defense
Overview
When a robbery goes wrong and one fatal bullet becomes four, can self defense really be the motive behind a frightened man's gun-toting pursuit of the culprits? The police think not ... and they may have a point.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 32
- Air date
- 1961-05-23
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Self Defense is Episode 32 in Season 6 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1961-05-23. The runtime is 26 min.
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