Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Bad Actor
Overview
Two young actors are up for the same role and get together for an afternoon's rehearsal. Alcoholic Bart Collins shows just a tad too much realism when he strangles his friend Jerry to death. Now what to do with the body?
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1962-01-09
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Bad Actor is Episode 14 in Season 7 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1962-01-09. The runtime is 26 min.
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