The Alfred Hitchcock Hour season 10

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, known as Alfred Hitchcock Presents from 1955 to 1962, aired 29 episodes during its 10th and final season from 1964 to 1965.

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Stars	Original air date
333	1	"The Return of Verge Likens"	Arnold Laven	James Bridges (teleplay) Davis Grubb (story)	Peter Fonda, Robert Emhardt as Riley McGrath	October 5, 1964 (1964-10-05)
Verge Likens is a farmer whose father was killed by a crooked politician named Riley McGrath (Emhardt). Verge returns home to avenge his father's death. He manages to get close to Riley by getting hired as an assistant at a barbershop. After asking the barber to run an errand, Verge is alone with Riley and proceeds to lather up the murdering politician for a shave. Verge vividly describes how he is planning to cut Riley's throat. When the barber returns to the barbershop, he finds the door locked. He gets the police, who break down the door. Inside, they find Verge standing over Riley's dead body. Verge has avenged his father's death and he is not guilty of a crime. Riley died of a heart attack. Supporting Cast: George Lindsey as D.D. Martin, Charles Seel as Rush Sigafoose, Sam Reese as Wilford Likens, William Bramley as Fred Starcher June Walker as Aunt Mary Jane, Jim Boles as Sheriff Reynolds, Cathie Merchant as Mary Masterson
334	2	"Change of Address"	David Friedkin	Andrew Benedict (story) Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin (teleplay)	Arthur Kennedy, Phyllis Thaxter as Elsa Hollands	October 12, 1964 (1964-10-12)
Over the protests of his wife Elsa, Keith Hollin rents a beach house. Elsa dislikes the house and is disturbed by her husband's digging of a grave-like hole in the basement. She is further disturbed when she finds out that Keith is seeing a local girl named Rachel. When Keith tells Elsa that he wants to buy the house, she decides to foil his plan by contacting the wife of the current owner to tell her to not to sell. Keith, however, grows angry and kills Elsa. He buries her body in the basement, but is surprised when the police arrive. The police carry shovels and want to dig up the basement. The police tell Keith that Elsa discovered the wife of the house's owner was missing. She tipped off the police and they began an investigation. They called the house's owner in for questioning and he confessed to murdering his wife. He told them that he buried his wife in the basement of the beach house. The police are at the beach house to dig up the basement so that they can find the body. Supporting Cast: Royal Dano as Mr. Miley, Robert Karnes as Sergeant
335	3	"Water's Edge"	Bernard Girard	Robert Bloch (short story) Alfred Hayes (teleplay)	Ann Sothern, John Cassavetes as Rusty Connors	October 19, 1964 (1964-10-19)
Rusty Connors is a con man that has just been released from prison. He looks up the wife of his dead former cellmate, a robber and murderer, named Mike Krause. Before he was imprisoned, Krause stole a significant amount of money and killed his partner. The money and the body, however, never turned up. Connors talks to Krause's wife Helen and hopes that she knows where the money is. She, however, does not have a clue. Eventually, however, they are able to figure out that the money is stored in an abandoned boathouse that is now infested with rats. In the boathouse, they find the money and the skeleton of Krause's partner. When Connors sees the money, he is overcome with greed and tries to murder Helen. She manages to knock him out. When Connors awakens, he finds himself bound and gagged and being taunted by Helen. She gets up to leave with the money, but is tripped by Connors and is impaled on a hook. As she dies, the scent of her blood attracts the rats. Since Connors is bound; all he can do is listen with horror as the rats approach him in order to kill him by eating him alive. Supporting Cast: Rayford Barnes as Mike Krause, Jimmy Joyce as Prison Orderly, David Fresco as Newsstand Dealer
336	4	"The Life Work of Juan Diaz"	Norman Lloyd	Ray Bradbury (story)	Alejandro Rey, Frank Silvera as Alejandro	October 26, 1964 (1964-10-26)
Juan Diaz is dying and penniless. His last wish is that he can provide financial security for his family. About a year later, a gravedigger named Alejandro exhumes Juan's corpse to make room in the cemetery. He has it mummified and stores it in a crypt with a number of other mummies. Juan's wife, Maria, discovers Alejandro's plan and steals Juan's body. She hangs it in the house and tells tourists that it is an authentic Mexican mummy. Money from the tourists pays for food and clothing for Maria and her three children. Eventually, however, Maria is overcome by the ghoulishness of what she has done. She begs for forgiveness, but a gleam in the eye of the corpse's body reveals that Juan approves of what she has done. Supporting Cast: Hinton Pope as Man, Audrey Swanson as Woman
337	5	"See the Monkey Dance"	Joseph M. Newman	Lewis Davidson	Roddy McDowall, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	November 9, 1964 (1964-11-09)
While George is headed to see his girlfriend, he meets a mysterious limping stranger who makes George fear for his life. George learns that the stranger is his girlfriend's jealous husband and that his girlfriend arranged this meeting between them in hopes that her husband would kill George. The stranger tells George that she has done this sort of thing before and that he tried, but failed, to kill his wife's last lover. The stranger convinces George to plot revenge and tells him to tamper with the steering of his wife's car. George does as the stranger suggests and his girlfriend dies. George discovers to his dismay, however, that the limping stranger was really his girlfriend's former lover and that he used George to get his revenge on her. Supporting Cast: George Pelling as Conductor
338	6	"Lonely Place"	Harvey Hart	Francis Gwaltney	Teresa Wright, Pat Buttram as Emory, Bruce Dern as Jesse	November 16, 1964 (1964-11-16)
Stella is married to a cowardly peach farmer named Emory and takes in a passing hobo named Jesse. She hires him to help her husband harvest the peach crop. Unfortunately, Jesse's strange behavior and fascination with a knife that he carries begins to frighten her. Emory, however, refuses to believe her. Stella tries to run away, but is caught by Jesse. He threatens to stab her, but she fights him off. She escapes in her husband's truck and heads home. There she awakens Emory and tells him about Jesse. Emory, however, confesses that he heard her screams, but was too afraid to do anything. Stella angrily stabs her husband and kills him. She then calls the police and blames the murder on the fleeing Jesse.
339	7	"The McGregor Affair"	David Friedkin	David Friedkin	Elsa Lanchester, Andrew Duggan	November 23, 1964 (1964-11-23)
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1827. John McGregor must take care of his alcoholic wife Aggie. He works for Dr. Knox and must lug large boxes of tanbark to his medical academy. When John learns that the boxes actually contain the murdered victims of two body snatchers named Burke and Hare, he decides to get rid of his wife by getting her drunk and leaving her on the body snatchers' doorstep. The plan is successful, but John is overtaken by remorse. Unfortunately, he ends up being Burke and Hare's next victim. Supporting Cast: Betty Harford as Elsie Muldoon, John Hoyt as Dr. Knox, Arthur Malet as Burke, Brendan Dillon as Bartender
340	8	"Misadventure"	Joseph M. Newman	Lewis Davidson	Barry Nelson as Colin, Lola Albright as Eva Martin, George Kennedy	December 7, 1964 (1964-12-07)
An outsider befriends a woman who is bent on murdering her husband.
341	9	"Triumph"	Harvey Hart	Arthur A. Ross	Ed Begley, Jeanette Nolan as Mary Fitzgibbons	December 14, 1964 (1964-12-14)
A woman comes between a phony medical missionary and his partner. Supporting Cast: Than Wyenn as Ramna, Maggie Pierce as Mrs. Lucy Sprague
342	10	"Memo from Purgatory"	Joseph Pevney	Harlan Ellison	James Caan, Tony Musante, Walter Koenig	December 21, 1964 (1964-12-21)
A young author joins a gang to collect material for his latest book. Based on Memos from Purgatory by Harlan Ellison Supporting Cast: Johnny Silver as Ben, Simon Scott as The Defender, Jimmy Joyce as Proprietor, Will J. White as Guard
343	11	"Consider Her Ways"	Robert Stevens	Oscar Millard	Barbara Barrie, Gladys Cooper as Laura	December 28, 1964 (1964-12-28)
A physician tries to prevent her vision of an all-female society from coming true. Supporting Cast: Gene Lyons as Max Wilding, Leif Erickson as Dr. Hellyer, Carmen Phillips as Mother Daisy, Diane Sayer as Mother Hazel, Ellen Corby as Chief Nurse, Alice Backes as Doctor, Virginia Gregg as 3rd Doctor, Dee J. Thompson as Doctor
344	12	"Crimson Witness"	David Friedkin	David Friedkin	Peter Lawford as Ernie Mullett, Martha Hyer, Julie London	January 4, 1965 (1965-01-04)
A playboy loses everything to his hated brother, leading to a reenactment of the story of Cain and Abel. Supporting Cast: Joanna Moore as Madeleine, Paul Comi as Modeer, Alan Baxter as Mr. Baldwin
345	13	"Where the Woodbine Twineth"	Alf Kjellin	James Bridges	Margaret Leighton	January 11, 1965 (1965-01-11)
A woman's niece claims to be acquainted with "minute people". Supporting Cast: Carl Benton Reid as Captain King Snyder, Juanita Moore as Suse
346	14	"Final Performance"	John Brahm	Robert Bloch	Franchot Tone as The Great Rudolph (Rudolph Bitzner), Roger Perry, Sharon Farrell	January 18, 1965 (1965-01-18)
A former vaudevillian's fiancée plans to get away from him. Supporting Cast: William Challee as Wint Davis, Sharon Ferrell as Rosie
347	15	"Thanatos Palace Hotel"	Laslo Benedek	Arthur A. Ross	Angie Dickinson as Ariane Shaw, Steven Hill as Robert Manners	February 1, 1965 (1965-02-01)
A suicidal man checks into a hotel that caters to people just like him. Supporting Cast: Bartlett Robinson as Mr. J. Smith, Barry Atwater (credited as G.B. Atwater) as Borchter, Charles Fredericks as Big Man, Robert Reiner as Doctor, Gail Bonney as Gray-Haired Woman, Len Hendry as Driver, Lew Brown as Cowboy
348	16	"One of the Family"	Joseph Pevney	Oscar Millard	Jeremy Slate as Dexter Dailey, Lilia Skala	February 8, 1965 (1965-02-08)
A family discovers that the nurse that they hired to care for their baby is a wanted child killer. Supporting Cast: Willis Bouchey as Dr. Bailey, Frances Reid as Joyce's Mother, Doris Lloyd as Callendars' Maid
349	17	"An Unlocked Window"	Joseph M. Newman	James Bridges	Dana Wynter, T. C. Jones, Louise Latham, John Kerr	February 15, 1965 (1965-02-15)
Two nurses care for a patient in a town where previous nurses have been killed. Supporting Cast: Stephen Roberts as Boris Crispis, Lew Brown as Al Ruben, Cathie Merchant as Frieda Little, Len Hendry as Man
350	18	"The Trap"	John Brahm	Lee Kalcheim	Anne Francis as Peg Beale, Robert Strauss	February 22, 1965 (1965-02-22)
A woman plots to murder her husband and marry one of his employees. Supporting Cast: Gilchrist Stuart as Ralph the Butler, Murray Alper as Cabbie, Mary Scott as Party Guest
351	19	"Wally the Beard"	James H. Brown	Arthur A. Ross	Larry Blyden, Kathie Browne	March 1, 1965 (1965-03-01)
A man gets more than he bargained for when he acquires a wig and beard. Supporting Cast: George Mitchell as Keefer, Katherine Squire as Mrs. Adams, Elizabeth Harrower as Mrs. Jones Berkeley Harris as Curly, Dave Willock as Wig Salesman, Johnny Indrisano as Bartender
352	20	"Death Scene"	Harvey Hart	James Bridges	Vera Miles, John Carradine, James Farentino as Leo Manfred	March 8, 1965 (1965-03-08)
A mechanic aspiring to be an actor writes a screenplay for the daughter of a has-been director. Filmed at former estate of Marion Davies, which was also used as filming location for The Godfather (film series) (1972), and The Bodyguard (1992). Supporting Cast: Buck Taylor as Dancer Smith, Virginia Aldridge as Susan Revere, Vince Williams as Our Hero
353	21	"The Photographer and the Undertaker"	Alex March	James Holding (story) Alfred Hayes teleplay	Jack Cassidy as Arthur Mannix, Harry Townes as Hiram Price	March 15, 1965 (1965-03-15)
A photographer and an undertaker are assassins who have each been assigned to kill the other. Supporting Cast: Philip Bourneuf as Ernest Sylvester, Clegg Hoyt as Man
354	22	"Thou Still Unravished Bride"	David Friedkin	Avram Davidson (story) Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin	Ron Randell, David Carradine, Sally Kellerman	March 22, 1965 (1965-03-22)
A police officer suspects that his missing fiancée has been killed. Supporting Cast: Alan Napier as Guerny Sr., Richard Lupino as Guerny Jr., Virginia Gregg as Mrs. Essie Setlin, Howard Caine as Mr. Setlin, Kent Smith as Mr. Benner, Ben Wright as Mr. Sutherland, Doris Lloyd as Mother, Betty Harford as Woman, George Pelling as Sergeant, Brendan Dillon as Bartender
355	23	"Completely Foolproof"	Alf Kjellin	Anthony Terpiloff	J. D. Cannon, Patricia Barry	March 29, 1965 (1965-03-29)
A woman plots to murder her rich, cheating husband. Supporting Cast: Myron Healey as George Foyle, Joyce Meadows as Anna, Robert Lieb as Baines
356	24	"Power of Attorney"	Harvey Hart	James Bridges (teleplay)	Richard Johnson, Geraldine Fitzgerald as Agatha Tomlin	April 5, 1965 (1965-04-05)
A con man swindles wealthy women. Supporting Cast: Josie Lloyd as Eileen Carroll, Mary Scott (credited as Mary Scott Hardwicke) as Sarah Norton
357	25	"The World's Oldest Motive"	Harry Morgan	Lewis Davidson	Henry Jones as Alex Morrow, Linda Lawson as Fiona McNiece, Robert Loggia as Richard Schausak, Kathleen Freeman as Angela Morrow	April 12, 1965 (1965-04-12)
A married man gets the chance to marry his girlfriend when an outsider offers to kill his wife. Supporting Cast: Dee J. Thompson as Miss Rice, Syl Lamont as Waiter
358	26	"The Monkey's Paw—A Retelling"	Robert Stevens	Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin, Anthony Terpiloff (teleplay) W. W. Jacobs (story)	Leif Erickson as Paul White, Jane Wyatt, Lee Majors	April 19, 1965 (1965-04-19)
A man acquires a monkey's paw that grants three wishes – with deadly consequences. Supporting Cast: Collin Wilcox as Selina, Carmen Phillips as Mary Smith, Gilchrist Stuart as British Man, Zolya Talma as Gypsy Woman
359	27	"The Second Wife"	Joseph M. Newman	Robert Bloch (teleplay) Richard Deming (story)	June Lockhart, John Anderson as Luke Hunter	April 26, 1965 (1965-04-26)
A newlywed woman thinks that her husband killed his previous wife. Supporting Cast: Alice Backes as Helen Fiske, Gertrude Flynn as Peggy Gilfoyle, Eve McVeagh as Sylvia Boggs, Jim Boles as Reverend Gilfoyle, David Fresco as Sam Ogle
360	28	"Night Fever"	Herbert Coleman	Gilbert Ralston (teleplay) Clark Howard (short story)	Colleen Dewhurst	May 3, 1965 (1965-05-03)
An injured criminal uses a nurse's compassion to escape from the hospital. Supporting Cast: Joe De Santis as Jake Martinez, Richard Bull as Dr. Michaels, Rayford Barnes as George Clark, Don Marshall as Joe Chandler
361	29	"Off Season"	William Friedkin	Robert Bloch (teleplay) Edward D. Hoch (short story)	John Gavin as Johnny Kendall, Richard Jaeckel as Milt Woodman	May 10, 1965 (1965-05-10)
A trigger-happy cop gets fired from the police department and gets a job in the office of a small town sheriff. Supporting Cast: Indus Arthur as Sandy Evans, Tom Drake as Sheriff Dade, Fred Draper as Dr. Hornbeck, William O'Connell as Art Summers, Dodie Heath as Irma Dade, Harry Hines as Thief, Jimmy Joyce as Sergeant Racin, Duncan McLeod as Bartender, Jim Drum as Al