There Was an Old Woman

March 18, 1956

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents - S1 - E25

Dishonest Frank and Lorna Bramwell visit the home of wealthy, eccentric Monica Laughton, with the intention of robbing her.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 1 - 39 Episode s

1x1 - Revenge
October 2, 1955
When Carl Spann's wife Elsa is assaulted by an unknown attacker, he drives his still-incoherent wife around town, hoping she can point him out, so he can kill him.
1x2 - Premonition
October 9, 1955
A famous pianist returns to his home town to find the man who murdered his father.
1x3 - Triggers in Leash
October 16, 1955
A cook tries everything she can think of to end a dispute between two gunmen who have sworn to kill each other.
1x4 - Don't Come Back Alive
October 23, 1955
Frank Partridge and his wife plot to cheat their life insurance company by having her hide out for 7 years and declared legally dead, but an investigator believes Mr. Partridge has murdered her.
1x5 - Into Thin Air
October 30, 1955
When a young woman leaves her ill mother in a Paris hotel room and comes back later, she finds her mother is missing, and all the hotel's employees deny she and her mother were ever there.
1x6 - Salvage
November 6, 1955
Gangster Dan Varrell, just released from prison, goes looking for the woman he holds responsible for his brother's death.
1x7 - Breakdown
November 13, 1955
William Callew is involved in a bad traffic accident on a rural road, that leaves him so paralyzed he appears lifeless, and when help arrives they think he's really dead.
1x8 - Our Cook's a Treasure
November 20, 1955
A man fears that the new cook he's hired is actually a murderess.
1x9 - The Long Shot
November 27, 1955
Heavily indebted Charlie Raymond is hired to accompany a British visitor on a trip across the USA, and looks for a way to take advantage of his employer.
1x10 - The Case of Mr. Pelham
December 4, 1955
A series of troubling incidents lead Mr. Pelham to believe that he has a double who is deliberately impersonating him.
1x11 - Guilty Witness
December 11, 1955
When Mr. and Mrs. Crane hear the Verbers having a violent argument in the apartment just above them, and then Mr. Verber disappears the next day, they can't help suspecting the worst.
1x12 - Santa Claus and the 10th Avenue Kid
December 18, 1955
While working as a department store 'Santa Claus', a paroled convict tries to help a troubled boy.
1x13 - The Cheney Vase
December 25, 1955
When Lyle Endicott is fired from his job at an art museum, he comes up with a plan to take advantage of a trusting invalid whom he befriended at the museum.
1x14 - A Bullet for Baldwin
January 1, 1956
When an office worker is fired from his job, he shoots his boss to death, but when he returns to the office his boss is alive, and has no recollection of the incident.
1x15 - The Big Switch
January 8, 1956
Gangster Sam Dunleavy sets up an elaborate alibi so that he can kill his ex-girlfriend Goldie, who left him for another man.
1x16 - You Got to Have Luck
January 15, 1956
During a massive manhunt for escaped convict Sam Cobbett, Cobbett invades a house where young housewife Mary Schaffner is home alone.
1x17 - The Older Sister
January 22, 1956
A reporter discovers the truth about the infamous Lizzie Borden murder case.
1x18 - Shopping for Death
January 29, 1956
Two retired insurance salesmen confront an aggressive, hostile woman in hopes of saving her from a disaster.
1x19 - The Derelicts
February 5, 1956
Inventor Ralph Cowell murders his silent partner Alfred, only to be blackmailed by vagrant Peter Goodfellow, who witnessed the crime.
1x20 - And So Died Riabouchinska
February 12, 1956
While investigating a murder in a theater, Detective Krovitch uncovers a strange web of tensions revolving around ventriloquist John Fabian and his female dummy.
1x21 - Safe Conduct
February 19, 1956
An American journalist meets a soccer star while traveling behind the Iron Curtain, but then is arrested as a suspected smuggler.
1x22 - Place of Shadows
February 26, 1956
A young man tries to insinuate his way into a monastery, in order to gain revenge on a thief whom he blames for ruining his life.
1x23 - Back for Christmas
March 4, 1956
Herbert Carpenter plans to murder his wife Hermione, bury her body in the basement, and then leave on a long business trip.
1x24 - The Perfect Murder
March 11, 1956
Unscrupulous brothers Paul and Henri Tallendier plan to murder their Aunt Rosalie so that they can get their uncle's inheritance.
1x25 - There Was an Old Woman
March 18, 1956
Dishonest Frank and Lorna Bramwell visit the home of wealthy, eccentric Monica Laughton, with the intention of robbing her.
1x26 - Whodunit
March 25, 1956
Recently deceased mystery writer Alexander Penn Arlington gets permission from the recording angel to relive his last day on earth, so that he can find out who murdered him.
1x27 - Help Wanted
April 1, 1956
Mr. Crabtree is grateful to find a new job, until his new employer gives him a most unexpected assignment.
1x28 - Portrait of Jocelyn
April 8, 1956
When Mark Halliday and his new wife unexpectedly see a portrait of Halliday's first wife, it is only the first in a series of disturbing developments.
1x29 - The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby
April 15, 1956
Antiques dealer Laurence Appleby thinks he has solved his financial problems by killing his wife Lena, but new complications arise in his second marriage.
1x30 - Never Again
April 22, 1956
Karen Stewart has once again broken her promise not to drink anymore, and now she is in a strange bed, injured, with no memory of what happened the night before.
1x31 - The Gentleman from America
April 29, 1956
Rich American Howard Lattimer visits London, and bets 1000 pounds that he can spend the night in a room that is said to be haunted.
1x32 - The Baby Sitter
May 6, 1956
When Clara Nash is murdered, her baby-sitter Lottie Slocum is excited to be the center of attention, and she also hopes to become closer to Clara's husband.
1x33 - The Belfry
May 13, 1956
When Clint Ringle learns that Ellie Marsh, the schoolteacher whom he loves, is engaged to Walt Norton, Clint kills Walt and then hides in the schoolhouse's bell tower, waiting for his chance to exact further revenge.
1x34 - The Hidden Thing
May 20, 1956
After Dana Edwards' fiancée Laura is killed by a hit-and-run driver, he is visited by John Hurley, who claims to be able to use memory recall techniques that will help him to remember the car's license plate number.
1x35 - The Legacy
May 27, 1956
When a prince who is well known as a playboy takes a sudden romantic interest in a shy, plain housewife, everyone is baffled and fascinated.
1x36 - Mink
June 3, 1956
Paula Hudson has a stolen mink coat she tells police she purchased on a recommendation, and when they retrace her steps to find out how she obtained it, everyone denies they ever talked to her about it.
1x37 - Decoy
June 10, 1956
Gil Larkin is suspected of murder when Mona Cameron's allegedly abusive husband is shot dead in front of him and he gets knocked out by an unknown assailant.
1x38 - The Creeper
June 17, 1956
A serial killer known as "the strangler" terrorizes a New York neighborhood.
1x39 - Momentum
June 24, 1956
A man ends up running to the Mexican border after trying to collect money his employer owes him.

1x1 - Revenge

1x2 - Premonition

1x3 - Triggers in Leash

1x4 - Don't Come Back Alive

1x5 - Into Thin Air

1x6 - Salvage

1x7 - Breakdown

1x8 - Our Cook's a Treasure

1x9 - The Long Shot

1x10 - The Case of Mr. Pelham

1x11 - Guilty Witness

1x12 - Santa Claus and the 10th Avenue Kid

1x13 - The Cheney Vase

1x14 - A Bullet for Baldwin

1x15 - The Big Switch

1x16 - You Got to Have Luck

1x17 - The Older Sister

1x18 - Shopping for Death

1x19 - The Derelicts

1x20 - And So Died Riabouchinska

1x21 - Safe Conduct

1x22 - Place of Shadows

1x23 - Back for Christmas

1x24 - The Perfect Murder

1x25 - There Was an Old Woman

1x26 - Whodunit

1x27 - Help Wanted

1x28 - Portrait of Jocelyn

1x29 - The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby

1x30 - Never Again

1x31 - The Gentleman from America

1x32 - The Baby Sitter

1x33 - The Belfry

1x34 - The Hidden Thing

1x35 - The Legacy

1x36 - Mink

1x37 - Decoy

1x38 - The Creeper

1x39 - Momentum

S0: Specials

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5

S6: Season 6

S7: Season 7