Title from container. Host, Alfred Hitchcock. Burt Reynolds, Peter Lorre, Steve McQueen, Walter Matthau, Dick Van Dyke, William Shatner. Videodisc release of televised episodes from the 1959-1960 season. Release date: Jan. 3, 2012.
Contents:
Disc 5. Hooked. The crystal trench -- Appointment at eleven -- Coyote moon -- No Pain -- Anniversary gift -- Dry run -- Disc 2. The Blessington method -- Dead weight -- Special delivery -- Road hog -- Specialty of the house -- An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge -- Graduating class -- Man from the south -- Disc 3. The ikon of Elijah -- The cure -- Backward, turn backward -- Not the running type -- The day of the bullet -- Hitch hike -- Across the threshold -- Craig's will -- Disc 4. Madame Mystery -- The little man who was there -- Mother, may I go out to swim? -- The cuckoo clock -- Forty detectives later -- The hero -- Insomnia -- I can take care of myself -- Disc 5. One grave too many -- Party line -- Cell 227 -- The Schartz-Metterklume method -- Letter of credit -- Escape to Sonoita -- Hooked.
Summary:
Reunite with the 'Master of Suspense,' Alfred Hitchcock, for more of the mind-boggling twists and devious thrills synonymous with one of TV's greatest shows. In the fifth season, delve into 38 stories of greed, larceny, revenge, and murder where every character holds a guilty secret and a misleading 'MacGuffin' lurks in every corner. Featuring some of Hollywood's brightest guest stars.
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