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Cameo appearances[edit]

Didn't Hitchcock himself make cameo appearances in several of these films? Nanobug 16:12 23 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Thanks, I thought I had that already, guess I didn't. - Zanimum

Episodes to be added to this list[edit]

February 8, 1963: The Paragon: Gary Merrill Joan Fontaine
February 15, 1963: I'll Be the Judge, I'll Be the Jury:
March 1, 1963: Diagnosis: Danger
March 8, 1963: The Lonely Hours: Nancy Kelly
March 15, 1963: The Star Juror: Dean Jagger
March 22, 1963: The Long Silence: Phyllis Thaxter Michael Rennie
April 5, 1963: An Out for Oscar: Larry Storch
April 12, 1963: Death and the Joyful Woman: Gilbert Roland
April 19, 1963: Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans:
May 3, 1963: The Dark Pool:
May 10, 1963: Dear Uncle George: Gene Barry
May 17, 1963: Run for Doom: John Gavin
May 24, 1963: Death of a Cop: Victor Jory

September 27, 1963: A Home Away from Home: Ray Milland
October 4, 1963: A Nice Touch: Anne Baxter
October 11, 1963: Terror at Northfield: R.G. Armstrong) Dick York
October 18, 1963: You'll Be the Death of Me:
October 25, 1963: Blood Bargain: A
November 8, 1963: Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale: Phyllis Thaxter
November 15, 1963: Starring the Defense: Richard Basehart
November 29, 1963: The Cadaver:
December 6, 1963: The Dividing Wall:
December 13, 1963: Goodbye, George: Patricia Barry Robert Culp .
December 20, 1963: How to Get Rid of Your Wife: Bob Newhart, Jane Withers
January 3, 1964: Three Wives Too Many: Teresa Wright
January 10, 1964: The Magic Shop: Leslie Nielsen
January 24, 1964: Beyond the Sea of Death: Diana Hyland
January 31, 1964: The Night Caller: Felicia Farr Bruce Dern
February 7, 1964: The Evil of Adelaide Winters: Kim Hunter
February 14, 1964: The Jar: Pat Buttram
February 21, 1964: Final Escape:
March 6, 1964: Murder Case: John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands
March 13, 1964: Anyone for Murder?
March 20, 1964: Beast in View: A
March 27, 1964: Behind the Locked Door: Gloria Swanson
April 3, 1964: A Matter of Murder: Telly Savalas
April 10, 1964: The Gentleman Caller: Roddy McDowall
April 17, 1964: The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow: Don Chastain
May 1, 1964: Ten Minutes from Now:
May 8, 1964: The Sign of Satan: Christopher Lee
May 15, 1964: Who Needs an Enemy?: Steven Hill
May 22, 1964: Bed of Roses: Patrick O'Neal
May 29, 1964: The Second Verdict: Martin Landau
June 5, 1964: Isabel: Bradford Dillman
July 3, 1964: Body in the Barn:

October 5, 1964: The Return of Verge Likens: Peter Fonda
October 12, 1964: Change of Address:
October 19, 1964: Water's Edge: John Cassavetes
October 26, 1964: The Life Work of Juan Diaz: Alejandro Rey
November 9, 1964: See the Monkey Dance: Roddy McDowall
November 16, 1964: Lonely Place: Bruce Dern
November 23, 1964: The McGregor Affair: Andrew Duggan
December 7, 1964: Misadventure:
December 14, 1964: Triumph: Ed Begley
December 21, 1964: Memo from Purgatory: James Caan
December 28, 1964: Consider Her Ways: Barbara Barrie)
January 4, 1965: The Crimson Witness: Roger C. Carmel
January 11, 1965: Where the Woodbine Twineth: Margaret Leighton
January 18, 1965: Final Performance: Franchot Tone
February 1, 1965: Thanatos Palace Hotel:Steven Hill Angie Dickinson
February 8, 1965: One of the Family:
February 15, 1965: An Unlocked Window:
February 22, 1965: The Trap: Anne Francis)
March 1, 1965: Wally the Beard: Larry Blyden
March 8, 1965: Death Scene: James Farentino John Carradine guest stars.
March 15, 1965: The Photographer and the Undertaker: Jack Cassidy
March 22, 1965: Thou Still Unravished Bride: Sally Kellerman and David Carradine
March 29, 1965: Completely Foolproof
April 5, 1965: Power of Attorney: Richard Johnson
April 12, 1965: The World's Oldest Motive:
April 19, 1965: The Monkey's Paw---A Retelling: Leif Erickson Jane Wyatt and Lee Majors
April 26, 1965: The Second Wife: June Lockhart
May 3, 1965: Night Fever: Colleen Dewhurst and Peggy Lipton
May 10, 1965: Off Season:

TV airings[edit]

I just wanted to point out that it's a little inaccurate to say that its airing on this new cable channel will be the first time in a decade. I've seen it on TV, and it wasn't as far back as 1985. Perhaps the first time a major channel/network aired it? I think I watched it on one of the local syndicates. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Macphile (talk • contribs) 20:38, 15 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

My, what a long list you have...[edit]

Is it just me, or is the list of actors appearing on the show WAY TOO LONG? I can see having a list of highly notable guest stars, but the new list of seemingly EVERY actor ever to be credited with appearing on the show seems unnecessary. What about creating a new article — ~~List of actors appearing on Alfred Hitchcock Presents~~ List of Alfred Hitchcock Presents guest stars? Then, just have a section briefly indicating that a number of popular actors, and actors that would later become well-known, appeared on the series, and add a {{main}} link. Thoughts? -NatureBoyMD (talk) 04:23, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is it better to keep the article self-contained rather than creating a new article, especially since it's easy enough to take a moment scroll through the list? Given the high importance Wikipedia has given this show, why not list every actor whom the original producers thought important enough to list in the show's credits? svharwood1@aol.com 1220pm PT 11/24/07 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.200.122.40 (talk • contribs) 15:19, Nov 24, 2007, (UTC)

My main concern is that the huge long list clutters the page and makes it look unattractive. Rethinking it, I guess I don't really see a problem with listing all actors. Take a look a The Twilight Zone (1959)'s page: The_Twilight_Zone_(1959_TV_series)#Guest_stars. The way the list of guest stars is handled there looks great.

I have taken the bold inititive of creating such an article. The list on the main article had no kind of order what-so-ever. Names weren't in alpahbetical or chonological order. The new page has two lists, just like the one on the main article, with names sorted alphabetically. -NatureBoyMD 20:56, 30 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding 'Episodes' and the FCC[edit]

Here is the line..."One 1961 episode ("The Sorcerer's Apprentice") was not initially broadcast by NBC because the FCC felt that the ending was too gruesome". This is highly unlikely; the Federal Communications Commission does not, to my knowledge, preview or 'screen' television programs or segments, and even if it did, to prohibit the broadcast of any program would involve prior restraint. (please see www.fcc.gov/eb/oip/FAQ.html#TheLaw) I believe this (prior restraint) is prohibited by the Commission's charter. If any such decision was made, it would have been made by the network's Standards and Practices department (read: censors). In the United States we do not have government agencies screening broadcast programs for content and then deciding whether to allow such programs to air. 148.8.36.206 (talk) 19:41, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that the decision was made by the network's censors and the show's sponsors. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 20:18, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Frank White logo[edit]

Anyone noticed the striking resembelence born to this and the Biggie Smalls 'Frank White' t-shirts and logos?

Episode timeslots, as referenced in Alfred Hitchcock Presents#Episodes[edit]

It's a little hard not to notice that the episodes of season two of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour aired on the same days as the episodes of season five of The Twilight Zone, which begs the question: which show's episodes aired earlier than the other's?

Wikipedia's season-five page for The Twilight Zone pages is very forthcoming with its information. It says, "The fifth and final season of The Twilight Zone aired Fridays at 9:30–10:00 pm (EST) on CBS from September 27, 1963 to June 19, 1964" (source).

But, Wikipedia's pages on Alfred Hitchcock Presents/The Alfred Hitchcock Hour are less forthcoming. Here's what this page says:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 25 minutes long, aired weekly at 9:30 on CBS on Sunday nights from 1955 to 1960, and then at 8:30 on NBC on Tuesday nights from 1960 to 1962.^{[citation needed]} It was followed by The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, which lasted for three seasons, September 1962 to June 1965, adding another 93 episodes to the 268 already produced for Alfred Hitchcock Presents.^{[citation needed]}

Frustrating, right? It gives the timeslot for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, but not for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

And there is no actual page for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, either. It just redirects to List of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episodes, which in turn merely notes that the series was on NBC.

So, anybody know in what timeslot the hour-long incarnation of the series aired (particularly the second season)?

If so, please improve this page by adding said information.

Thanks in advance,
allixpeeke (talk) 20:38, 29 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Found locations of scripts for the series[edit]

According to https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt600021r0/dsc/ the University of California Los Angeles houses several of the scripts of the series. I'm not sure if this would be helpful for verifying details about the episodes for the purpose of the article but it may be good to know that WhisperToMe (talk) 06:38, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]