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The Best Episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 2 - Bang, You're Dead
    8.0/10(977 votes)

    S7:E2

    Young Jackie Chester is ostracized by his fellow playmates because he doesn't own a toy gun like theirs. Upset at being left out, he finds a gun in his Uncle's suitcase - unaware he has a real revolver ... and it's loaded.

    Director:Alfred Hitchcock
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 18 - The Woman Who Wanted to Live
    8.0/10(708 votes)

    S7:E18

    When a convict takes a girl hostage after murdering a gas station attendant, he is puzzled why she doesn't try to escape when several opportunities arise ... and why she is being so helpful.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 34 - The Twelve Hour Caper
    7.8/10(571 votes)

    S7:E34

    A disgruntled employee hatches a plan, with the help of two professional thieves, to steal a shipment of negotiable bonds. Will he get away with a clean sweep?

    Director:John Newland
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 24 - Apex
    7.7/10(585 votes)

    S7:E24

    An unfaithful husband and his girlfriend concoct a plan to murder his wife after she plans to divorce him, which will leave him penniless.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 29 - The Matched Pearl
    7.7/10(543 votes)

    S7:E29

    The sale of an expensive pearl teaches a con-man a lesson in honesty that will cost him far more than just his integrity.

    Director:Bernard Girard
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  6. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 4 - Cop for a Day
    7.6/10(584 votes)

    S7:E4

    Two bank robbers, Phil and Davey, are forced to act when it is revealed a woman was an eye-witness to their crime. Phil devises a clever plan to dress up as a policeman to gain entry to her secure location, but will his plan go without a hitch?

    Director:Paul Henreid
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  7. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 31 - Most Likely to Succeed
    7.6/10(563 votes)

    S7:E31

    A bragging, successful businessman takes pity on a former down-on-his-luck college friend by giving him a job, revealing how he has cheated the government out of tax revenue. Perhaps he should have kept his mouth shut.

    Director:Richard Whorf
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  8. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 33 - The Opportunity
    7.6/10(538 votes)

    S7:E33

    An assistant manager of a department store finds a unique use for a girl he has caught shoplifting. Agreeing to let the girl off, he sets into motion a plan that will lead to murder.

    Director:Robert Florey
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  9. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 10 - Services Rendered
    7.5/10(569 votes)

    S7:E10

    Being hit by a falling plank of wood has rendered a young man with amnesia. All he has in his possession is a $1000 bill and a note with a doctor's address. Visiting the doctor jogs his memory, which is unfortunate for one of them.

    Director:Paul Henreid
    Writers:Richard Levinson, William Link

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  10. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 21 - Burglar Proof
    7.5/10(527 votes)

    S7:E21

    As part of a publicity gimmich, ex-criminal Sammy Morrissey agrees to attempt opening a "burglar proof" safe. If he can unlock the safe at a press conference, he can keep the $50,000 contained within. But will Morrissey prove the hand is quicker than the eye?

    Director:John Newland
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  11. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 38 - Where Beauty Lies
    7.4/10(523 votes)

    S7:E38

    Caroline Hardy's affair with the handsome Paul Ross comes to an abrupt end when her brother tells Paul's wife about them. Intent on revenge, Caroline sets off an explosion that will have life-changing results.

    Director:Robert Florey
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 15 - The Door Without a Key
    7.3/10(571 votes)

    S7:E15

    Two lonely people, one an old man suffering amnesia, the other a young, lost boy, find they have more in common that they realize when meeting at the police station.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 16 - The Case of M.J.H.
    7.3/10(493 votes)

    S7:E16

    Young criminal Jimmy French convinces his girlfriend to take a peek at her psychiatrist boss' files in order to find the perfect blackmail victim. But will Jimmy end up being the one under analysis?

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  14. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 32 - Victim Four
    7.3/10(508 votes)

    S7:E32

    A newlywed couple are involved in an accident, leaving them each with a disability. The husband has a bad limp, but his wife's injuries are not as easily identified ... until one night when she goes missing.

    Director:Paul Henreid
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 1 - The Hatbox
    7.2/10(575 votes)

    S7:E1

    When caught cheating on a test, Perry Hatch visits his college Professor to plead his case before a letter is sent to his parents. But upon witnessing the Professor disposing of a brand new ladies hat box, Perry thinks he may be onto something sinister.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  16. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 11 - The Right Kind of Medicine
    7.2/10(556 votes)

    S7:E11

    A doctor gets more than he bargains for when he attends to a man's gunshot wound. However, the doctor may have the ultimate revenge from the grave.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  17. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 13 - The Silk Petticoat
    7.2/10(539 votes)

    S7:E13

    Elisa Minden begins to question her actions when discovering her fiance talking to his late wife's grave about the virtues of torture and the fact he had caught his wife having an affair. Will Elisa regret going through with the vows?

    Director:John Newland
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 23 - Profit Sharing Plan
    7.2/10(490 votes)

    S7:E23

    When a long-time employee retires with little in the way of thanks, the man decides to rob the company and run off with his secret girlfriend. His wife, however, has other plans.

    Director:Bernard Girard
    Writers:William Link, Richard Levinson

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  19. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 25 - The Last Remains
    7.2/10(477 votes)

    S7:E25

    A funeral director blackmails a client when he discovers the man's business partner didn't really die in a road accident, but was shot instead.

    Director:Leonard Horn
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  20. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 6 - Beta Delta Gamma
    7.1/10(579 votes)

    S7:E6

    After a drinking contest, students decide to play a joke on one of their fraternity friends, Alan. Putting fake blood on one of them, they lead Alan to believe he has committed murder, placing into action a deadly chain of events.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Calvin Clements Sr.

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  21. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 20 - The Test
    7.1/10(491 votes)

    S7:E20

    When a young boy murders another boy with a knife, his father convinces attorney Vernon Wedge to take on the case. Wedge comes up with a rather unique "test" to prove the boy's innocence, providing it can be used in court.

    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  22. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 39 - The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    7.1/10(929 votes)

    S7:E39

    The frustrated wife of a carnival musician is in love with the circus strong man. With the appearance of a homeless boy comes a plan to free her from her husband. But will he play the final trick?

    Director:Józef Lejtes
    Writer:Robert Bloch

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  23. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 5 - Keep Me Company
    7.0/10(532 votes)

    S7:E5

    A lonely housewife invents the story a prowler is on her property in order to entice a handsome detective to visit her. But she may have inadvertently helped the police with a major investigation that will affect her own life.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Henry Slesar

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  24. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 8 - The Old Pro
    7.0/10(531 votes)

    S7:E8

    A hit-man's retirement is jeopardized when he is blackmailed by a man threatening to reveal his past to his wife - who knows nothing about his wicked ways.

    Director:Paul Henreid
    Writer:Calvin Clements Sr.

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  25. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 7 Episode 19 - Strange Miracle
    7.0/10(491 votes)

    S7:E19

    Following a train accident, Mr. Sequiras fakes being paralyzed from the waist down so he can collect compensation from the train company. When tiring of having to pretend he cannot walk, Sequiras comes up with a plan to "walk" again when meeting a girl who really is paralyzed.

    Director:Norman Lloyd
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Bang, You're Dead" is the best rated episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" season 7. It scored 8/10 based on 977 votes. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/17/1961. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Woman Who Wanted to Live".