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"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" Whodunit (1956)


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"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 1: Episode 26 -- A slain mystery writer is given a chance in heaven to return to Earth for one day in order to solve his own murder.

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6.9/10   77 votes
Writers:
Francis M. Cockrell (teleplay) and
Marian B. Cockrell (teleplay) ...
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Original Air Date:
25 March 1956 (Season 1, Episode 26)
Plot:
A recently deceased mystery writer receives permission from the recording angel to relive his last day on earth, so that he can find out who murdered him. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Episode Complete credited cast)
John Williams ... Alexander Penn Arlington
Amanda Blake ... Carol Arlington

Jerry Paris ... Wally Benson
Philip Coolidge ... Talbot
Alan Napier ... Wilfred
Bill Slack ... Vincent

Ruta Lee ... Angel
Rudy Robles ... Horace

Alfred Hitchcock ... Himself - Host
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:30 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

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Quotes:
Himself - Host: Good evening, fellow necromaniacs. more

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They Can't Mess With Time, 15 October 2008
7/10
Author: Hitchcoc from United States

There have been lots of stories of people who are allowed to come back for one more day after their deaths. This one is pretty tame. A mystery writer who has been murdered begs the admitting angel to let him know who killed him. They agree that he will go back to the time before his death and try to figure it out, hence the title. This then gets a bit dull. Like most mystery stories, a group of suspects soon materializes. They all have motives. He is such a pompous ass that they may be doing us a favor. Anyway, we know that when all is said and done there is going to be a bit of disappointment. The acting is OK. It has that real fifties feel to it. As it turns out, most of the suspects would probably have allied themselves with this man if he had just been a bit kinder. It's a decent entry into the canon, but didn't grab me that much.

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