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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)

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Original title

Alfred Hitchcock Presents / The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Year

1955

Running time

30 min.

Country

United States

Director

Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Stevens, Paul Henreid, Herschel Daugherty, Norman Lloyd, Arthur Hiller, James Neilson, Alan Crosland Jr., Jus Addiss, John Brahm

Screenwriter

Henry Slesar, Robert C. Dennis, Francis M. Cockrell, Bernard C. Schoenfeld, James P. Cavanagh, William Fay, Marian B. Cockrell, Stirling Silliphant, Harold Swanton, Robert BlochSee 6 More

Cast

Music

Joseph E. Romero, Stanley Wilson, Frederick Herbert

Cinematography

John L. Russell, Reggie Lanning, John F. Warren, Lionel Lindon, Neal Beckner (B&W)

Producer

Universal Pictures Television, Shamley Productions, Revue Studios. Broadcast by: CBS, CBS

Genre

TV Series. Mystery. Thriller | Crime. Series [Alfred Hitchcock Presents]. Anthology Series

Synopsis

TV Series (1955-1965). 10 seasons. 363 episodes. Running time: 30 minutes (seasons 1-7); 60 minutes (seasons 8-10). Broadcast: CBS (1955-1964) - NBC (1964-1965). Alfred Hitchcock Presents is well known for its title sequence. The camera fades in on a simple line-drawing caricature of Hitchcock's rotund profile. As the program's theme music, Charles Gounod's Funeral March of a Marionette, plays, Hitchcock himself appears in silhouette from the right edge of the screen, and then walks to center screen to eclipse the caricature. He then turns to face the viewers, and says "Good evening."

Hitchcock appears after the title sequence and drolly introduces the story. At least two versions of the opening were shot for every episode. Hitchcock would close the show in much the same way as it was opened, but now to tie up loose ends rather than joke.

Originally 30 minutes per episode, in 1962 the show was extended to a full hour and retitled The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. Hitchcock himself only directed 17 of the 270 filmed episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and only one of the hour-long episodes, "I Saw the Whole Thing" with John Forsythe.

Rankings Position

#123 Best TV Series in TV history

Awards: 1964: Emmy: Nominated for Best Wrinting Adaptation (James Bridges)

1961: Emmy: Nominated for Best Editing

1960: Emmy: Nominated for Best Editing and Art Direction

1959: Emmy: 3 Nominations, including Best Dramatic Series

1958: Emmy: Best Direction - Half Hour or Less (Robert Stevens). 2 Nominations

1957: Emmy: Best Teleplay Writing - Half Hour or Less (Cavanagh). 2 Nominations

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