
The familiar "plink, plink" of the theme song, accompanied by the line drawing of a man in profile immediately identifies the show as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." The famed director opens almost every episode with the words "Good evening ..." After a joke -- usually about the evening's sponsor -- Hitchcock lays the groundwork for that episode's freestanding story of suspense and terror.

A quartet of elderly women (Estelle Winwood, Ellen Corby, Ida Moore, Elizabeth Patterson) try to gain the attention of a handsome detective (Dennis Morgan).

A curious man investigates his tennis partner, only to discover that her supposedly dead husband is very much alive and well.

A meek bookkeeper (John McGiver) is dissatisfied with his dull and boring existence. With Vivian Nathan.

A worrier (James Best) becomes fearful when an old friend (Steve Brodie) shows an interest in his wife (Katharine Bard).