Don't Come Back Alive

Episode aired Oct 23, 1955
TV-14
30m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

1.7K

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Sidney Blackmer and Virginia Gregg in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

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Frank Partridge and his wife plot to cheat their life insurance company by having her hide out for 7 years and declared legally dead, but an investigator believes Mr. Partridge has murdered ... Read allFrank Partridge and his wife plot to cheat their life insurance company by having her hide out for 7 years and declared legally dead, but an investigator believes Mr. Partridge has murdered her.Frank Partridge and his wife plot to cheat their life insurance company by having her hide out for 7 years and declared legally dead, but an investigator believes Mr. Partridge has murdered her.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

1.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Sidney Blackmer appears here in one of the first of Alfred Hitchcock's stories, and he will, six years later, appear in one of the last (The Faith of Aaron Menefee (1962)), and of those who appeared more than once, he would have the longest stretch between appearances in the seven seasons of the show.

Goofs
The logic for their scheme didn't make sense. At the beginning they are talking about how they need money right away, and the wife even says that if they don't pay the rent that week they'll be evicted. But in order to collect the insurance money, they will have to wait for seven years, which does not provide a solution to their need for money right then.

Quotes
[first lines]
Himself - Host: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and especially the gentlemen. All of you have, at one time or another, speculated on how it would be to be separated from your wife for a week or a weekend. Ah, but have you ever thought about being away from the little woman for seven years? Oh, you have? Oh, well, in that case, you will be even more interested in tonight's play, called "Don't Come Back Alive." It's a homey little story of intrigue, jealousy, avarice, and fraud. It will follow immediately after this illustrated lecture on the virtues of our sponsor's product.
[looks offstage right, clicks twice]
Himself - Host: May we have the first slide, please?

Soundtracks
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
(uncredited)
Music by Richard Storrs Willis
Lyrics by Edmund Hamilton Sears
Sung by carolers outside Vallardi's Restaurant