The Perfect Murder

Episode aired Mar 11, 1956
TV-14
30m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Philip Coolidge and Hurd Hatfield in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Worried that their dowager Aunt Rosalie doesn't really care for either of them, brothers Paul and Henri Tallendier devise a plan to get their hands on her fortune any way they can rather tha... Read allWorried that their dowager Aunt Rosalie doesn't really care for either of them, brothers Paul and Henri Tallendier devise a plan to get their hands on her fortune any way they can rather than holding out for their inheritance.Worried that their dowager Aunt Rosalie doesn't really care for either of them, brothers Paul and Henri Tallendier devise a plan to get their hands on her fortune any way they can rather than holding out for their inheritance.

Director
- Robert Stevens
Writers
- Victor Wolfson
- Stacy Aumonier
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Robert Stevens
Writers
- Victor Wolfson
- Stacy Aumonier
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Mystery

Thriller

Storyline

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Trivia
When Hurd Hatfield picks the honeysuckle blossom he remarks " it's wilting. I despise decaying things." An obvious nod to his most famous part in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), who was immune to decay.

Quotes
[first lines]
Alfred Hitchcock - Host: [Hitchcock appears with his back to the camera; there is a knife stuck in his back. He turns to the camera with a pained look] Oh, good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Hollywood.
[grimaces a little]
Alfred Hitchcock - Host: I think everyone enjoys a nice murder... provided he is not the victim. Well, tonight's little comedy of bad manners is concerned with that dream of all of us who harbor homicidal tendencies: The perfect murder. Of course, to be serious for a moment, there is no such thing as a nice murder or a perfect murder. It is always a sordid, despicable business. Especially if you don't have a good lawyer. According to statistics, a murder will be committed during the next sixty seconds, as well as four armed robberies, thirty-three petty thefts, and a forgery. There will also be a television commercial. If you doubt me, watch.