The BEST episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents season 3

Every episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents season 3!

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962) was a mystery and suspense anthology hosted by the master of suspense himself - Alfred Hitchcock. Each episode stands alone, delving into horror, comedy, suspense, and the supernatural.

Last Updated: 10/2/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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The Glass Eye
star
8.18
145 votes

#1 - The Glass Eye

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/1957

While cleaning out the apartment of his dead sister Julia, Jim Whitely (Shatner) comes across a strange glass eye and tells to his wife the story of how his sister acquired it.

Directors: Robert Stevens
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The Perfect Crime
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7.80
51 votes

#2 - The Perfect Crime

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/1957

A lawyer, with blackmail in mind, meets with a famous detective who prides himself on never having committed a single mistake in his long and distinguished career, to prove that he convicted an innocent man.

Directors: Alfred Hitchcock
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Lamb to the Slaughter
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7.65
63 votes

#3 - Lamb to the Slaughter

Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/13/1958

Domestic bliss comes to a rapid halt when a housewife discovers that her police chief husband has been having an affair while she's been pregnant.

Directors: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Roald Dahl
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The Right Kind of House
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7.65
68 votes

#4 - The Right Kind of House

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/9/1958

After the death of her troubled son, a mother decides to sell her house, but a potential buyer discovers she may be hiding something.

Directors: Don Taylor
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Bull in a China Shop
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7.41
29 votes

#5 - Bull in a China Shop

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/30/1958

A handsome homicide detective is befriended by four old ladies who invite him for tea and proceed to play out a variation of Arsenic and Old Lace for his benefit.

Directors: James Neilson
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Mail Order Prophet
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7.28
76 votes

#6 - Mail Order Prophet

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/1957

When an ordinary clerk starts receiving letters which accurately predict the outcome of future events, he takes a dangerous gamble with his life.

Directors: James Neilson
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Last Request
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7.22
64 votes

#7 - Last Request

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1957

A death-row inmate awaiting the electric chair uses his final hours to prove his innocence in a killing.

Directors: Paul Henreid
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Post Mortem
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7.13
52 votes

#8 - Post Mortem

Season 3 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/18/1958

When a newly married couple realizes that a lottery ticket is in her recently deceased ex-husband's burial suit, they put their love on the line to exhume the winnings.

Directors: Arthur Hiller
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Together
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7.13
30 votes

#9 - Together

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/1958

When a businessman's mistress threatens to expose their secret relationship to his wife, he realizes he must do anything to stop her.

Directors: Robert Altman
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Little White Frock
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7.13
53 votes

#10 - Little White Frock

Season 3 - Episode 39 - Aired 6/29/1958

An elderly actor proves he still has the chops to grace the stage when he reveals a tragic tale from his past.

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Reward to Finder
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7.12
66 votes

#11 - Reward to Finder

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/1957

After finding a cash-laden wallet John Gaminski promises his wife that he'll return it. But when he reneges, she demands that he share the money.

Directors: James Neilson
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The Deadly
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7.09
66 votes

#12 - The Deadly

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1957

A conniving handyman tries to blackmail an innocent housewife for a fabricated dalliance.

Directors: Don Taylor
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The Crocodile Case
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7.06
51 votes

#13 - The Crocodile Case

Season 3 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/25/1958

A man learns never to separate a woman from her accessories when his "perfect" murder plot is spoiled by a missing piece of luggage.

Directors: Don Taylor
Heart of Gold
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7.06
69 votes

#14 - Heart of Gold

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/1957

A convicted robber is released to the family of one of his cell mates, against the better judgment of his parole officer.

Directors: Robert Stevens
Listen, Listen.....!
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7.04
54 votes

#15 - Listen, Listen.....!

Season 3 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/11/1958

When three beautiful blonde women are strangled with a silk stocking, Mr. Morgan becomes convinced he knows how it happened, even though no one will hear him out.

Directors: Don Taylor
The Motive
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7.03
58 votes

#16 - The Motive

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/26/1958

Two crime-obsessed buddies plot the perfect murder—one with absolutely no motive.

Directors: Robert Stevens
The Percentage
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7.03
58 votes

#17 - The Percentage

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/5/1958

A successful businessman who once acted cowardly in the war—but got undeserved credit for heroism—attempts to buy off an old Army buddy who knows the truth.

Directors: James Neilson
Night of the Execution
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7.03
58 votes

#18 - Night of the Execution

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/1957

Warren, a prosecuting attorney with a long history of acquittals, must deliver a guilty verdict in a murder case to ensure his political future.

Directors: Justus Addiss
Dip in the Pool
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7.02
53 votes

#19 - Dip in the Pool

Season 3 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/1/1958

A desperate man takes the ultimate plunge when he gambles a fortune without his wife's knowledge.

Directors: Alfred Hitchcock
Enough Rope for Two
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7.02
64 votes

#20 - Enough Rope for Two

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/1957

An ex-con heads to a mine to retrieve a cache of stolen loot. When his two former partners show up, three's a crowd with $100,000 at stake.

Directors: Paul Henreid
On the Nose
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6.97
58 votes

#21 - On the Nose

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/16/1958

A gambling-addicted housewife owes money to a bookie, and resorts to desperate measures in order to raise the money.

Directors: James Neilson
Fatal Figures
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6.94
53 votes

#22 - Fatal Figures

Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/20/1958

It's all in the numbers when a bookkeeper becomes obsessed with his mundane life and crime statistics.

Directors: Don Taylor
Sylvia
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6.94
53 votes

#23 - Sylvia

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/19/1958

Her elderly father becomes alarmed when a jilted woman purchases a handgun.

The Foghorn
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6.93
57 votes

#24 - The Foghorn

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/16/1958

A woman alone in a quiet house finds herself haunted by the noise of a foghorn. As the story progresses, she tries to recall how the sound became so horrifying to her, but the answer may be deeper than she thinks.

Directors: Robert Stevens
The Diplomatic Corpse
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6.89
61 votes

#25 - The Diplomatic Corpse

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1957

Touring Mexico, Janet's rich aunt dies, and the car holding her corpse is stolen. Without a body, Janet can't claim the inheritance.

Directors: Paul Henreid