The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Season 2 - Eps 18: Final Escape
A convicted bank robber John Perry is sentenced to 15 years hard labor in a state prison lumber camp. Determined to get out, James befriend an alcoholic inmate named Doc. Doc is in charge of the prison infirmary as well as burials for the dead. Doc makes an offer to John: if John will fincance an operation for Doc's granddaughter, he will get him out of prison. Doc's plan is to hide Perry inside the coffin of the next inmate who dies. The coffin will then be buried and dug up after the gravediggers and guards leave. Perry will then make his escape. All goes according to plan, until Doc fails to dig Perry up. Perry then learns why when the shroud slips from the face of the corpse sharing the coffin with him. Its Doc who died of a heart attack the night before.
About The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Title: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
First Air Date: 1962-09-20
Last Air Date: 1965-05-10
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.8/10 (from 68 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 93
Network: NBC CBS
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Production Companies: Shamley Productions, Revue Studios, Universal Television
Synopsis
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
Cast
Alfred Hitchcock
Self - Host
