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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: “Revenge”

One of the more famous episodes of the series and one that continues to have an influence on today's directors as well. (Christopher Nolan being the most obvious example.)

Directed by Hitchcock himself and based on a teleplay by Francis M. Cockrell (which in turn was based on a story by Samuel Blas), “Revenge” tells a simple story about a man who finds out that his wife has been attacked in his absence. Since the spouse had been recovering from a nervous breakdown, she is not the most useful of witnesses, but the man is nonetheless determined to use her to help track down her assailant. Unfortunately, he makes a fatal error in judgment....

The episode stars a pre-Psycho Vera Miles as the wronged wife and a pre-Andy Griffith Show Francis Bavier (aka Aunt Bea) as a nosy neighbor.