Baseball? Football? Golf? Tennis? Alfred Hitchcock, that sinister sportsman supreme, disdains such effete activities. The kind of double-header he cheers is best achieved with a guillotine, he'd much rather pass the poison than the pigskin, and the only score he keeps is a body count. Now he's out to make fiendish fans of us all with his most lethal lineup of bloodcurdling spellbinders ever—unforgettable tales of terror. Cold night on Lake Lenore / Jonathan Craig—Attitude of murder / Nedra Tyre—Hand / William Brittain—Sheriff Peavy's double dead case / Richard Hardwick (novelette) — Rich—or dead / David A. Heller—Yellow shoes / Hal Ellson—Man who hated turkey / Elijah Ellis (novelette) — Coffee break / Arthur Porges—Padlock for Charlie Draper / James Holding—Mac without a knife / Talmage Powell—Chinless wonder / Stanley Abbott—No tears for an informer / H.A. DeRosso—Rare bird / John Lutz—Comic opera / Henry Woodfin
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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (1899-1980) was an iconic and highly influential film director and producer, who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. Following a very substantial career in his native Britain in both silent films and talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood and became an American citizen with dual nationality in 1956, thus he also remained a British subject. Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career which spanned six decades, from the silent film era, through the invention of sound films, and far into the era of colour films. For a complete list of his films, see Alfred Hitchcock filmography. Hitchcock was among the most consistently recognizable directors to the general public, and was one of the most successful film directors during his lifetime. He continues to be one of the best known and most popular filmmakers of all time.
