S1E13

Bonfire

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

calendar_todayDec 13, 1962 schedule50 min star7.0

Robert Evans is a revivalist preacher who is desperate for money to build his own church. He romances a rich woman named Naomi Freshwater and kills her. Some time later, Robert meets Naomi's neice Laura. He tries to romance her as well, but she is not interested. When Laura discovers that Robert killed her aunt, the preacher kills her and stuffs her body in a trunk. He drags the trunk to a pit and sets it on fire. Later, as Robert is delivering a sermon, it begins to rain. The rain puts out the fire and the contents of the burned trunk are revealed. Robert is promptly arrested and charged with murder.

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NBC
CBS

star Guest Stars

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Robert Evans

Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

Laura

Patricia Collinge

Patricia Collinge

Naomi Freshwater

person

Paul Von Schreiber

Young Man

Anthony Spinelli

Anthony Spinelli

Cab Driver

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Craig Duncan

Police Officer

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Craig Curtis

The Young Man