The last time I saw an Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode was possibly ten years ago, and prior to that, another twenty-five years or so, when I was in third grade. One episode in particular, circa 1970, has haunted me for years, though I remember very little of it. Therefore, I am asking anyone if s/he has any information beyond what I can provide below, I would greatly appreciate a reply. Any information such as the year in which it aired, the name of the episode, any actors involved, plot details, etc. would be most appreciated. I have thought about this episode, and have been a bit haunted by it, for years.
All I remember is that there were three (I believe that it was three) nurses who either lived together or were just visiting each other at one of their homes one evening. They might have also been keeping each other company that night because word was out that a night stalker/murderer was on the prowl in their neighborhood, possibly killing only nurses. So, in order to keep each other company and protect each other, they decided to spend at least this one particular night all together. And here, my memory really is fuzzy. But, I believe that one of these nurses, whose name is Stella, then becomes sick, and so one of the other nurses, who is quite hefty, walks over to her and begins to check her for fever, etc. After a few minutes, this "doting" nurse then begins to slowly strangle Stella, and tells her "you have such a pretty face, Stella"....but "she" now talks in her real voice, which is a man's. Upon realizing that this strangling nurse must be the psychopath who's on the prowl, Stella starts to scream, and rips off the man's wig at the same time. The effect was completely unsettling. I remember the image of this fat man dressed in drag queen white pancake makeup with his natural hair plastered against his head, to allow for the wig. It was a chilling, very scary image to see his ugly though still somewhat effeminate, dragged-up face with piercing blue eyes, very red lips, fat, pasty, pancacky cheeks, juxtaposed against the sound of his now real, very low, male voice, as he strangles the nurse. I remember talking about this episode in class the next day, in third grade, as well as not being able to sleep for weeks. Can anyone fill in the undoubtedly many blanks I have in my recollection? Any additional information you could provide would be most appreciated. I've thought about this episode for about thirty-three years! Also, does anyone know how many episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" were made?
Thanks!
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