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Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Anniversary Gift

Introduction

"Anniversary Gift" was originally broadcast on 01/Nov/1959 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

Synopsis

Hermie Jenkins wants to kill his wife Myra. She is an animal lover and so he buys her a poisonous coral snake from a snake collector for her anniversary. Myra opens her gift and at the suggestion of his wife, Hermie leaves for a beer. When he return he finds that his wife is not dead. She complains to him about the aggressiveness of the snake. She gives it to Hermie and it bites him. He drops dead. Later the snake collector reveals that he sold Hermie a king snake which looks very much like the coral snake but is harmless. Hermie did not die of poison; he died of a heart attack. (TV.com)

DVD Releases

The following official DVD releases contain this episode:

9082.gif Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Five - Universal (USA, 2012)
Amazon (USA)
NTSC 1.33:1

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