Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Cuckoo Clock

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"The Cuckoo Clock" was originally broadcast on 17/Apr/1960 as part of the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

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Ida Blythe wants to stay in her summer cottage despite the fact that there is an escaped lunatic on the loose. A strange woman named Madeleine Hall arrives at her cottage and she and Ida sit down for tea. Madeleine tells Ida a story about her aunt. Apparently, Madeleine's aunt once cut the head off her pet canary. The story upsets Ida, but Madeleine later reveals that the story was a lie. Someone comes to the door. He tells Ida to be careful of the escaped lunatic because she is dangerous. Ida suspects Madeleine and the two soon get into a scuffle. Madeleine is knocked unconscious and Ida calls for help. The man who warned her returns. He enters the house and bolts the door. He is the lunatic. When a cuckoo clock startles him, he breaks it. He attacks Ida but motions her to the clock. The head on the cuckoo of the clock has been cut off. (TV.com)

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