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"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 4: Episode 26 -- Alexander Gifford, being an extremely miserly man around forty, was shocked to arrive home and find that his wife was burning all three ways of the electric light bulb. Worse still, she had bought herself a birthday present.

"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 4: Episode 19 -- A young woman is apprehensive about meeting her future mother-in-law for the first time.

"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 5: Episode 1 -- A chicken farmer (Laurence Harvey) murders his gold-digging girlfriend (Hazel Court) but the police can't convict him without the body.

"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 3: Episode 4 -- An ex-con searches for a place to stay after he is released from prison.

"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 3: Episode 16 -- A domineering father tries to run his daughter's life.

Overview

Date of Birth:

17 March 1922 more

Date of Death:

25 September 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA more

STARmeter:

Down 9% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination more

Alternate Names:

James Cavanagh | James P. Cavanaugh

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1985)	(1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	6.8 (261)
	1 TV episode: The Creeper (1986) (original teleplay)
2.	"N.Y.P.D." (1967)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	8.1 (60)
	1 TV episode: The Boy Witness (1967) (written by)
3.	Murder at the Gallop (1963)	(screenplay)	1963	-	7.1 (1,568)
	AKAs: Agatha Christie's Murder at the Gallop (UK: complete title)
4.	"Zero One" (1962)	(1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	8.5 (19)
	1 TV episode: Big Sister (1962) (teleplay) (as James Cavanagh)
5.	"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)	(15 episodes, 1956-1962)	1962	-	8.8 (1,223)
	15 TV episodes: Where Beauty Lies (1962) (teleplay) A Jury of Her Peers (1961) (writer) Coming, Mama (1961) (teleplay) Mother, May I Go Out to Swim? (1960) (teleplay) Arthur (1959) (teleplay) 10 episodes not shown.
6.	"Bus Stop" (1961)	(1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	8.0 (21)
	1 TV episode: The Opposite Virtues (1962) (story) (teleplay)
7.	"General Electric Theater" (1953)	(2 episodes, 1957-1961)	1961	-	8.1 (72)
	AKAs: G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title) G.E. True Theater (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: Star Witness: The Lili Parrish Story (1961) (writer) The Earring (1957) (teleplay)
8.	"Thriller" (1960)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.6 (148)
	AKAs: Boris Karloff's Thriller 1 TV episode: The Twisted Image (1960) (adaptation)
9.	Man on a String (1960)	(uncredited)	1960	-	6.5 (102)
	AKAs: Confessions of a Counterspy (UK) Ten Years a Counterspy
10.	"Startime" (1959)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.2 (29)
	AKAs: Ford Startime Lincoln-Mercury Startime 1 TV episode: The Man (1960) (adaptation)
11.	"Studio One" (1948)	(3 episodes, 1952-1958)	1958	-	8.5 (51)
	AKAs: Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title) Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title) Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) 3 TV episodes: Image of Fear (1958) (teleplay) No Place to Run (1958) (adaptation) Jane Eyre (1952) (adaptation)
12.	"Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.2 (28)
	AKAs: Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title) Kraft Theatre (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: The Last of the Belles (1958) (teleplay)
13.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	(6 episodes, 1956-1958)	1958	-	8.5 (67)
	6 TV episodes: Verdict of Three (1958) (adaptation) The Clouded Image (1957) (writer) (as James P. Cavanaugh) Winter Dreams (1957) (written by) Child of Trouble (1957) (adaptation) The Star Wagon (1957) (written by) 1 episode not shown.
14.	"Suspicion" (1957)	(1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	8.3 (101)
	1 TV episode: The Other Side of the Curtain (1957) (adaptation) (as James P. Cavanagh)
15.	"Climax!" (1954)	(8 episodes, 1955-1957)	1957	-	7.8 (40)
	AKAs: Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title) 8 TV episodes: Murder Is a Witch (1957) (adaptation) Circle of Destruction (1957) (writer) Journey into Fear (1956) (writer) Sit Down with Death (1956) (adaptation) Gamble on a Thief (1956) (writer) 3 episodes not shown.
16.	"Front Row Center" (1955)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	-
	1 TV episode: Winter Dreams (1956) (adaptation)
17.	"Danger" (1950)	(1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	7.2 (14)
	1 TV episode: The Birds (1955) (adaptation)
18.	"Suspense" (1949)	(15 episodes, 1953-1954)	1954	-	8.7 (36)
	15 TV episodes: Operation Nightmare (1954) (writer) Open Transom (1954) (writer) I Do Solemnly Swear (1954) (writer) Death on the Screen (1954) (writer) The Execution (1954) (writer) 10 episodes not shown.
19.	"Tales of Tomorrow" (1951)	(1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	7.5 (51)
	1 TV episode: Lazarus Walks (1953) (teleplay)
20.	"Steve Randall" (1952)	(1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	-
	AKAs: Hollywood Off Beat 1 TV episode: The Trial (1952) (screenplay)
21.	The Family Secret (1951)	(writer) (as James Cavanagh)	1951	-	6.7 (46)

Producer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Thriller" (1960)	associate producer (8 episodes, 1960)	1960	-	8.6 (148)
		AKAs: Boris Karloff's Thriller 8 TV episodes: Man in the Middle (1960) (associate producer) Girl with a Secret (1960) (associate producer) The Guilty Men (1960) (associate producer) Rose's Last Summer (1960) (associate producer) The Mark of the Hand (1960) (associate producer) 3 episodes not shown.

Miscellaneous Crew View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Thriller" (1960)	story consultant (unknown episodes)	1960	-	8.6 (148)
		AKAs: Boris Karloff's Thriller

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Drama | Thriller | Crime | Mystery more

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