Tippi Hedren guest stars as "Alfreda Perkins". This character name is a reference to filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and the star of his filmPsycho (1960)'s Anthony Perkins. She also uses the name "Margaret Edgar" in the show, which is her character's name in the Hitchcock film Marnie (1964)
James Mason, played Phillip Vandamme in North by Northwest. The gun shot victim in this episode is named "Mason Vandamme"
In this episode, there is a Dr. Roger Thorn. Cary Grant played Roger Thornhill in North by Northwest
The patient Rod Brenner is named for a character in " The Birds" Rod Taylor played Mitch Brenner, the lead male role in "The Birds"
An orderly comes to Phillip on the roof of the hospita and states " I know the Trouble with Harry". The Trouble with Harry is a 1955 Alfred Hitchcock movie