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Episode Guide

 Version 50.0 June 2009

(Ep  2.8)

compiled by

The Classic TV Archive

http://ctva.biz/index.htm

with contributions by:

Rina Fox

Tom Alger

references:

Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)

Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)

UCLA Film and Television Archive
 

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ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS

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Shamley productions

Revue Studios

for

CBS (Sundays 9:30pm EST) (1955-60) (seasons 1-5)(half-hour)

NBC (Tuesdays 8:30pm EST) (1960-62) (seasons 6-7)(half-hour)

Executive Producer Alfred Hitchcock

US thriller anthology series  1955-62  268 episodes x 30 min bw

                          

Hosted by Alfred Hitchcock   

 

 In 1962-65 the format was expanded in "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"

      93 episodes 

 

 

Musical theme based on Gounod's Funeral March of a Marionette

 

 

Hitchcock loved to poke fun at the sponsors and commercials which interrupted his program.
 

######### Alfred Hitchcock presents ##########

############## season 1 1955-56 ##############

################# (half-hour) ##################

         CBS Sundays 9:30 pm Eastern

 

1.01 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: REVENGE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1506 

02-Oct-55

teleplay by Francis Cockrell & A.I. Bezzerides

story based on Samuel Blas' short story

    published in Colliers (Jan 11, 1947)

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Guest Stars:

Vera Miles ........... Elsa Span
Ralph Meeker ......... Carl Span
Frances Bavier ....... Mrs. Fergusen
John Gallaudet ....... The Doctor
Ray Teal ............. Police Lieutenant
Herbert Lytton ....... Police Lieutenant
Ray Montgomery ....... Man In Grey Suit
Norman Willis ........ Cop
John Daheim .......... Cop
Lilian O'Malley ...... Hotel Maid

Synopsis:

An unstable woman identifies an alleged attacker.

Note: Alfred Hitchcock Introductory

"Good evening, I'm Alfred Hitchcock and tonight I'm presenting

the first in a series of stories of suspense and mystery oddly

enough called, "Alfred Hitchcock Presents". I shall not act in

these stories, but will only make appearances, something in

nature of an accessory before and after the fact. To give the title

 for those of you who can't read and to tidy up afterwards for

those who don't understand the ending. Tonight's playlet is really

 a sweet little story it is called "Revenge", it will follow, oh dear I

see our actors won't be ready for another 60 seconds. However

thanks to our sponsors' remarkable foresight we have a message

 that will fit in here nicely."  [RF]

 

1.02 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: PREMONITION

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1515 

09-Oct-55

teleplay by Harold Swanton

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Cloris Leachman ...... Susan Stanger
John Forsythe ........ Ken Stanger
Warren Stevens ....... Perry Stanger
George Macready ...... Doug Irwin
Percy Helton ......... Gerald Eaton
Harry Tyler .......... Mr. Dodds
Paul Brinegar ........ Mason

A pianist doubts reports of his father's death.

 

1.03 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: TRIGGERS IN LEASH

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1503 

16-Oct-55

teleplay by Dick Carr

based on a story by Allan Vaughn Elston

directed by Don Medford

Guest Stars:

Darren McGavin ....... Red Hillman
Gene Barry ........... Dell Delaney
Ellen Corby .......... Maggie Flynn
Casey MacGregor ...... Ben

A woman tries to prevent a fatal gun battle.

 

1.04 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: DON'T COME BACK ALIVE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1507 

23-Oct-55

teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

directed by Robert Stevenson

director of photography Reggie Lanning

art director, Martin Obzina;

editorial supervisor, Richard G. Wray;

film editor, Edward W. Williams;

music supervisor, Stanley Wilson.

Set decorator, James S. Redd;

sound, Hugh McDowell;

assistant director, James Hogan;

wardrobe supervisor, Vincent Dee;

makeup, Ted Coodley

Guest Stars:

Sidney Blackmer ...... Frank Partridge
Virginia Gregg ....... Mildred Partridge
Robert Emhardt ....... Kettle
Irene Tedrow ......... Lucy
Edna Holland ......... Librarian

Synopsis 1:

A couple schemes to collect a 25,000 dollar life-insurance claim; the wife

agrees to leave her husband for seven years--the length of time necessary

to legally establish the "death" of a missing person.   [RF]

Synopsis 2:

A man wants his wife declared legally dead.

 

1.05 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: INTO THIN AIR

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1504 

30-Oct-55

teleplay by Marian Cockrell

based on a story by Alexander Woolcott

directed by Don Medford

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Alan Napier .......... Sir Everett
Patricia Hitchcock.... Diane Winthrop
Mary Forbes .......... Mrs. Winthrop
Geoffrey Toone ....... Basil Farnham
John Mylong .......... Doctor
Ann Codee ............ Doctor's wife
Maurice Marsac ....... Clerk
Gerry Gaylor ......... Maid
Peter Camlin ......... Porter
Jack Chefe ........... Detective
Albert D'Arno ........ Bellhop
Michael Hadlow ....... Maris

Synopsis 1:
A woman returns to her hotel room with medication for her mother
and finds her ailing mother gone. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A young woman and her mother, enroute from India to England in 1899, stop off at Paris

 for a visit. Returning to the hotel at which the two are staying, the girl is refused her key,

is told she is not registered and can find no trace of her mother. [RF]
 

1.06 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: SALVAGE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1508 

06-Nov-55

teleplay by Fred Freiberger & Dick Carr

directed by Justus Addiss

director of photography Lester Shorr

Guest Stars:

Gene Barry ........... Dan Varrel
Nancy Gates .......... Lois Williams
Peter Adams .......... Tim Grady
Maxine Cooper ........ Mary
Elisha Cook, Jr. ..... Shorty
Paul Bryar ........... Lou Henry
Edit Angold .......... Seamstress
Virginia Christine ... Model
Ralph Montgomery ..... Drunk
Billy Wayne .......... Bartender

Synopsis:

After his release from prison, a gangster plans to avenge his brother's death. [RF]

 

1.07 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: BREAKDOWN

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1505 

13-Nov-55

teleplay by Francis Cockrell & Louis Pollock

based on a story by Louis Pollock

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

director of photography John L. Russell Jr.

art director, Martin Obzina;

editorial supervisor, Richard G. Wray;

film editor, Edward W. Williams;

music supervisor, Stanley Wilson.

Set decorator, James S. Redd;

sound, Hugh McDowell;

assistant director, James Hogan;

wardrobe supervisor, Vincent Dee;

makeup, Garrett Morris

Guest Stars:

Joseph Cotten ........ William Callew
Raymond Bailey ....... Ed Johnson
Murray Alper ......... Lloyd
Harry Shannon ........ Doc Harner
Lane Chandler ........ Sheriff
Holly Bane ........... Escaped Convict (aka Mike Ragan)
Marvin Press ......... Chessy
Forrest Stanley ...... Hubka
James Edwards ........ 1st Convict
Aaron Spelling ....... Convict
Elzie Emanuel ........ Secretary
Harry Landers ........ Coroner
Richard Newton ....... Ambulance Driver
Ralph Peters ......... Coroner's Assistant
Jim Weldon ........... Guard

Synopsis 1:

Driving from Miami Beach to New York alone, hard-hearted businessman Callew

is involved in an auto accident which leaves him completely paralyzed.

Assumed dead by all around him, he desperately tries to communicate the

fact that he is still alive.   [RF]

Synopsis 2:

A man lies paralyzed in a car wreck.

*Note: Emmy award winning episode for editing. Absolutely brilliant episode.

 

1.08 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: OUR COOK'S (A) TREASURE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1513 

20-Nov-55

teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

based on a story by Dorothy L. Sayers

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Everett Sloane ....... Ralph Montgomery
Janet Ward ........... Ethel Montgomery
Beulah Bondi ......... Mrs. Sutton
Elliott Reid ......... Earl Cramer
Gavin Gordon ......... George Brooks
Doris Singleton ...... Secretary
Walter Woolf King .... Card Player
Olan Soule ........... Chemist

A man thinks his cook is a wanted murderer.

 

1.09 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE LONG SHOT

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1520 

27-Nov-55

teleplay by Harold Swanton

directed by Robert Stevenson

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Peter Lawford ........ Charlie Raymond
John Williams ........ Walker D. Hendricks
Gertrude Hoffman ..... Marguerite Stoddard
Charles Cantor ....... Tommy De Witt
Robert Warwick ....... Matthew Kelson
Virginia Christine ... Secretary
Frank Gerstle ........ Mack
Tim Graham ........... Bartender

Synopsis 1:

A man impersonates another to collect a fortune.

Synopsis 2:

In debt and looking for a way to recoup his gambling losses, the rogue answers an ad

for a companion to a visiting Englishman.  [RF]

 

1.10 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE CASE OF MR. PELHAM

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1519 

04-Dec-55

teleplay by Francis Cockrell

based on a story by Anthony Armstrong

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

director of photography John L. Russell

Guest Stars:

Tom Ewell ............ Albert Pelham
Raymond Bailey ....... Dr. Harley
Jan Arvan ............ Harry
Kirby Smith .......... Tom Mason
Kay Stewart .......... Miss Clement
John Compton ......... Vincent
Justice Watson ....... Henry Peterson
Diane Brewster ....... Secretary
Richard Collier ...... Bartender
Norman Willis ........ Intern
Tim Graham ........... Intern

Synopsis:

When a man calls home, he himself answers.

 

1.11 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: GUILTY WITNESS

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1512 

11-Dec-1955

teleplay by Robert C. Daniels

based on a story by Morris Hershman

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Judith Evelyn ....... Amelia Verber
Joseph Mantell ......... Stanley Krane
Kathleen Maguire .... Dorothy Krane
Robert F. Simon ..... Detective Halloran
Ed Kemmer ........... Dan Verber
Leola Wendorff ...... Mrs. Glavtski
Grazia Narciso ...... Mrs. Santini
Synopsis 1:
A young couple's neighbors quarrel so loudly and frequently that when the

 husband disappears, they can't quite believe he just went on a business trip. [RF]

Synopsis 2:

The husband in a quarreling couple disappears.

 

1.12 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: SANTA CLAUS AND THE 10TH AVENUE KID

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1528

18-Dec-1955

teleplay by Marian Cockrell

based on a story by Margaret Cousins

directed by Don Weis

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Barry Fitzgerald .... Stretch Sears
Bobby Clark ......... The 10th Avenue Kid
Virginia Gregg ...... Miss Clementine Webster
Arthur Space ........ Mr. Chambers
Justice Watson ...... Mr. Shaw
Wendy Winkelman ..... Little Girl
Norman Willis ....... Policeman
Alan Reynolds ....... Policeman
Tyler McVey ......... Detective
Betty Harford ....... Doris
Harrison Lewis
Gary Hunley
Mimi Gibson
Anthony Blankley .... Boy
Butch Bernard ....... Boy

Synopsis:

 A tough boy challenges a larcenous store Santa.

 

1.13 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE CHENEY VASE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1523 

25-Dec-55

teleplay by Robert Blees

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Patricia Collinge .... Martha Cheney

Darren McGavin ....... Lyle Endicott
Carolyn Jones ........ Pamela Waring
George Macready ...... Homer Koether
Ruta Lee ............. Ruby Boyenton
Kathryn Card ......... Bella

Synopsis:

A man searches for a family's priceless vase.

 

1.14 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A BULLET FOR BALDWIN

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1526 

01-Jan-56

teleplay by Eustace Cockrell & Francis Cockrell

based on a story by Joseph Ruscoll

directed by Justus Addiss

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Sebastian Cabot ...... Nathaniel Baldwin/Mr. Davidson
John Qualen .......... Mr. Stepp
Philip Reed .......... Walter King
Cheryl Clark ......... Mrs. Baldwin
Don McArt ............ Albert
Kate Drain Lawson .... Landlady
James Adamson ........ Janitor
Bill Erwin ........... Fireman
David Dwight ......... Fireman
Arthur D. Gilmour .... Neighbor
Ruth Lee ............. Neighbor
Robert Patten ........ Detective

Synopsis:

A man thinks he dreamed killing his boss.

 

1.15 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE BIG SWITCH

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1509 

08-Jan-56

teleplay by Richard Carr

based on a story by Cornell Woolrich

directed by Don Weis

director of photography Reggie Lanning
Guest Stars:
George Mathews ....... Sam Donleavy
George E. Stone ...... Barney
Joe Downing .......... Lieutenant Al
Beverly Michaels ..... Goldie
James Edwards ........ Ed
Mark Dana ............ Morgan
Napoleon Whiting ..... Man
Synopsis 1:
Sam Donleavy buys an alibi to cover the murder of his girlfriend. [RF]
Synopsis 2:

A gunman intent on murder purchases an alibi. [DM]

 

1.16 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: YOU GOT TO HAVE LUCK

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1525 

15-Jan-56

teleplay by Eustace Cockrell & Francis Cockrell

based on a story by S.R. Ross

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

John Cassavetes ...... Sam Cobbett
Marisa Pavan ......... Mary Schaffner
Ray Teal ............. Warden
Robert Patten ........ Willis
Vivi Janiss .......... Maude
Hal K. Dawson ........ Secretary
Lamont Johnson ....... Davis
Steve Clark .......... Pilot
William Pullen ....... Co-pilot
Wendy Winkelman ...... Child

Synopsis:

An escaped criminal takes a housewife prisoner.

 

1.17 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE OLDER SISTER

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1516 

22-Jan-56

teleplay by Robert C. Daniels

based on a story by Lillian De La Torre

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Joan Lorring ......... Emma Borden
Patricia Hitchcock ... Margaret
Carmen Mathews ....... Lizzie Borden
Polly Rowles ......... Nell Cutt
Kay Stewart .......... Grace
Wendy Winkelman ...... Little Girl
Synopsis 1:
The older sister tells the story of the Lizzie Borden murder case.

 The double murder of a father and mother was discovered by a newspaper woman. [RF]
Synopsis 2:

A newspaperwoman investigates Lizzie Borden.

 

1.18 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: SHOPPING FOR DEATH

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1517 

29-Jan-56

teleplay by Ray Bradbury

short story by Ray Bradbury "Touched By Fire"

    from Maclean's (June 1, 1954).

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography John L. Russell Jr.

Guest Stars:

Michael Ansara ....... Death
Robert H. Harris ..... Mr. Fox
Jo Van Fleet ......... Mrs. Shrike
Mike Ross ............ Mr. Shrike
John Qualen .......... Mr. Shaw

Alfred Linder

Charlotte Knight

Lee Erickson

Jack Tesler

Laiola Wendorff

Ralph Montgomery

Bob Morgan

Synopsis:

Two men expect murder when the temperature rises.

 

1.19 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE DERELICTS

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1527 

05-Feb-56

teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

based on a story by Terence Maples

directed by Robert Stevenson

director of photography John L. Russell Jr., A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Robert Newton ........ Peter J. Goodfellow
Philip Reed .......... Ralph Cowell
Peggy Knudsen ........ Herta
Johnny Silver ........ Shanks
Robert Foulk ......... Det. Sgt. Monroney
Cyril Delevanti ...... Alfred Sloane

Synopsis:

A killer is forced to take in blackmailing bums.

 

1.20 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: AND SO DIED RIABOUCHINSKA

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1514 

12-Feb-56

teleplay by Mel Dinelli

based on a story by Ray Bradbury

directed by Robert Stevenson

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Claude Rains ......... John Fabian
Charles Bronson ...... Detective Krovitch
Claire Carleton ...... Alice Fabian
Lowell Gilmore ....... Mel Douglas, Fabian's manager
Charles Cantor ....... Zander
Harry Tyler .......... Dan Sill
Iris Adrian .......... Macey
Bill Haade ........... Stagehand
Virginia Gregg ....... Riabouchinska (voice only)

Synopsis:

Blackmailer Ockham is murdered, what terrible secret did he know and hold with his dying breath.  [RF]

 

1.21 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: SAFE CONDUCT

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1521 

19-Feb-1956

teleplay by Andrew Solt

directed by Justus Addiss

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Jacques Bergerac ..... Jan Gubak
Claire Trevor ........ Mary Prescott
Werner Klemperer ..... Klopka
Peter van Eyck ....... Officer
John Banner .......... Train Conductor
Ralph Manza .......... Waiter
Konstantin Shayne .... Custom's Officer
Charlie Hall ......... Man with Pool Cue

Synopsis:

A woman reporter tries to leave Eastern Europe, after being accused of

stealing by the Captain of the German National Soccer Team.  [RF]

 

1.22 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: PLACE OF SHADOWS

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1510 

26-Feb-56

teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography Reggie Lanning
Guest Stars:
Everett Sloane ..... Father Vincente
Mark Damon ......... Ray Clements
Sean McClory ....... Brother Gerard
Everett Glass ...... Brother Charles
Claude Akins ....... Cop
Joseph Downing ..... Floyd Unser
Harry Tyler ........ Ticket Agent
Steve Mitchell ..... Joey
Harve Presnell ..... Mitch
Synopsis 1:
A young man, victimized by swindlers after borrowing thousands

of dollars from his employer plans murder as revenge. [RF]
Synopsis 2:

A man seeks revenge on an enemy in a monastery.

 

1.23 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: BACK FOR CHRISTMAS

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1529 

04-Mar-56

teleplay by Francis Cockrell

based on a story by John Collier

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

director of photography John L. Russell

Guest Stars:

John Williams ........ Herbert Carpenter
Isobel Elsom ......... Hermione Carpenter
Gavin Muir ........... Mr. Wallingford
Arthur Gould-Porter ..... Major Sinclair
Lillian Kemble-Cooper ..... Mrs. Sinclair
Katherine Warren ..... Mrs. Wallingford
Irene Tedrow ......... Mrs. Hewitt
Gerald Hamer ......... Mr. Hewitt
Ross Ford ............ Butler
Mollie Glessing ...... Maid
Theresa Harris ....... Servant

Synopsis 1:

A wine cellar turns out to be a grave.

Synopsis 2:
A husband believes he has carried off the perfect crime.

He has murdered his wife and passed it off as a disappearance.  [RF]

 

1.24 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE PERFECT MURDER

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1531 

11-Mar-56

teleplay by Victor Wolfson

based on a story by Stacy Aumonier

directed by Robert Stevenson

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Hurd Hatfield ........ Paul Tallendier
Mildred Natwick ...... Aunt Rosalie
Philip Coolidge ...... Henri Tallendier
Hope Summers ......... Marie Tallendier
Gladys Hurlbut ....... Rosalie
Walter Kingsford ..... Pierre
Percy Helton ......... Lawyer
Jack Chefe ........... Clerk

Synopsis:

Sibling heirs plan to murder their elderly aunt.

 

1.25 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1502 

18-Mar-56

teleplay by Marian Cockrell
based on a story by Jerry Hackady & Harold Hackady
directed by Robert Stevenson
director of photography Reggie Lanning
Guest Stars:
Estelle Winwood ...... Monica Laughton
Charles Bronson ...... Frank Bramwell
Norma Crane .......... Lorna Bramwell
Dabbs Greer .......... Milkman
Emerson Treacy ....... Druggist
Synopsis:

A couple plans to rob an eccentric old woman.

 

1.26 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: WHODUNIT

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1530 

25-Mar-56

teleplay by Francis Cockrell & Marian Cockrell

based on a story by C.B. Gilford

directed by Francis Cockrell

director of photography Reggie Lanning
Guest Stars:
John Williams ....... Alexander Arlington
Amanda Blake ........ Carol Arlington
Jerry Paris ......... Wally Benson
Alan Napier ......... Wilfred
Philip Coolidge ..... Talbot
Ruta Lee ............ Jean
Rudy Robles ......... Mac
Bill Slack .......... Policeman
Synopsis:
A highly successful mystery writer arrives in heaven to learn he has been

murdered by a person or persons unknown. He persuades the archangel to let

him return to Earth for just 24 hours in order to solve his own murder! [RF]
Synopsis 2:

A murdered writer returns to uncover his killer.

 

1.27 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: HELP WANTED

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1532

01-Apr-56

teleplay by Robert C. Dennis
based upon the Mary Orr & Reginald Denham
adaptation of a story by Stanley Ellin
directed by James Neilson
director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Lorne Greene ........ Mr. X

John Qualen ........ Mr. Crabtree

Madge Kennedy ........ Laura Crabtree

Ruth Swanson ........ Miss Brown

Parley Baer ....... Detective Grant

Malcolm Atterbury ...... Blackmailer

Paul Brinegar ...... Policeman

John Harmon ...... Donations Collector

Synopsis:

After let go for early retirement, desperate Mr. Crabtree is hired by an unknown employer.

Needing the money for surgery for his ill wife he does what he is asked to do by his

mysterious employer.  [RF]

      

1.28 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: PORTRAIT OF JOCELYN

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1534

08-Apr-56

teleplay by Harold Swanton

based on a story by Edgar Marvin

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography Reggie Lanning
Guest Stars:
Philip Abbott ........ Mark Halliday
Nancy Gates .......... Debbie Halliday
John Baragrey ........ Arthur Clymer
Raymond Bailey ....... Jeff Harrison
Olan Soule ........... Art Dealer
Harry Tyler .......... Motel Manager
Synopsis:

A man sees a portrait of his vanished first wife.

 

1.29 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE ORDERLY WORLD OF MR. APPLEBY

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1533

15-Apr-56

teleplay by Victor Wolfson & Robert C. Dennis
based on a story by Stanley Ellin
directed by James Neilson
director of photography Reggie Lanning
Guest Stars:
Robert H. Harris ..... Laurence Appleby
Meg Mundy ............ Martha Sturgis
Gage Clarke .......... Gainsboro
Louise Larabee ....... Lena
Michael Ansara ....... Dizar
Helen Spring ......... Mrs. Grant
Edna Holland ......... Mrs. Murchie
Mollie Glessing ...... Maid
Synopsis:

An antiques dealer plots an ``accidental'' death.

 

1.30 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: NEVER AGAIN

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1518 

22-Apr-56

teleplay by Gwen Bagni & Irwin Gielgud & Stirling Silliphant
based on a story by Adela Rogers St. John
directed by Robert Stevens
director of photography Reggie Lanning
Guest Stars:
Phyllis Thaxter ...... Karen Stewart
Louise Albritton ..... Renee
Warren Stevens ....... Jeff Simmons
Jack Mullaney ........ Marlow
Mason Curry .......... Mr. Sterling
Joan Banks ........... Margaret
Marion Gray .......... Party Goer
Jack Mulhall ......... Bar Patron
Karine Nordman ....... Date
Carol Veazie ......... Nurse
Jack Ramstead ........ Bartender
Synopsis:

A woman cannot control her drinking.

 

1.31 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICA

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1501 

29-Apr-56

teleplay by Francis Cockrell

based on a story by Michael Arlen

directed by Robert Stevens

Guest Stars:

Biff McGuire ......... Howard Latimer
Ralph Clanton ........ Sir Stephen Hurstwood
Eric Snowden ......... Hanson
John D. Irving ....... Derek
John Dodsworth ....... Calender
Geoffrey Steele ...... Man
John Alderson ........ Attendant
Sonia Torgeson ....... Julia
Synopsis:

A man accepts a bet to stay in a haunted mansion.

 

1.32 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE BABY SITTER

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1536

06-May-56

teleplay by Sarett Rudley

based on a story by Emily Neff

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography Reggie Lanning
Guest Stars:
Thelma Ritter ........ Lottie Slocum
Mary Wickes .......... Blanche Armstedder
Carole Mathews ....... Clara Nash
Theodore Newton ...... Mr. Nash
Reba Tassell ......... Janie
Michael Ansara ....... Mr. DeMario
Ray Teal ............. Sergeant

A garrulous baby sitter keeps a murderous secret.

             

1.33 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE BELFRY

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1535

13-May-56

teleplay by Robert C. Dennis
based on a story by Allan Vaughan Elston
directed by Herschel Daughtery
director of photography Reggie Lanning
Guest Stars:
Jack Mullaney ........ Clint Ringle
Patricia Hitchcock ... Ella Marsh
Dabbs Greer .......... The Sheriff
Jim Hayward .......... Preacher
John Compton ......... Walt Norton
David Saber .......... Timmy
Horst Ehrhardt ....... Deputy
Norman Leavitt ....... Elmer
Ralph Moody .......... Local Citizen
Kathleen Hartnagel ... Student
Rudy Lee ............. Kid

A murderer hides in a tiny belfry.

 

1.34 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE HIDDEN THING

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1538 

20-May-56

teleplay by James P. Cavanagh
based on a story by A.J. Russell
directed by Robert Stevens
director of photography Reggie Lanning
Guest Stars:
Biff McGuire ......... Dana Edwards
Robert H. Harris ..... John Hurley
Judith Ames .......... Laura
Theodore Newton ...... Lt. Shea
Katherine Warren ..... Mrs. Edwards
Richard Collier ...... Counterman

A man witnesses his lover's hit-and-run death.

 

1.35 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE LEGACY

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1511 

27-May-56

teleplay by Gina Kaus & Andrew Soft

based on a story by Gina Kaus

directed by James Neilson

director of photography Reggie Lanning
Guest Stars:
Leora Dana ........... Irene Cole
Jacques Bergerac ..... Prince Burhan
Alan Hewitt .......... Howard Cole
Enid Markey .......... Cecelia Swinson
Walter Kingsford ..... Colonel Blair
Ralph Clanton ........ Randall Burnside
Rudolph Anders ....... Maitre D'
Roxanne Arlen ........ Donna Dew
Vikki Dougan ......... Glamour Girl
Joan Dixon ........... Waitress

A prince threatens suicide if he is spurned.

 

1.36 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: MINK

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1539 

03-Jun-56

written by Irwin Gielgud & Gwen Bagni

directed by Robert Stevenson

Guest Stars:

Ruth Hussey .......... Paula Hudson
Vivi Janiss .......... Sgt. Bradford
Vinton Hayworth ...... Sgt. Delaney
Mary Jackson ......... Mrs. Wilson
Veda Ann Borg ........ Lucille
Anthony Eustrel ...... Leslie Roms
Eugenia Paul ......... Delores Dawn
Sheila Bromley ....... Lois
James McCallion ...... Charlie Harper
Paul E. Burns ........ Furrier Assistant

A woman is found in possession of a stolen fur.

 

1.37 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: DECOY (30 min)

   Revue-Shamley Prod. no. 1537

 10-Jun-1956

Teleplay by Bernard C. Schoenfield

Based on a Story by Richard George Pedicini

Directed by Arnold Laven

Director of Photography Reggie Lanning

Starring: (verified on film)

 Robert Horton ...... Gil Larkin

Cara Williams ........ Mona Cameron

With:

David Orrick McDearmon .......... Ben Cameron

Jack Mullaney ....... Dave Packer

Philip Coolidge ....... Det. Lt. Brandt

Mary Jean Yamaji ....... Mrs. Sashakawa (dancer)

Edo Mita ...... Mr. Sashakawa

Frank Gorshin ....... Radio Station Page

Harry Lewis ....... Ritchie

Eileen Harley ....... Cameron's Secretary

Harry Tyler ...... Stage Manager

Synopsis:

 A lovesick man finds himself framed for murder

 

1.38 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE CREEPER (30 min)

           Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1547 

     17-Jun-56

        Teleplay by James P. Cavanagh

           Based on a Story by Joseph Ruscoll

       Directed by Herschel Daugherty

      Director of Photography, Reggie Lanning

Starring: (verified on film)

Constance Ford ....... Ellen Grant

Steve Brodie ....... Steve Grant

Harry Townes ....... Ed

With:

Reta Shaw ...... Martha Stone

Percy Helton ........ George the Janitor

Alfred Linder ........ Shoemaker

Dick Foran ........ Mr. Gibbons (not credited)

Synopsis 1:

A woman lives in fear of a prowling killer.

Synopsis 2:

A woman who fits the description of a sadistic killer's favorite type of victim,

 pleads with her husband to quit his night job so she won't be left alone.  [RF]

*One of the best episodes.

 

1.39 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: MOMENTUM

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1524 

24-Jun-56

teleplay by Francis Cockrell

based on a story by Cornell Woolrich

directed by Robert Stevens

Director of Photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Cast:

Skip Homeier ....... Richard 'Dick' Paine

Joanne Woodward ....... Beth Paine

Ken Christy ....... A.T. Burroughs

Henry Hunter .......  Star Finance Collector

Mike Ragan ....... Cab Driver (aka Holly Bane)

Billy Newell ....... Charlie the Bartender

Frank Krieg ....... Martin the Janitor

Harry Tyler ....... Tenant

Jack Tesler ....... Newspaper Man

Dorothy Crehan ....... Woman

Don Dillaway ....... Policeman

Patricia Knox ....... Bus Stop Woman

John Lehmann ....... Bus Stop Man

Joseph Gilbert ....... Radio Announcer

Myron Cook ....... Man in Bar

Synopsis:

A murderer desperately tries to flee.

 

######### Alfred Hitchcock presents ##########

############## season 2 1956-57 ##############

################ (half-hour) #################

          CBS Sundays 9:30 pm Eastern

 

2.01 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: WET SATURDAY

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1545 

30-Sep-56 (rebroadcast 26Jul59)

teleplay by Marian Cockrell

based on a story by John Collier

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

John Williams ........Capt. Smollet

Cedric Hardwicke ........ Mr. Princey

Kathryn Givney ........ Mrs. Princey

Tita Purdom ......... Millicent

Harry Barclay ........ George

Irene Lang

Synopsis 1:

A family needs to pin a murder on someone.

Synopsis 2:
The daughter of a prominent citizen in a small English town kills her suitor when

she learns he is engaged to another girl. Trying to conceal her crime and save

the family's dignity, the father looks about for someone on whom to pin the murder.  [RF]

 

2.02 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: FOG CLOSING IN

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1543 

07-Oct-56

teleplay by James P. Cavanagh

based on a story by Martin Brooke

directed by Herschel Daugherty

director of photography Reggie Lanning
Guest Stars:
Phyllis Thaxter ...... Mary Summers
George Grizzard ...... Ted Lambert
Paul Langton ......... Arthur Summers
Carol Veazie ......... Mrs. Connolly
Norman Willis ........ Mr. Connolly
Billy Nelson ......... Asylum Doctor
Norman Willis ........ Cab Driver
Synopsis:

A wife is afraid to be alone in her house.

Synopsis 2:
A young woman becomes obsessed by unreasonable fears

and believes she is going insane. Her situation is not helped by her

husband leaving her alone in the house because he has to go on a trip. [RF]
 

2.03 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: DE MORTUIS (screen title)

     (copyright title: "De Mortius" (typo)

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1540 

14-Oct-56

teleplay by Francis Cockrell

based on a story by John Collier

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Robert Emhardt ........ Clarence Rankin

Cara Williams ........ Irene Rankin

Henry Jones ......... Wally Long

Philip Coolidge ........ Bud Horton

Bill McLean .......... Benny

H.M. Wynant ........ Truck Driver

Synopsis 1:

Two men think their friend has killed his wife.

Synopsis 2:

An older, rather dull college professor thinks he is happily married to a much younger woman.  [RF]

 

2.04 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: KILL WITH KINDNESS

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1555 

21-Oct-56

Teleplay by A.J. Russell

Directed by Herschel Daugherty

Director of photography John MacBurnie, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Hume Cronyn  .......... Fitzhugh Oldham
Carmen Mathews ....... Katherine Oldham
James Gleason ........ Mr. Jorgy
Holly Bane ........... Fireman (Mike Ragan)
Margie Liszt ......... Nosy Neighbor
Synopsis 1:
A middle-aged brother and sister with financial problems devise a bizarre

plan to get money from the brother's insurance policy. [RF]
Synopsis 2:

Siblings plan to fake a death to get insurance.

 

2.05 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: NONE ARE SO BLIND

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1551 

28-Oct-56

Teleplay by James P. Cavanagh

Based on a story by John Collier

Directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Hurd Hatfield .......... Seymour Johnston

K.T. Stevens ....... Liza

Mildred Dunnock ......... Aunt Muriel

Rusty Lane ........ Detective

Lillian Bronson ........ Neighbor

Dorothy Crehan ......... Maid

Synopsis 1:

A murderer assumes another identity.

Synopsis 2:
A vain, pretentious young man, anxious to inherit the money left to his aunt,

devises an ingenious plan to murder her.  [RF]

 

2.06 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: TOBY

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1542 

04-Nov-56

Teleplay by Victor Wolfson

Based on a story by Joseph Bates Smith

Directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Jessica Tandy ....... Edwina Freed

Robert H. Harris ....... Albert Birch

Mary Wickes ....... Mrs. Foster

George Mathews ....... Mr. McGurk

Ellen Corby ....... Mrs. McGurk

Penny Santon ....... Italian Tenant

Synopsis:

A man's long-lost love places an ad to find him.

 

2.07 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: ALIBI ME

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1546 

11-Nov-56

Teleplay by Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Based on a story by Therd Jaffe & Walter Brown Newman

Directed by Jules Bricken

Director of photography William Sickner, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Lee Philips ....... Georgie Minnelli

Chick Chandler ....... Lucky Moore

Harvey Stephens ....... Inspector Larkin

Alan Reed ....... Uncle Leo

Harry Tyler ....... Timmy

Argentina Brunetti ....... Mrs. Salvatori

Shirley Smith ....... Goldie

Herb Vigran ....... Newsman

Charles Cantor ....... Barney

Lee Erikson ....... Messenger Boy

Eugenia Paul ....... Viola

Synopsis:
A young hoodlum ruthlessly murders an established racketeer for muscling

 in on his territory. He realizes the police will pick him as the prime suspect and

 frantically tries to find someone who will establish an alibi for his whereabouts

at the time of the shooting. [RF]

 

2.08 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: CONVERSATION OVER A CORPSE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1558

18-Nov-56

Teleplay by Marian Cockrell & Norman Daniels

Based on a story by Norman Daniels

Directed by Jules Bricken

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Ray Collins ........ Herbert Brenner
Dorothy Stickney ... Cissie Enright
Carmen Mathews ..... Joanna Enright
Ted Stanhope ....... Bank Teller
Synopsis:
Two spinster sisters invite the banker who holds a mortgage on their home over to tea

 - poisoned tea, that is. Afterward they ponder the problem of what to do with the body. [RF]

Two women plot murder to keep their house.

 

2.09 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: CRACK OF DOOM

Revue-Shamley prod no. 1544 

25-Nov-56

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Based on a story by Don Marquis

Directed by James Neilson

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Robert Horton .......... Mason Bridges

Robert Middleton .......... Sam Clinker

Gail Kobe ......... Jessie

Dayton Lummis .......... Tom Ackley

Keith Britton .......... Whitman

Francis DeSales .......... Card Player

Gavin Gordon ......... Card Player

Jess Kirkpatrick ....... Card Player

Alan Reynolds ....... Card Player

Kay Stewart ....... Secretary

Pierre Watkin ....... Porter

Quote:

"I waited there with a dead head sitting on a dead spine waiting for

the Crack of Doom." (Mason Bridges)

 

2.10 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: JONATHAN

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1557 

02-Dec-56

Teleplay by Bernard C. Schoenfeld & Stirling Silliphant

Based on a story by Fred Levon

Directed by John Meredyth Lucas

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Corey Allen ....... Gil Dalliford

Douglas Kennedy ....... Jonathan Dalliford

Walter Kingsford ....... Doctor

Nancy Kulp ....... Nurse Andrews

Georgann Johnson ....... Rosine Dalliford

Hope Landin ....... Housekeeper

Heidi Mullenger ....... Nurse

Synopsis:

A man accuses his widowed stepmother of murder.

 

2.11 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A BETTER BARGAIN

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1556 

09-Dec-56

teleplay by Bernard C. Schoenfeld

based on a story by Richard Deming

directed by Herschel Daugherty

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Robert Middleton .......... Louis Koster

Henry Silva ......... Harry Silver

Kathleen Hughes ....... Marian Koster

Jack Lambert ....... Baldy

Don Hanmer ....... Mr. Cutter

Synopsis 1:
A ruthless underworld leader discovers that his pretty young wife is seeing another man.

He hires a professional killer to do away with her and her boyfriend. [RF]
Synopsis 2:

A man contracts to kill his unfaithful wife.

 

2.12 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE ROSE GARDEN

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1548 

16-Dec-56

Teleplay by Marian Cockrell

Based on a story by Vincent Fotre

Directed by Marian Cockrell

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

John Williams ....... Alexander Vinton

Patricia Collinge ....... Julia Pickering

Evelyn Varden ....... Mrs. Cordelia Welles

Ralph Peters ....... Cab Driver

A publisher visits the site of a mystery novel.

 

2.13 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: MR. BLANCHARD'S SECRET

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1554 

23-Dec-56

Teleplay by Sarett Rudley

Based on a story by Emily Neff

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Director of photography John L. Russell Jr., A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Mary Scott ....... Babs Fenton

Dayton Lummis ....... Charles Blanchard

Meg Mundy ....... Mrs. Blanchard

Robert Horton ....... John Fenton

Eloise Hardt ....... Maid

Synopsis:

A mystery writer is curious about the neighbors

 

2.14 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: JOHN BROWN'S BODY

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1562                   

30-Dec-56

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Based on a story by Thomas Burke

Directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Russell Collins ....... John Brown

Leora Dana ....... Vera Brown

Hugh Marlowe ......... Harold Skinner

Edmon Ryan ......... Dr. Croatman

Walter Kingsford ........ Dr. Helck

Carol Jean Owens ......... Ellen

Marcel Rousseau ........ Waiter

Norman Leavitt ........ Policeman
Madelon Baker ....... Waitress

Synopsis 1:

 An unfaithful wife has her husband committed.

Synopsis 2:
A man's wife and one of his business associates plot to have

 him committed to a mental institution. [RF]

 

2.15 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: CRACKPOT

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1552 

06-Jan-57

Teleplay by Martin Berkeley & Harold Gast

Based on a story by Harold Gast

Directed by John Meredyth Lucas

Director of photography Ellsworth Fredericks, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Biff McGuire ....... Ray Loomis

Robert Emhardt ....... Mr. Moon

Michael Fox ........ Carpenter

Mary Scott ....... Meg Loomis

Raymond Guth .......... Room Clerk

Phil Garris ......... Bellhop

Synopsis:

Newlyweds meet a volatile stranger.

 

2.16 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: NIGHTMARE IN 4-D

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1549 

13-Jan-57

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis & Stuart Jerome

Based on a story by Stuart Jerome

Directed by  Justus Addiss

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Henry Jones ....... Harry Parker

Virginia Gregg ........ Norma Parker

Barbara Baxley .......... Miss Elliott

Percy Helton ....... Janitor

Norman Lloyd ......... Lt. Orsatti

Norman Bartold ......... Sgt. Gold

Minerva Urecal ........ Busybody

Synopsis:

A girl asks a neighbor to help hide a slain man.

 

2.17 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: MY BROTHER RICHARD

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1550 

20-Jan-57

Teleplay by Sarett Rudley

Based on a story by Jay Bennett

Directed by Herschel Daugherty

Guest Stars:

Royal Dano .......... Martin Ross

Inger Stevens ......... Laura Ross

Harry Townes ......... Richard Ross

Ray Teal ......... Sheriff

Robert Ellis ......... Tommy Kopeck

Lisa Golm ......... Mrs. Kopek (Grant)

 Synopsis 1:

  Richard Ross murdered the man who stood in the way of  his brother's

political success. He nearly got away with it - until fate took a hand.  [RF]

 Synopsis 2:

A man kills to ensure his brother's election.

 

2.18 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE MANACLED

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1563 

27-Jan-57 CBS Sun

Teleplay by Stirling Silliphant

Based on a story by Sanford Wolf

Directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Gary Merrill ......... Sgt. Ben Rockwell

William Redfield ......... Steve Fontaine

Rusty Lane .........Conductor

Betty Harford ......... Waitress

Edith Evanson ........ Pickpocket

Gary Hunley ...... Little Boy on the train
Kay Stewart ...... Boy's Mother on the train

Synopsis:

A prisoner tries to negotiate an escape.

 

2.19 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A BOTTLE OF WINE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1571 

03-Feb-57 CBS Sun

Teleplay by Stirling Silliphant

Based on a story by Bordon Deal

Directed by Herschel Daugherty

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Herbert Marshall ........ Judge Harley Condon

Robert Horton ........ Wallace Donaldson

Jarma Lewis ........ Grace

Synopsis:

A man thinks his lover's spouse has poisoned him.

 

2.20 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: MALICE DOMESTIC

            10-Feb-57 CBS Sun

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1553 

Teleplay by Victor Wolfson

Based on a story by Philip MacDonald

Directed by John Meredyth Lucas

Guest Stars:

Ralph Meeker ....... Carl Borden

Phyllis Thaxter ....... Annette Borden

Vinton Haworth ....... Dr. Ralph Wingate

Ralph Clanton ....... Perry Harrison

Lili Kardell ....... Lorna Jenkins

A woman appears to have poisoned her husband.

 

2.21 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: NUMBER TWENTY-TWO

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1567 

17-Feb-57 CBS Sun

Teleplay by Joel Murcott

Based on a story by Evan Hunter

Directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Rip Torn ....... Steve Morgan

Russell Collins ....... Skinner

Ray Teal ....... Chief of Detectives

James Nolan ....... Kelly

Paul Picerni ....... Assissi

Bob Ross ....... Bohlen

Charles Watts ....... Franklin

Michael Ross ...... Jailer

Peter Leeds ...... Custodian

Hugh Sanders ...... Booking Officer

Martin Wilkins ..... Man

A captured robber initially enjoys the attention.

 

2.22 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE END OF INDIAN SUMMER

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1559 

24-Feb-57

Teleplay by James P. Cavanagh

Based on a story by Maurice Baudin

Directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Gladys Cooper ....... Marguerite Gillispie

Steve Forrest ........ Joe Rogers

James Gleason ........ Howard Fieldstone

Kathleen Maguire ........ Helen

Philip Coolidge ........ Henderson

Hal K. Dawson ........ Graham

Hope Summers ........ Maid

Ned Wever ........ Saunders

Mickey Kuhn ........ Bellhop

Mason Curry ........ Desk Clerk

Synopsis 1:

An insurance salesman watches a suspicious widow.

Synopsis 2:
An insurance investigator finds it difficult to believe that a kind, genteel widow

may have disposed of her two husbands for their insurance money.  [RF]

 

2.23 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: ONE FOR THE ROAD

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1572 

03-Mar-57

teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

based on a story by Emily Neff

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

John Baragrey ........ Charles Hendricks

Georgann Johnson ........ Beryl Abbott

Louise Platt ........ Marsha Hendricks

Mickey Kuhn ........ Ellerbee

Synopsis 1:

A wife tries to poison her husband's mistress.

Synopsis 2:
A handsome salesman finds himself in a predicament when his wife

learns he is seeing another woman. [RF]

 

2.24 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE CREAM OF THE JEST (30 min)

           Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1564

           10-Mar-1957 NBC  

           Associate Producer Joan Harrison

           Teleplay by Sarett Rudley

Based on a story by Fredric Brown

           Directed by Herschel Daugherty

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

           Guest Cast:

           Claude Rains ....... Charles Gresham

           James Gregory ....... Wayne Campbell

           Paul Picerni ....... Nick Roper

           Johnny Silver ....... Jerry, the bartender

           Joan Banks ....... Lee Don Garrett

           Don Garrett ....... Pete

           Carol Shannon ....... Mrs. Campbell /Hat check girl

  with

           Gladys Hurlbut ....... Woman

           Olan Soule ....... Young Man

           Tom Martin ....... Waiter       

    Synopsis 1: 

 Charles Greasham is a down-and-out actor who spends most  of his time

drinking - on credit - in the same bar. But one day he gets his long

awaited chance. He is auditioned for the role of a blackmailer, and acts

as he has never acted before -  with fatal consequences.  [RF]

Synopsis 2:   

       An extortion victim sets up his blackmailer

            (17Oct58 Granada UK, Fri 7:00 pm)     

 

2.25 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: I KILLED THE COUNT (PART 1) 17-Mar-57

2.26 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: I KILLED THE COUNT (PART 2) 24-Mar-57

2.27 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: I KILLED THE COUNT (PART 3) 31-Mar-57

Revue-Shamley prod. nos. 1541A/B/C 

teleplay by Francis Cockrell

based on a story by Alec Coppel

directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

 Guest Stars:

John Williams ........ Inspector Davidson

Alan Napier ......... Lord Sorrington

John Hoyt ......... Count Victor Martoni

Charles Davis .......... Raines

Patricia Hitchcock .......... Polly Stephens

Melville Cooper ......... Mullet

Charles Cooper ......... Werner K. Freu

Rosemary Harris ........... Louise Rogers

Nora Marlowe .......... Countess Helen Martoni

Jerry Barclay ......... Johnson

Anthony Dawson .......... Peter

Arthur Gould-Porter ........... Mr. Moen

Kendrick Huxham ........... Mr. Martin

George Pelling .......... Clifton

Roxanne Arlen .......... Miss LaLune
Synopses:

Pt. 1 - A count is found murdered.

Pt. 2 - Two people confess to the count's murder.

Pt. 3 - Three persons have confessed to the murder of an Italian count.

Scotland Yard must decide who is telling the truth.

 

2.28 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: ONE MORE MILE TO GO

Revue-Shamley prod no. 1561

07-Apr-57

Teleplay by James P. Cavanagh

Based on a story by F.J. Smith

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Director of photography John L. Russell Jr., A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

David Wayne ........ Sam Jacoby

Louise Larabee ........ Martha Jacoby

Norman Leavitt ........ Attendant

Steve Brodie ........... Motorcycle Cop

Synopsis:

A man kills his wife with a fire poker and tries to dispose of his wife's

body. Very Violent episode.

 

2.29 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: VICIOUS CIRCLE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1568 

14-Apr-57

teleplay by Bernard C. Schoenfeld

based on a story by Evan Hunter

directed by Paul Henreid

Director of photography Joseph La Shelle, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Dick York ........ Manny Coe

George Macready ............ Mr. Vincent Williams

Kathleen Maguire ............ Betty

Russell Johnson ............ Turk

George Brenlin ........... Georgie

Paul Lambert .......... Gallegher

Kathleen Hughes ......... Ann

Tracey Morgan .......... Dora

Betty Woods .......... Woman on Sidewalk

Michael Kuhn ........... Butler

Roy Darmour .......... Card Player

A murderer finds the tables turned on him.

 

2.30 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE THREE DREAMS OF MR. FINDLATER

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1573 

21-Apr-57

Teleplay by Sarett Rudley

Based on a story by A.A. Milne

Directed by Jules Bricken

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

John Williams ......... Ernest Findlater

Barbara Baxley ............ Lalaze (the babbler)

Isobel Elsom .......... Minnie Findlater

Walter Kingsford ........ Manley

Arthur Gould-Porter ........ Rogers

Mollie Glessing ............ Bridget

Raymond Bailey .......... Psychiatrist

A man plots his wife's murder with a dream lover.

 

2.31 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE NIGHT THE WORLD ENDED

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1576 

28-Apr-57

Teleplay by Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Based on a story by Fredric Brown

Directed by Justus Addiss

Director of photography Joseph La Shelle, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Russell Collins ........ Johnny

Harold Stone ....... Mr. Halloran

Edith Barrett ....... Felicia Green

Robert Ross ......... Ned

Bart Burns ....... Nick the Bartender

Joe Marr ....... Policeman

Ned Wever ....... Joe

Clark Howat ....... Jim, Bar Patron

Robert Ellis ......... Reporter

Henry Corden ........ Boarder

Harry Shearer ....... Street Kid

Billy Miller ....... Street Kid

Charles Herbert ....... Street Kid

Paul Brinegar ....... Mr. Stern

Mike Ross ....... Timothy

Synopsis:

Mars pulled out of its orbit and is heading towards Earth, impact time

11:45.....Halloran plays a gag on ole Johnny who thinks its going to be

the end of the world.  [RF]

*Great episode

 

2.32 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE HANDS OF MR. OTTERMOLE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1522 

05-May-57

Teleplay by Francis Cockrell
Based on a story by Thomas Burke
Directed by Robert Stevens
Director of photography John F. Warren

Guest Stars:

Rhys Williams ....... Summers

Theodore Bikel ........... Sergeant Ottermole

Arthur Gould-Porter ......... Herbert Whybrow

Barry Harvey ....... Whybrow's Nephew

Torin Thatcher ......... Constable Johnson

John Trayne ......... Policeman Petersen

Charles Davis .......... Reporter

Nelson Welch ....... Neighbor

Mollie Roden ......... Busybody

James McCallion ....... Bartender

Nora O'Mahoney ....... the Flower Woman

Hilda Plowright .......... Mrs. Whybrow

Gerald Hamer .......... Jimmy the Blindman

Synopsis 1:

Fog, a mysterious strangler and an inquisitive reporter confound an English police sergeant.

Working under cover of impenetrable fog, the murderer claims one of the

sergeant's policemen as another of his many victims.

Synopsis 2:

He said, "Ideas came into his hands", he must have been insane."

"Yes he was."

*Great episode!   [RF]

 

2.33 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A MAN GREATLY BELOVED

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1560

12-May-57

Teleplay by Sarett Rudley

Based on a story by A.A. Milne

Directed by James Neilson

Director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Cedric Hardwicke ............ John Anderson

Evelyn Rudie .......... Hildegard Fell

Hugh Marlowe ........... Rev. Richard Fell

Edith Barrett ........ Mrs. Whiteford

Rebecca Welles ......... Mrs. Fell

Robert Culp ........... Clarence

Ken Christy ........ Drifter

A precocious girl befriends a reclusive neighbor

 

2.34 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: MARTHA MASON, MOVIE STAR

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1578 

19-May-57

Associate producer Joan Harrison

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Based on a story by Raymond Mason

Directed by Justus Addiss

Director of photography Bud Thackery, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Judith Evelyn ....... Mabel McKay

Robert Emhardt ....... Henry McKay

Vinton Haworth ....... Mr. Abernathy

Claire Carleton ........ Bernice

Rusty Lane ....... Police Detective (Murkin)

Karen Norris ....... Cora

Hope Summers ....... Martha Mason (Mrs. Marcus)

Synopsis 1:

 A drab, unattractive housewife's delusions that she is the perfect double

 of a famous film star, leads to murder.  [RF]

Synopsis 2:

A deluded woman murders her husband.

 

2.35 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE WEST WARLOCK TIME CAPSULE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1581 

26-May-57

Teleplay by Marian Cockrell

Based on a story by J.P. Cahn

Directed by Justus Addiss

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Henry Jones ........... George Tiffany

Mildred Dunnock .......... Louise Tiffany

Russell Thorson ........... Dr. Rhody

Charles Watts ......... Mayor

Sam Buffington ........... Waldren

James Stone ........... Customer

Bobby Clark .......... Charles

James Philbrook .......... Town clerk

A man plans to get rid of a freeloading in-law.

 

2.36 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: FATHER AND SON

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1569 

02-Jun-57 (rerun 08Sep57)

Teleplay by James P. Cavanagh

Based on a story by Thomas Burke

Directed by Herschel Daugherty

Director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Edmund Gwenn .......... Joe Saunders

Frederick Worlock ............. Gus Harrison

Charles Davis ........... Sam Saunders

Pamela Light ............ Mae

George Pelling ........... Mr. Schiller

John Trayne ........... 1st Sergeant

Dan Sheridan ......... 2nd Sergeant

Synopsis 1:

A ne'er-do-well son plots to get money.

Synopsis 2:
The middle-aged son of an arthritic pawn-shop owner has never outgrown his

 adolescent dependence on his father. Then the father decides it is high time

he stopped handing out money to his son. [RF]

 

2.37 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MR. WEEMS

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1570 

09-Jun-57

Teleplay by George P. Slavin

Directed by Justus Addiss 

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Russell Collins ....... Clarence Weems

Robert Middleton ....... Cato Stone

Joe Mantell ....... Harry Brown

Rebecca Welles ....... Laura Weems

Gladys Hurlbut ........ Sara Collins

Theodore Newton ....... Doctor

Ferdi Hoffman ....... Minister

Harry Bellaver ....... Bronsky

Ted Bliss ........ Dr. Elkins

Don Keefer ....... Mr. Brodheit
A ``dying'' man is paid to buy a cemetery plot.

 

2.38 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A LITTLE SLEEP

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1582 

16-Jun-57

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Based on a story by Joe Grenzeback

Directed by Paul Henreid

Director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

 Vic Morrow ........ Bennie Mungo

Robert Karnes ....... Ed Mungo

Barbara Cook ....... Barbie Hallem

John Carlyle ....... Chris Kymer

George Chandler ....... Party Goer

Robert Karnes ....... Austin

Douglas Kennedy ....... Harvey

Jack Mullaney ....... Diner Customer
A footloose girl encounters a killer.

 

2.39 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE DANGEROUS PEOPLE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1575 

23-Jun-57

Teleplay by Francis Cockrell

Based on a story by Fredric Brown

Directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Albert Salmi ....... Jones

Robert H. Harris ....... Mr. Belfontaine

Harry Tyler ....... Train Ticket Agent

Ken Clarke ....... Policeman

David Armstrong ....... Asylum Intern

Synopsis:
In the deserted railroad station of a small town, two men eye each other suspiciously.

Each suspects the other of being the escaped inmate from an insane asylum.  [RF]

 

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3.01 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE GLASS EYE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1574 

06-Oct-57 (rebroadcast 16Aug59)

Teleplay by Stirling Silliphant

Story by John Keir Cross

Directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Jessica Tandy ...... Julia Lester
William Shatner .... Jim Whitely
Tom Conway ......... Max Collodi
Rosemary Harris .... Dorothy
Billy Barty ........ George
Colin Campbell ..... Old Man
Patricia Hitchcock . Saleslady
Arthur Gould-Porter. Hotel Motel
Paul Playdon ....... Allan
Nelson Welch ....... Emcee

Synopsis 1:

A man tells of his sister's one chance for love.
Synopsis 2:
Julia, whose beauty is almost gone, falls in love with a music-hall ventriloquist.

She follows him on the endless trek from one music hall to another in an effort to

win his love. Lonely and afraid she continues to hope that the ventriloquist will

love her, not foreseeing the terrible consequences. [RF]
*Note: Director Robert Stevens won an Emmy for this episode.
 

3.02 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE MAIL ORDER PROPHET

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1583 

13-Oct-57

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Story by Antony Perry

Directed by James Neilson

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Jack Klugman ....... George Benedict

E.G. Marshall ....... Ronald Grimes

Judson Pratt ....... Postmaster

Ken Christy ....... Office Manager

Linda Watkins ....... Barrom Customer

Barbara Townsend ....... Secretary

Victor Romito ....... Waite

Judson Pratt ....... Postmaster
A man receives predictions through the mail.

 

3.03 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE PERFECT CRIME

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1584 

20-Oct-57

Teleplay by Stirling Silliphant

Story by Ben Ray Redman

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Vincent Price ....... Charles Courtney

James Gregory ....... John Gregory

Mark Dana ....... Harrington

Gavin Gordon ....... Ernest West

Marianne Stewart ....... Alice West

Therese Lyon ....... West's Housekeeper

John Zaremba ........ Photographer

A criminologist learns he made a fatal mistake.

 

3.04 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: HEART OF GOLD

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1585 

27-Oct-57

teleplay by James P. Cavanagh

story by Henry Slesar

directed by Robert Stevens

Guest Stars:

Mildred Dunnock .......... Martha Collins

Nehemiah Persoff ........... Ralph Collins

Darryl Hickman ............ Jackie Blake

Ed Binns .......... Mr. Brown

Cheryl Callaway ............ Little Girl

Len Lesser ........... Man
An ex-convict stays with his cellmate's family.

 

3.05 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE SILENT WITNESS

03-Nov-57

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1591 

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Story by Joanne Barry

Directed by Paul Henreid

Director of photography Joseph F. Biroc

Guest Stars:

Dolores Hart ....... Claudia Powell

Don Taylor ........... Donald Mason

Harry Bellaver ........ Sergeant Waggoner

William Boyett ......... Captain Davidson

Patricia Hitchcock ......... Nancy Mason

Mercedes Shirley ........ Mrs. Davidson

Theodora Davitt ........ Student

Katherine Warren ....... Police Woman

An infant witness unnerves a murderer.

 

3.06 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: REWARD TO FINDER

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1586 

10-Nov-57

Teleplay by Frank Gabrielson

Story by P.J. Smith

Directed by James Neilson

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Oskar Homolka ............ John Gaminsky

Jo Van Fleet .......... Anna Gaminsky

Claude Akins ......... Policeman

Ann Hunter ......... Saleslady

Robert Whiteside ....... Boy

A janitor keeps the contents of a lost wallet.

 

3.07 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: ENOUGH ROPE FOR TWO

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1590 

17-Nov-57

Teleplay by Joel Murcott

Story by Clark Howard

Directed by Paul Henreid

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Jean Hagen ........ Madge

Steve Brodie .......... Maxie

Steven Hill .......... Joe Kedzie

Don Hix ........ Storekeeper

Thieves enter the desert to retrieve their loot.

 

3.08 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE LAST REQUEST

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1577 

24-Nov-57

Teleplay by Joel Murcott

Story by Henry Fislar Brooks

Directed by Paul Henreid

Director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Harry Guardino ....... Harold Daniels

Hugh Marlowe ........ Bernard Butler

Cara Williams ........ Mona Carstairs

Karin Booth .......... Sheila

Mike Ross ....... Frank

Robert Carson ........ Harry

Fred Kruger ........ Warden

Robin Morse ........ Clark

A man awaiting execution writes his story.

 

3.09 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE YOUNG ONE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1566 

01-Dec-57

Teleplay by Sarett Rudley

Story by Phillip Goodman & Sandy Sax

Directed by Robert Altman

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Carol Lynley ........ Janice

Vince Edwards ......... Tex

Stephen Joyce ........ Stan

Jeanette Nolan ........ Aunt May

Rusty Lane  .......... Officer

Frank Marlowe ........ Bartender

A teen-ager wants to escape her elderly aunt.

 

3.10 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPSE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1579 

08-Dec-57

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis & Alec Coppel

Story by Alec Coppel

Directed by Paul Henreid

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Peter Lorre ......... Tomas Salgado

George Peppard ............. Evan Wallace

Mary Scott .............. Janet Wallace

Isobel Elsom ........... Mrs. Tait

Sid Cassel .......... Border Inspector

Harrison Lewis ........... Doctor Elliot

George Navarro .......... Cantina Proprietor

Orlando Rodriguez ......... Rafael

John Verros ............ Chief of Police

Synopsis 1:

A woman's corpse is accidentally stolen.

Synopsis 2:
After illegally entering Mexico with their Aunt from England, Evan and Janet Wallace

are stunned to discover her dead from a heart attack. They decide to return to the

U.S. but find the body and the car stolen. [TA] (film)

 

3.11 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE DEADLY

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1594 

15-Dec-57

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Story by Lawrence Treat

Directed by Don Taylor

Director of photography Ellsworth Fredricks, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Phyllis Thaxter ....... Margo Brenner

Lee Phillips ....... Jack Staley

Craig Stevens ........ Mr. Brenner

Frank Gerstle ........ Sergeant Thompson

Anabel Shaw ....... Rhoda Forbes

Peggy McCay ....... Myra Adams

Sally Hughes ...... Ann Warren

Jacqueline Mayo ...... Blackmailer's victim

Deirdre Harrison ..... Same as above

Margaret Muse ..... Same as above

Marietta Hayes ....... Same as above

Synopsis 1:

A plumber blackmails several suburban wives.

Synopsis 2:
Margo Brenner is startled when a repairman she calls attempts to blackmail her.

She learns that he has been blackmailing other women in the same neighborhood,

 but the police tell her she must get concrete evidence from the other victims

before they can take any action.  [RF]

 

3.12 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: MISS PAISLEY'S CAT

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1589 

22-Dec-57

Teleplay by Marian Cockrell

Story by Roy Vickers

Directed by Justus Addiss

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Dorothy Stickney ....... Emma Paisley

Raymond Bailey .......... Inspector Graun

Fred Graham ....... Rinditch

Harry Tyler ....... Bob Jenkins

Mark Sheeler ........ Shabby Man

David Armstrong  ......... Man walking Dog

Joel Smith .......... Policeman

A woman's cat is killed in a bookie's apartment.

 

3.13 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: NIGHT OF THE EXECUTION

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1592 

29-Dec-57

Teleplay by Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Story by Henry Slesar

Directed by Justus Addiss

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Pat Hingle ....... Warren Selvey

Russell Collins ........ Ed Barnes

Georgann Johnson ......... Doreen Selvey

Harry Jackson ........ Vance

Vinton Hayworth ....... Sidney

Frank Marlowe ....... Dean

Murray Julian ........ Hank

Edward Schaaf ....... Rodman

Ben McAtee ........ Reporter

Ed Spencer ....... Charlie

Alfred Tonkel .......... Judge

A prosecutor thinks he convicted the wrong man.

 

3.14 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE PERCENTAGE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1580 

05-Jan-58

Teleplay by Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Story by David Alexander

Directed by James Neilson

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Nita Talbot ....... Louise Williams

Alex Nicol .......... Eddie Slovak

Don Keefer ......... Pete Williams

Carmen Matthews ........ Fay

Walter Woolf King ....... Boss

Frederick Ford ....... Landlord

Ralph Barnard ....... Policeman

Lillian O'Malley ........ Neighbor
A gangster tries to pay back an old Army buddy.

 

3.15 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: TOGETHER

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1599 

12-Jan-58

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Story by Alec Coppel

Directed by Robert Altman

Director of photography Lionel Lindon
Guest Stars:
Joseph Cotten ....... Tony Gould
Christine White ..... Shelley
Sam Buffington ...... Charlie
Gordon Wynn ......... Mr. Courtney
Stanford Gibbons .... Editorial Writer
George Eldredge ..... Police Lieutenant
Florence MacAfee .... Mrs. Gould
Synopsis 1:
On Christmas Eve, at an office party, a businessman and his secretary are having

 a drink to celebrate the season. The girl, demanding that her employer give up his wife

and divorce her, decides to call the wife and beg her to set her husband free. [RF]

A man is locked in with the girl he murdered.

 

3.16 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: SYLVIA

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1593 

19-Jan-58

Teleplay by James P. Cavanagh

Story by Ira Levin

Directed by Herschel Daugherty

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

 Guest Stars:

John McIntire ......... John Leeds

Ann Todd ......... Sylvia

Philip Reed .......... Peter Kent

Raymond Bailey ....... Lawyer

Edit Angold ........ Bertha
A father fears his daughter will commit suicide.

 

3.17 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE MOTIVE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1598 

26-Jan-58

Teleplay by Rose Simon Kohn

Directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Carl Betz ....... Jerome Stanton

Skip Homeier ........ Tommy Greer

Carmen Phillips ............. Sandra

William Redfield ......... Richard

Kay Stewart
Ken Clark
Tharon Crigler
Jim Johnson
Gary Clarke

Synopsis 1:
A man claims a murder with no motive is unsolvable.

Synopsis 2:
Tommy Greer believes that the reason murderers are caught is that they kill

with a definite motive. If no motive can be established the killer will not be caught. [RF]

 

3.18 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: MISS BRACEGIRDLE DOES HER DUTY

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1587 

02-Feb-58

Teleplay by Marian Cockrell

Story by Stacy Aumonier

Directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Mildred Natwick ........ Millicent Bracegirdle

Gavin Muir ......... Emmett

Tita Purdom ......... Maude

Vera Denham ......... Mrs. Crump

Arlette Clarke ........ Maid

Albert Carrier ......... Garcon

Synopsis 1:
A woman is locked in a murderer's hotel room.

Synopsis 2:
Millicent Bracegirdle announces courageously to her tea-drinking circle that she intends

to travel alone all the way from Easingstoke, England, to Paris to meet her sister Clara.

But at Bordeaux on her first night away from home, the staid old maid has a startling encounter.  [RF]

 

3.19 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE EQUALIZER

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1503A 

09-Feb-58

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Story by C.B. Gilford

Directed by James Neilson

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

 Guest Stars:

Leif Erickson ........ Wayne Phillips

Martin Balsam ......... Eldon Marsh

Norma Crane .......... Louise Marsh

Dudley Manlove ............ Harris

Robert Riordan ........... Mr. Sloan

Lynn Cartwright ....... Jean Sobel

Robert Gibbons .......... Sobel

Jack McClure .......... Bailey

Frank Watkins ........ Police Officer #1

Paul Maxwell ......... Police Officer #2

A small man pursues a husky wife-stealer.

 

3.20 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: ON THE NOSE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1504A 

16-Feb-58

Teleplay by Irving Elman

Story by Henry Slesar

Directed by James Neilson

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

 Guest Stars:

David Opatoshu ......... Mr. Cooney

Karl Swenson ........ Ed

Jan Sterling ........ Fran

Carl Betz ......... Police Detective Imposter

Linda Watkins ....... Lila Shank

Anthony Hughes ....... Man at Bus Stop

Bill Baucom ........ Man at Bus Stop

Sondra Rodgers ....... Elegant Lady

Tharon Crigler ....... Miss Reid

Mike Ragan ........ Detective

Synopsis:

A compulsive gambler tries to raise $25.

 

3.21 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: GUEST FOR BREAKFAST

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1507A 

23-Feb-58

Teleplay by James P. Cavanagh & C.B. Gilford

Based on a story by C.B. Gilford

Directed by Paul Henreid

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Scott McKay ....... Jordan Ross

Joan Tetzel ...... Eve Ross

Richard Shepard ...... Chester Lacey

Synopsis 1:

A murderer walks in on a quarreling couple.

Synopsis 2:
Eve and Jordan, a young married couple, have just said goodbye to their

evening guests when they receive a visit from a stranger. The stranger turns

 out to be a man wanted for a double murder. [RF]

 

3.22 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE RETURN OF THE HERO

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1595 

02-Mar-58

Teleplay by Andrew Solt & Stirling Silliphant

Based on a story by Andrew Solt

Directed by Herschel Daugherty 

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Jacques Bergerac .......... Sgt. Andre Doniere

Susan Kohner ......... Therese

Marcel Dalio ......... Marcel

Lilyan Chauvin ......... Sybil Delamont

Vladimir Sokoloff ......... Uncle Fernaud

Michael Granger .......... Francois the Butcher

Luis Van Rooten .......... Leon

Karen Scott .......... Cherie

Victor Varconi ......... Count d'Auberge

Iphigenie Castiglioni ......... Countess d'Auberge

Caren Lenay ........ Lily

Gloria Castillo ........ Jeanette the Nightingale

Synopsis:

A soldier owes his life to a crippled comrade.

* Note Alfred concludes the show at the end with this comment.

"Tonight I shall not indulge in my usual callous humor for this program has

no desire to make light of men who have suffered because of war.

This concludes tonight's show, next time we shall return to the scene of our crime.

I hope you will join us, Goodnight."   [RF]

 

3.23 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE RIGHT KIND OF HOUSE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1508A 

09-Mar-58

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Based on a story by Henry Slesar

Directed by Don Taylor

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Jeanette Nolan ........ Sadie Grimes

Robert Emhardt .......... Mr. Waterbury

Harry O. Tyler .......... Aaron Hacker

James Drury ........... Michael Grimes

Jamie O'Hara ......... Sally

Charles Watts ........ Chief Joe Taylor

Paul Maxwell ......... Sgt. Singer

Synopsis:

A man pays $50,000 for a house worth $9,000.

 

3.24 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: FOGHORN

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1597 

16-Mar-58

Teleplay by Frank Gabrielson

Based on a story by Gertrude Atherton

Directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

 Guest Stars:

Barbara Bel Geddes ....... Lucia Clay

Michael Rennie ....... Allen Bliss

Bartlett Robinson .......John St. Rogers

Jennifer Howard  ........ Nun

William Yip ............ Restaurant Owner

Selmer Jackson .......... Butler

Mark Henry ........... Doctor

Synopsis 1:

A woman meets a man at her engagement party.

Synopsis 2:
During the 1900's a San Francisco belle announces her engagement to a wealthy bachelor.

At the engagement party she meets and falls in love with a stranger named Allen. [RF]

 

3.25 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: FLIGHT TO THE EAST

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1509A 

23-Mar-58

Teleplay by Joel Murcott

Based on a story by Bevil Charles

Directed by Arthur Hiller

Director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

 Guest Stars:

Gary Merrill ......... Ted Franklin

Anthony George .......... Sashalsmail

Patricia Cutts ........... Barbara Denham

Konstantin Shayne ........ Abdul

Anthony George ....... Sasha Ismael

Mel Welles ......... Passenger

Harvey Stephens ......... Inspector Kafir

Ralph Clanton ......... Sir Robert Walton

Synopsis 1:

A war correspondent's stories change suddenly.

Synopsis 2:
While on a flight from Nairobi to Cairo, foreign correspondent Ted Franklin becomes

acquainted with a very attractive blonde. He is surprised at her interest in his recent

articles covering the trial and eventual hanging of an Arab leader. [RF]

 

3.26 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: BULL IN A CHINA SHOP

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1502A 

30-Mar-58

Teleplay by Sarett Rudley

Based on astory by C.B. Gilford

Directed by James Neilson

Director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.

 Guest Stars:

Dennis Morgan ......... Detective O'Finn

Estelle Winwood ....... Hildy Lou

Ellen Corby ....... Miss Samantha

Ida Moore ....... Miss Birdie

Elizabeth Patterson ...... Miss Bessie

Joe Downing ....... Detective

Paul Maxwell ........ Lab Technician

Synopsis:

Four old women ask a handsome detective to tea.

 

3.27 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE DISAPPEARING TRICK

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1510A 

06-Apr-58

Teleplay by Kathleen Hite

Based on a story by Victor Channing

Directed by Arthur Hiller

Director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Robert Horton ......... Walter Richmond

Raymond Bailey ........ Herbert Gild

Betsy von Furstenberg .......... Laura Gild

Percy Helton ........ Mr. Brucie

Perry Lopez ........ Julius

Frank Albertson ......... Regis

Dorothea Lord ....... Nurse

Tom Wilde ....... Doctor

Joe Conley  ........ Insurance Agent

Alex Gerry

Ken Lynch

Synopsis:

A curious man investigates his tennis partner.

Note: Alfred Hitchcock's concluding comments had to do with wondering what

the year 2000 would be like and to send him a letter and let him know.   [RF]

 

3.28 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1506A 

13-Apr-58

Teleplay by Roald Dahl

Based on the short story by Roald Dahl published in Harper's (Sept 53)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Director of photography John L. Russell

Guest Stars:

Barbara Bel Geddes ........... Mary Maloney

Allan Lane ........ Patrick Maloney

Harold J. Stone ....... Lt. Noonan

Otto Waldis ....... Sam

Ken Clarke ........ Mike

Thomas Wild ........ Doctor

William Keane ......... Print Man

Robert Cross ......... Man

A woman uses an unusual murder weapon.

 

3.29 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: FATAL FIGURES

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1511A 

20-Apr-58

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Based on a story by Rick Edelstein

Directed by Don Taylor

Director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

John McGiver .......... Harold George Goames

Vivian Nathan ........ Margaret Goames

Ward Wood ........ McBane

Nesdon Booth .......... Shopkeeper

Synopsis:

A quiet man decides to become a murderer.

 

3.30 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: DEATH SENTENCE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1513A 

27-Apr-58

Teleplay by Joel Murcott

Based on a story by Miriam Allen deFord

Directed by Paul Henreid

Director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

James Best ........ Norman Frayne

Katharine Bard ....... Paula Frayne

Steve Brodie ....... Al Revenel

Frank Gerstle ........ Walt Haney

Synopsis:

A worrier becomes fearful of an old acquaintance.

 

3.31 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: FESTIVE SEASON

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1512A 

04-May-58

Teleplay by James P. Cavanagh

Based on a story by Stanley Ellin

Directed by Arthur Hiller

Director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Carmen Mathews ....... Celia

Richard Waring ....... Charlie Boerum

Edmon Ryan ....... John Benson

Benny Baker ....... Al

Synopsis:
A man believes his sister murdered his wife.

 

3.32 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: LISTEN, LISTEN ...!

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1501A 

11-May-58

Teleplay by Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Based on a story by R.E. Kendell

Directed by Don Taylor

Director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

 Guest Stars:

Edgar Stehli as Cyrus Morgan/Jasper F. Smith/Ralph Reid/Herbert Johnson

Adam Williams ....... Lieutenant King

Dayton Lummis ........ Sgt. Oliver

Baynes Barron ...... Mr. Beekman

Rusty Lane ....... Father Rafferty

Robert Herrman ........ Want Ad Clerk

Jackie Loughery ........ Slats

Edith Evanson ........ Mrs. Johnson

Rad Fulton ......... Bartender

Kitty Kelly .......... Miss Andrews

Elsie Baker ........... Church Goer

No one will listen to a man's murder theory.

 

3.33 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: POST MORTEM

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1514A 

18-May-58

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Based on a story by Cornell Woolrich

Directed by Arthur Hiller

Director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.

 Guest Stars:

Joanna Moore ......... Judy Archer

Steve Forrest ...... Steve Archer

James Gregory ....... Mr. Wescott

David Fresco ....... Reporter #1

Edgar Peterson ........ Reporter #2

Fred Robbins ..... Clerk

Roscoe Ates ....... Police Officer #1

Patrick Martin ......... Police Officer #2

Synopsis:

A winning sweepstakes ticket exposes a killer.

 

3.34 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE CROCODILE CASE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1516A 

25-May-58

Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis

Based on a story by Roy Vickers

Directed by Don Taylor

Director of photography Reggie Lanning

Guest Stars:

Denholm Elliott ......... Jack Lyons

Hazel Court ........ Phyllis Chaundry

Arthur Gould-Porter ....... Arthur Chaundry

John Alderson ........ Inspector Karsiak

Patricia Hitchcock ...... Aileen

Lawrence Conroy ........ Police Constable

Dan Sheridan ......... Charlie the Bartender

Frederick Worlock ....... Dan Mence

Synopsis 1:

A crocodile valise becomes a vital murder clue.

Synopsis 2:
After murdering Arthur Chaundry, Jack Lyons proceeds to court and marry

Chaundry's widow Phyllis. Although upset about her first husband's death,

Phyllis seems more concerned about the mysterious disappearance

of her crocodile make-up case. [RF]

 

3.35 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A DIP IN THE POOL

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1596 

01-Jun-58

Teleplay by Francis Cockrell

Based on the short story by Roald Dahl

   Published in the New Yorker (Jan 19, 1952)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Keenan Wynn ........ William Botibol

Fay Wray .......... Mrs. Renshaw

Philip Bourneuf ....... Mr. Renshaw

Louise Platt ........ Ethel Botibol

Doreen Lang ........ Emily

Doris Lloyd ....... Emily's Friend

Ralph Clanton ....... Ship's Purser

Ashley Cowan ....... Captain

Barry Harvey ........ Steward

Owen Cunningham ........ Auctioneer

Michael Hadlow ....... Waiter

Margaret Curtis ........ Passenger

Judith Brian ...... Passenger

William Hughes ........ Bidder

Synopsis 1:

A man tries to slow a cruise ship to win a bet.

Synopsis 2:
While on an ocean cruise, William Botibol becomes fascinated by the auction pool

- betting how far the ship will sail within the next 24 hours. Because of a storm Botibol

 decides to gamble on the lowest number of miles, and bets heavily. He is upset

 the next day when he learns that the boat has made up for lost time and he takes

 drastic steps to insure his winning. [RF]

*Note: A brilliant episode and bone-chillingly fun.

 

3.36 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE SAFE PLACE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1518A 

08-Jun-58

Teleplay by Michael Hogan

Based on a story by Jay Wilson

Directed by James Neilson

Director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

 Guest Stars:

Robert H. Harris ...... George Piper

Joanne Linville ...... Millie Manners

Phillip Pine ...... Victor Mapett

Jerry Paris ....... Fred Piper

Wendell Holmes ....... Henry Farsworth

Robert Karnes ....... Detective

Joel Mondeaux ........ Waiter

Synopsis:

A killer hides his loot in a locked drawer.

 

3.37 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE CANARY SEDAN

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1505A 

15-Jun-58

Teleplay by Stirling Silliphant

Based on a story by Ann Bridge

Directed by Robert Stevens

Director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

 Guest Stars:

Jessica Tandy ........ Laura Bowley

Murray Matheson ........ Jim Bowley

Gavin Muir ....... Thompson

Patrick Westwood ......... Mason

Weaver Levy ....... Mr. Nixon

Leonard Strong ...... Mr. Yung

Tetsu Komai ......... Elderly Chinese

Owen Cunningham ........ Van Adams

James B. Leong .......... Chang

Barry Bernard .......... Bartender

Barry Harvey ......... Steward

Synopsis 1:

Voices in a car tell a woman a story of love and deception.

Synopsis:
Mrs. Bowley arrives in Hong Kong after a year in London and is met by her husband.

In order to tour the exciting city, Mrs. Bowley purchases a yellow sedan.

But each time she drives the car, she hears strange voices. [RF]

 

3.38 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: IMPROMPTU MURDER

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1515A 

22-Jun-58

Teleplay by Francis Cockrell

Based on a story by Roy Vickers

Directed by Paul Henreid

Director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Hume Cronyn ...... Henry Daw

Doris Lloyd ....... Miss Wilkinson

David Frankham ........ Holson

Robert Douglas ........ Inspector Charles Tarrant

Arthur Gould-Porter ........ Betts

Valerie Cossart ....... Mary Dow

Molly Glessing ....... Lucy

Gwendolyn Watts ....... Mrs. Barrett

Frederick Worlock ....... Farmer

George Pelling ....... Ticket Seller

Reggie Dvorak ........ Train Conductor

Synopsis:
A man murders a woman to protect his reputation.

Synopsis 2:
It is 1916 and the citizens of a small English village have turned out to witness the

 christening ceremonies of a bridge near their town. At the height of the ceremonies,

 the townspeople are stunned to see a body floating down the river. [RF]

 

3.39 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: LITTLE WHITE FROCK

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1517A 

29-Jun-58

Teleplay by Stirling Silliphant

Based on a story by Stacy Aumonier

Directed by Herschel Daugherty

Director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

 Guest Stars:

Julie Adams ....... Carol Longsworth

Tom Helmore ........ Adam Longsworth

Herbert Marshall ...... Colin Bragner

Bartlett Robinson ...... Robinson

Jacqueline Mayo ...... Lila Gordon

Roy Dean ...... Terry Bane

Otto Waldis ....... Koslov

Edwin Jerome ....... Mr. Anders

Kitty Kelly ........ Marie

Joe Hamilton ....... Bartender

Synopsis:

An actor tells a playwright a chilling story.

 

######### Alfred Hitchcock presents ##########

############## season 4 1958-59 ##############

################ (half-hour) #################

          CBS Sundays 9:30 pm Eastern

 

4.01 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: POISON

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1519A 

05-Oct-58

written by Casey Robinson

based on a short story by Roald Dahl from Someone Like You (1953).

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Guest Stars:

Wendell Corey ......... Mr. Woods

Arnold Moss ....... Dr. Ganderbay

James Donald ....... Harry Pope

Weaver Levy ....... Houseboy

Synopsis:

A man claims a snake is sleeping on his chest.

 

4.02 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: DON'T INTERRUPT

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1523A

12-Oct-58

written by Sidney Carroll

directed by Robert Stevens

Guest Stars:

Cloris Leachman ........ Mrs. Templeton

Chill Wills ....... Mr. Kilmer

Biff McGuire ...... Larry Templeton

Peter Lazer ...... Johnny Templeton

Jack Mulhall ...... Conductor

Scatman Crothers ....... Timothy

Roy Glenn ....... Bartender

Geoffrey Lewis ........ Drunk

Synopsis:

A boy is promised money if he doesn't interrupt.

 

4.03 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE JOKESTER

19-Oct-58

Teleplay by Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Based on a story by Robert Arthur

Directed by Arthur Hiller

Director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Albert Salmi ....... Mr. Bradley

Roscoe Ates ....... Pop Henderson

James Coburn ....... Andrews

Baynes Barron ........ Bartender

Arthur Batanides ....... Police Sergeant

Jim Kirkwood, Jr. ...... Dave

Charles Watts ....... Police Captain

Jay Jostyn ...... Morgan

Claire Carleton ...... Doris (patron in the bar scene).

Richard Benedict ....... Lou (patron in the bar scene).

Synopsis:

Nasty reporter gets his come uppance.

Synopsis:
A hard-drinking newspaper reporter finally goes too far with one of his practical jokes.

He plays a cruel prank on Pop, the near-sighted, hard-of-hearing old attendant

at the police morgue, and Pop almost loses his job. The old man plans a

 little joke on his own to get even. [RF]

*Note: One of the best episodes.

 

4.04 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE CROOKED ROAD

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1525A

26-Oct-58

written by William Fay

story by Alex Gaby

directed by Paul Henreid

Guest Stars:

Richard Kiley ........ Harry Adams

Patricia Breslin ....... Mrs. Adams

Walter Matthau ...... Officer Chandler

Charles Watts ....... Judge Stanton

Richard Erdman ....... Charlie Brown

Peter Dane ........ Police Officer

Synopsis:

A couple falls prey to crooked town officials.

 

4.05 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE  $2,000,000 DEFENSE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1531A 

02-Nov-58

written by William Fay

story by Harold Q. Masur

directed by Norman Lloyd

Guest Stars:

Barry Sullivan ....... Mark Robison

Leslie Nielsen ....... Lloyd Ashley

Lori March ....... Eve Ashley

Wendell Holmes ....... Mr. Herrick

Herbert Anderson ........ John Keller

Edwin Jerome ....... Justice Cobb

Herbert Lytton ....... Doctor

Synopsis 1:

A lawyer is offered $2 million for a top defense.

Synopsis 2:
Mark Robison, a shrewd sometimes flamboyant attorney, accepts the case of his

best friend, wealthy Lloyd Ashley. Ashley has been charged with the murder of his wife's

lover and offers to split his four million dollar fortune with Robison if the lawyer wins the case.  [RF]

 

4.06 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: DESIGN FOR LOVING

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1533A 

09-Nov-58

teleplay by Ray Bradbury

from his story Marionettes Inc.

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography John L. Russell

Guest Cast:

Norman Lloyd ....... Charlie Braling

Marian Seldes ...... Lydia Braling

Elliott Reid ....... Tom

Barbara Baxley ....... Ann

Synopsis 1:

Charlie and Tom both feel trapped in their marriages, but for quite

different reasons. Lydia dominates Charlie, never letting him out of her

sight; Ann, on the other hand, simply smothers Tom with affection. Charlie,

however, says that he's solved his problem with the single ticket to Rio

de Janeiro in his pocket. When Tom professes astonishment that Charlie is

planning to leave Lydia alone, Charlie assures him that while he's going

to Rio by himself, he is not leaving Lydia alone without him.   [RF]

Synopsis 2:

A man builds a robot double to occupy his wife.

 

4.07 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: MAN WITH A PROBLEM

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1538A 

16-Nov-58

written by Joel Murcott

story by Donald Honig

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Elizabeth Montgomery .... Karen Adams
Gary Merrill ............ Carl Adams
Peter Mark Richman ...... Officer Steve Barrett
Ken Lynch ............... Police Lieutenant
Bartlett Robinson ....... Hotel Manager
Alex Gerry .............. Dr. Landers
James Johnson ........... Hotel Bellhop
Jean Field .............. Maid
Sid Melton .............. Morrison
Guy Rennie .............. Cab Driver
Victor Tayback .......... Man talking to Cab driver
Synopsis 1:
After his wife leaves him for another man, Carl checks into a hotel

and contemplates suicide or so he lets everyone think. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Carl Adams is perched precariously on a ledge outside a hotel room high

above New York traffic. Despite efforts of police and a psychiatrist, Adams

refuses to explain why he wants to take his own life. [RF]

 

4.08 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: SAFETY FOR THE WITNESS

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1534A 

23-Nov-58

written by William Fay

story by John De Meyer

directed by Norman Lloyd

Guest Stars:

Art Carney ........ Cyril T. Jones

Robert Bray ........Lieutenant Flannelly

James Westerfield ....... Commissioner Cummings

Doris Lloyd ........ Mrs. Crawpit

Mary Scott .......... Nurse Copeland

Kenneth Patterson .......... Thomas Bergman

Karl "Killer" Davis ........ Big Dan Foley

George Greico ........... Tarzan Joe Felix

James Flavin .......... Desk Sergeant

Dorothea Lord ........ Lady Cashier

David Fresco ......Motel Night Clerk

Synopsis:

A threatened witness is driven to murder.
*One of the best episodes of the series.

 

4.9 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: MURDER ME TWICE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1588 

07-Dec-58

written by Irving Elman

story by Lawrence Treat

directed by David Swift

director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Phyllis Thaxter ..... Lucy Pryor/Dora Evans
Tom Helmore ......... Miles Farnham
Herbert Anderson .... George Thompson
Alan Marshal ........ Mr. Pryor
Ward Costello ....... William G. Burke
Liz Carr ............ Adele Thompson
King Calder ......... Lawyer
Robert Carson ....... Glen, Head of Coroner's Commission
Charles Seel ........ County Court Clerk
Alma Lawton ......... Alma, the maid
Synopsis:

A woman murders while supposedly under hypnosis.

 

4.10 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: TEA TIME

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1544A 

14-Dec-58

written by Kathleen Hite

story by Margaret Manners

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Margaret Leighton as Iris Teleton

Marsha Hunt as Blanche Herbert

Murray Matheson as Oliver Teleton

George Navarro as Waiter

Angela Austin as Darling
Fritz Feld as Jeweller

Synopsis:

A wealthy man's wife refuses to release him.

 

4.11 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: AND THE DESERT SHALL BLOSSOM

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1526A 

21-Dec-58

written by Loren Good

story by Bernard C. Schoenfeld

directed by Arthur Hiller

Guest Stars:

William Demarest as Tom Akins

Roscoe Ates as Ben White

Ben Johnson as Sheriff

Wesley Lau as Deputy

Mike Kellin as Stranger

An escaped killer descends on two elderly men.

 

4.12 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: MRS. HERMAN AND MRS. FENIMORE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1528A 

28-Dec-58

written by Robert C. Dennis

story by Donald Honig

directed by Arthur Hiller

Guest Stars:

Mary Astor as Mrs. Fenimore

Doro Merande as Mrs. Herman

Russell Collins as Bill Finley

Wesley Lau as Detective

A woman plots a murder with her actress boarder.

 

4.13 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: SIX PEOPLE, NO MUSIC

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1520A 

04-Jan-59

written by Dick Berg

story by Garson Kanin

directed by Norman Lloyd

Guest Stars:

John McGiver as Arthur Motherwell

Peggy Cass as Rhoda Motherwell

Wilton Graff as Fulton Agnew

Howard Smith as Stanton C. Barryvale

Joby Baker as Thor

Joe Hamilton as Man

A dead man revives to make his own funeral plans.

 

4.14 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE MORNING AFTER

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1529A 

11-Jan-59

written by Rose Simon Kohn & Robert C. Dennis

story by Henry Slesar

directed by Herschel Daugherty

Guest Stars:

Dorothy Provine as Sharon Trotter

Robert Alda as Ben Nelson

Jeanette Nolan as Mrs. Trotter

Fay Wray as Mrs. Nelson

Dorothea Lord as Maid

Lyn Statten as Secretary

A mother's meddling leads to a wife's murder.

 

4.15 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A PERSONAL MATTER

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1527A 

18-Jan-59

written by Joel Murcott

story by Brett Halliday

directed by Paul Henreid

Guest Stars:

Wayne Morris as Bret Johnson

Joe Maross as Joe Philips

Frank Silvera as Senor Rodriguez

Anna Navarro as Maria

Leonard Strong as Doctor

Richard Bermudez as Pedro

Frank DeKova as Luis

A killer escapes to a Mexican construction site.

 

4.16 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: OUT THERE - DARKNESS

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1547A 

25-Jan-59

written by Bernard C. Schoenfeld

story by William O'Farrell

directed by Paul Henreid

Guest Stars:

Bette Davis as Miss Fox

James Congdon as Eddie McMahon

Frank Albertson as Sergeant Kirby

Arthur Marshall as Elevator Man

James Cotton as Job Applicant

A robbed woman (Bette Davis) names the wrong man.

 

4.17 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: TOTAL LOSS

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1542A 

01-Feb-59

written by J.E. Selby

directed by Don Taylor

Guest Stars:

Nancy Olson as Jan Manning

Ralph Meeker as Mel Reeves

Ruth Storey as Evelyn Wilson

Dave Willock as Frank Voss

Barbara Lord as Susan

Ray Teal as Fire Chief

Synopsis 1:

A woman plans to burn her business for insurance.

Synopsis 2:
Jan Manning, a fashion expert, is distressed to learn that a bank has refused

her request for a loan. She confesses to salesman Mel Reeves that unless

she can borrow some money she will have to close her shop.  [RF]

 

4.18 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE LAST DARK STEP

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1543A 

08-Feb-59

written by William Fay

story by Margaret Manners

directed by Herschel Daugherty

Guest Stars:

Robert Horton as Brad Taylor

Fay Spain as Leslie Lenox

Joyce Meadows as Janice Wright

Herb Ellis as Breslin

David Carlisle as Langley

Synopsis:

A murderer is surprised to be charged so quickly.

 

4.19 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE MORNING OF THE BRIDE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1535A 

15-Feb-59

written by Kathleen Hite

story by Neil S. Boardman

directed by Arthur Hiller

director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Barbara Bel Geddes as Helen Brewster

Don Dubbins as Philip

Patricia Hitchcock as Pat

Helen Conrad as Mrs. Beasley

Synopsis:

A woman tries to meet her fiance's mother.

 

4.20 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE DIAMOND NECKLACE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1536A 

22-Feb-59

written by Sarett Rudley

directed by Herschel Daugherty

director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.

Guest Stars:

Claude Rains as Andrew Thurgood

Betsy von Furstenberg as Mrs. Rudel

Selmer Jackson as Clergyman

Alan Hewitt as George Maynard

Stephen Bekassy as Dr. Rudel
Dorothea Lord as the real Mrs. Rudel
Norman DuPont as Investigator

Synopsis:
A jewelry-store employee faces retirement.

 

4.21 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: RELATIVE VALUE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1537A 

01-Mar-59

written by Francis Cockrell

story by Milward Kennedy

directed by Paul Almond

director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Denholm Elliott as John Manbridge
Torin Thatcher as Felix Manbridge
Tom Conway as Inspector
Walter Burke as Benny, the bookmaker
Frederick Worlock as Mr. Betts the butler
Barry Harvey as Constable Longdon
John Trayne as Sergeant
Barry Harvey as Tom the Bartender
A.E. Gould-Porter as Mr. Crockett
Molly Glessing as Mrs. Simpson the maid

Synopsis 1:

A killer learns his crime was unnecessary. [DM]

Synopsis 2:

A greedy cousin has plans for his rich cousin, unfortunately this leads to an end for both. [RF]

 

4.22 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE RIGHT PRICE

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1557A 

08-Mar-59

written by Bernard C. Schoenfeld

story by Henry Slesar

directed by Arthur Hiller

Guest Stars:

Eddie Foy, Jr. as Burglar

Allyn Joslyn as Mort Barnhardt

Jane Dulo as Jocelyn Barnhardt

A man arranges his wife's murder by a burglar.

 

4.23 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1551A 

15-Mar-59

written by William Fay

story by George Johnson

directed by Robert Stevens

Guest Stars:

Ralph Meeker as John Forbes

Elisabeth Fraser as Dorothy Forbes

Ida Moore as Kitty

Russell Collins as Dad

Arthur Batanides as Police Detective

Synopsis 1:

A man plans to kill his spendthrift wife. [DM]

Synopsis:
John Forbes a used-car dealer has financial problems which are

aggravated by his wife's extravagance. [RF]
 

4.24 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE AVON EMERALDS

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1548A 

22-Mar-59

written by William Fay

story by Joe Piddock

directed by Bretaigne Windust

Guest Stars:

Hazel Court as Lady Gwendolyn Avon

Roger Moore as Inspector Benson

Gertrude Flynn as Aunt Catherine

Alan Napier as Charles Harrington

Ralph Clanton

Richard Lupino

Barry Harvey

Louis G. Mercier

Synopsis 1:

An inspector (Roger Moore) seeks smuggled gems. [DM]

Synopsis 2:
It is suspected that beautiful Lady Avon intends to sell a valuable necklace in order to

avoid paying taxes on it. A Scotland Yard inspector is assigned to keep track of her activities. [RF]

 

4.25 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE KIND WAITRESS

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1556A 

29-Mar-59

written by William O'Farrell

story by Henry Slesar

directed by Paul Henreid

Guest Stars:

Olive Deering as Thelma Tompkins

Celia Lovsky as Mrs. Mannerheim

Rick Jason as Arthur

Mary Alan Hokanson as Marion

Synopsis:

A couple plots murder to gain an inheritance.  [DM]

 

4.26 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: CHEAP IS CHEAP

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1554A 

05-Apr-59

written by Albert Lewin & Burt Styler

directed by Bretaigne Windust

Guest Stars:

Dennis Day as Alexander Gifford

Alice Backes as Jennifer Gifford

Fred Essler as Arthur

Jack Lambert as Hitman

Synopsis 1:

A miserly man finds a cheap method of murder.  [DM]

Synopsis 2:
Miserly Alexander Gifford has secretly saved a large sum of money and deposited

it in five different banks. His wife, tired of his penny-pinching ways, discovers the

bank books and threatens to divorce him if he doesn't loosen the purse strings.  [RF]

 

4.27 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE WAXWORK

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1521A

12-Apr-59

written by Casey Robinson

story by A.M. Burrage

directed by Robert Stevens

Guest Stars:

Barry Nelson ....... Raymond Houston

Everett Sloane ....... Mr. Marriner

Shai K. Ophir ....... Bourdette

Hal H. Thompson ....... Albert
John O'Leary ....... Head Security Officer
Patrick Westwood ...... Lab Technician
Dorothy McKinnon ...... Mrs. Noames
Vincent G. Perry ...... Security Guard
Synopsis 1:

A reporter stays in a waxworks Murderers' Den. [DM]

Synopsis 2:

It is London 1954,and reporter Raymond Houston is in big trouble,

his excessive gambling is costing him his job. In order to keep it he

must stay overnight in the Murderers Den in the Wax Museum to get his story.  [RF]

 

4.28 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1546A 

19-Apr-59

written by Meade Roberts

story by John Lindsey

directed by Robert Stevens

director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.
Guest Stars:
Franchot Tone ....... Oliver Mathews
Mary Astor .......... Grace Dolan
Carmen Mathews ...... Miss Hall
Irene Windust ....... Myra
Suzy Lloyd .......... Actress
Irene Windust ....... Matron
Dick Jeffries ....... Manager
William D. Kruse .... Director
J. Pat O'Malley ..... Bartender
Synopsis:

An angry mother blackmails a faded actor.  [DM]

 

4.29 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: BANQUO'S CHAIR

Revue-Shamley prod. no. 1532A 

03-May-59

written by Francis Cockrell

story by Rupert Croft-Cooke

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

director of photography John L. Russell

Guest Stars:

John Williams ....... Inspector Brent

Kenneth Haigh ........ Roger Bedford