Alfred Hitchcock Presents - A Little Sleep
Introduction
"A Little Sleep" was originally broadcast on 16/Jun/1957 as part of the second season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Synopsis
Barbie Hallem drives up to her uncle's cabin. She stops at Ed Mungo's cafe. She learns that Ed's brother Benny is wanted by the police for having murdered his girlfriend. When she gets to the cabin, she finds Benny hiding there. Benny tells her, Ed is the murderer. Ed arrives later, but is killed by Benny in a struggle. Barbie and Benny drive off. Barbie confesses that she had gone to the cabin to get away from her boring boyfriend. Benny says his girlfriend felt the same way about him and that's why he killed her. He then moves to strangle Barbie. (TV.com)
DVD Releases
The following official DVD releases contain this episode:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two - Universal (UK, 2007) Amazon (UK) PAL 1.33:1 | |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two - Universal (USA, 2006) Amazon (USA) NTSC 1.33:1 |
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Produced by:
- Joan Harrison - associate producer
Written by:
- Robert C. Dennis - teleplay
- Joe Grenzeback - story
Starring:
- Alfred Hitchcock — cast: Host
- Barbara Cook — cast: Barbie Hallem
- Vic Morrow — cast: Benny Mungo
- Jack Mullaney — cast: Diner Customer
- Robert Karnes — cast: Ed Mungo
- John Carlyle — cast: Chris Kymer
- Douglas Kennedy — cast: Austin
- George Chandler — cast: Partygoer
Cinematography by:
- John L. Russell - director of photography
Edited by: